USC APASA

For those who participated in our PENdemic Pals letter exchange, join us Today (4/29) for the reveal at 7:30 pm PST and meet your pen pal! We will also be doing a “We’re not strangers” social and giving away a plethora of prizes + an Instax Mini 11!

Interested in seeing Disney’s Raya & The Last Dragon? You’re in luck: join us this Friday (4/30) at 7pm PST for a FREE SCREENING of the film. Use the link: bit.ly/rayastudyandch… to join the event! We also will be giving away TWO Kanken 🎒 to lucky attendees 🌟

Join us in the kitchen ans Cook Along with Pepper Teigen this Tuesday (4/27) at 5pm PDT! RSVP at bit.ly/ISASpeakerRSVP

To celebrate the upcoming release of our fifth and final episode, we are hosting a Grand Prize Giveaway for a Sky Blue Fujifilm Mini Instax Polaroid Camera kit! To enter, go to bit.ly/BeyondBobaGran… and let us know what your favorite episode of Beyond Boba has been and why.

Sneak peak of Beyond Boba’s Episode 4: The 4 M’s: The Monolithic Model Minority Myth! This week, Cade and Katherine chat about the 4 big M’s and their significance to the APIDA community.

Check out the newest Community Org Spotlight blogpost featuring East West Center! Read the full post on our website! uscapasa.com/blog/community…

A statement addressing and condemning the Anti-Asian Hate crimes impacting our community. Please feel free to reach out to us or use our statement’s counseling and support resources and help those in need.

The first half of the conversation, moderated by USC’s Professor Karen Tongson, will cover Simu’s journey into the entertainment industry and Asian representation in film. The second half will be an audience QnA, so submit your questions for Simu here: bit.ly/SpeakersQnA.

THE REVEAL IS FINALLY HERE!!! Get excited for APASA’s annual Speaker Event: A Conversation with Simu Liu happening this Thursday, April 15th from 7:00 to 8:30pm PST! 😍✨ We are so excited to have Simu Liu as our guest!

Boom! POW! Is that the sound of two people fighting, or the Marvel characters at work? Join us this Tuesday, 4/13, from 5:00-6:00 PM for this Health and Healing Hour Special, starring your favorite Marvel characters, and learn more about healthy relationships.

Check out the sneak peak of Episode 3: All Sugar, No Substance, the next segment of the Beyond Boba podcast discussing Boba Liberalism, and how it’s adjacent to minimizing Asian American culture by making it palatable for white consumers. Stay tuned for the release on Friday 🤍

Our newest and latest "Kitchen Chat" blog post is now LIVE on our website! Shoutout to our amazing interns, Emma Hsu and Sara Zhang, for writing this TASTEful masterpiece! Click on the link for the full article! uscapasa.com/blog/kitchen-c…

The first 2 people to correctly guess our speaker is will have the opportunity to meet them after! RSVP for the event at this link: bit.ly/APASASpeaker Special thanks to our co-sponsors: APASS, USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association, Mark + Ada Kawa, & Speaker’s Committee!

Get excited for APASA’s annual Speaker Event happening next Thursday, April 15th! Be sure to put your 🕵️ detective hats on and keep your eyes peeled for clues posted to our social media accounts about our very special speaker in the coming week!

The ticket is redeemable on 4/17 between 3-7PM PST (meaning you must begin watching the movie in that timeframe). There will be a discussion event held @ 7:30PM on the same day for anyone who has seen the movie (tinyurl.com/minaridiscussi…)! We’ll be giving out official A24 merch too

Get FREE official A24 Minari Tickets! APASA is hosting a Minari Screening and Discussion in collaboration with APASS. Sign up for a ticket at tinyurl.com/minariscreening , but you MUST be located in the US for the ticket to work.

A sneak peek of Episode 2: Minds + Mirrors! Join us for this week’s episode revolving around mental health and body image in the Asian community! Don’t forget to enter the giveaway from last week found at the end of Episode 1! The full Episode 2 will be released this Friday ❤️

Did you hear? APASA is looking for next year’s E-Board! 🗣️ Our application is now open to all USC students and is due on April 16th at 11:59pm PST. For more information about the available positions, recruitment timeline, and the application, please visit: bit.ly/APASAEboard2122

To enter and win our giveaway, post a photo of the cooked dish on Instagram and tag "@uscapasa" ON THE DAY of the event (4/2). For further event questions or clarification, please feel free to contact us at apasa@usc.edu or jylu@usc.edu

Our talent will be leading a LIVE Kadhi (Tumeric Yogurt Soup) cooking workshop. Those participating and cooking at the event will be eligible to win cookbooks published by Priya Krishna (Indian-ish) and Samin Nosrat (Salt Fat Acid Heat) as giveaway prizes!

Join us in the kitchen this Friday (4/2) from 4-5:30 pm PST for our Kitchen Chat event! We’re eager to invite special guests Priya Krishna and Sohla El-Waylly to speak about their culinary experiences.