Live Interview with Director of New Year Baby by Wisconsin Public Radio
WHEN: 3-4pm, Tuesday, May 20, 2008
WHERE: Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network
Audio: MP3
INFO: http://www.wpr.org/hereonearth/archive_080520k.cfm
CONTACT: Lisa Bu, bu@wisc.edu
Wisconsin Public Radio's Here on Earth Program will have a live interview with Socheat Poeuv, director and producer of the award-winning documentary, New Year Baby. The interview will be broadcast live on WPR's Ideas network stations and online at wpr.org. You are welcome to call in (800-642-1234) during the live interview to talk to her in person. New Year Baby won the audience award of best documentary film at this year's Wisconsin Film Festival.
Asian American Voices: Mixed Race Asians: Why They Matter to Asian America
WHEN: 3:30PM, Saturday, April 5, 2008
WHERE: UW-Madison Law School, 975 Bascom Mall
INFO: flyer, registration
This event consists of an afternoon program including a casual dinner, and an
evening performance by nationally recognized performance artist Kate Rigg (www.katerigg.com).
If you are unable to attend the afternoon program, you are welcome to attend the evening
performance independently. Please register online for either the full event (afternoon
program + dinner + performance), or for the evening performance only.
Memory and Transcendence: Asian American Film Series 2008
WHEN: April 3-6, 2008
INFO: Lisa Bu, bu@wisc.edu
As part of 2008 Wisconsin Film Festival, this series will present five films. (detail, poster)
2nd Annual Dinner &
Dialogue (AAAGS)
This event is designed to help network and build community among Asian
American faculty, administrative staff and graduate students. This year's conversation topic will be "Being Asian American on the UW Campus."
WHERE: Friedrick Center, 1950 Willow Dr
WHEN: 5:30-8pm, Thursday March 27th, 2008
RSVP & CONTACT: AAAGS (uw.aaags@gmail.com)
2008 Lunar New Year Potluck organizsed by Association of Asian American Graduate Students (AAAGS)
All AAAGS members, Faculty and Staff and their friends and guests are welcome.
WHERE: Knapp House, 130 E. Gilman
WHEN: 6-9pm, Feb 2, 2008 (Saturday)
Public Lecture: Hmong Social and Political Capital -- The Formation and Maintenance of Hmong-American Organizations
Given by Prof. Shoua Yang, Visiting Assistant Professor in Political Science at UW-Stevens Point, this talk examines a sample of Hmong-American organizations to explain the formation and maintenance of these cultural emigre organizations. How are these organizations formed in the first place? How have these organizations survived over time?
WHERE: 206 Ingraham Hall
WHEN: noon on Friday, February 1, 2008
Public Lecture: Asian American Accomplishments: More Than Model Minorities
Given by Karen (Kai-Yuan) Su, director of the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center
at the University of Illinois at Chicago, this is a lecture and interactive workshop exploring significant Asian American accomplishments. What is the impact of their legacy in a range of arenas including labor, politics, science, business, law, journalism, education, arts and culture? How can we acknowledge Asian American contributions without perpetuating the Model Minority myth? What role can student leaders play in strengthening Asian American communities?
WHERE: MSC lounge, 2nd floor, Red Gym
WHEN: December 4, 2007, 5pm
Forum: The Asian American Collective
Our director, Leslie Bow, will give a talk: How are Asians portrayed in the media? Organized by the Multicultural Student Coalition, the Asian American Collective is an event which will occur once per month, providing a forum in which people from all backgrounds can discuss Asian-American issues such as identity, equality, representation, stereotypes, and progression.
WHERE: On Wisconsin room, Red Gym
WHEN: 6:30-8:30PM, Friday November 2
Public Lecture: Asian Am Performance and the Problem of Bad Acting
Prof. Josephine Lee is a professor of English at University of Minnesota and author of "Performing Asian America: Race and Ethnicity on the Contemporary Stage." At a time when Asian-American theater is enjoying a measure of growth and success, Josephine Lee tells us about the complex social and political issues depicted by Asian American playwrights. By looking at performances and dramatic texts, Lee argues
that playwrights produce a different conception of "Asian America" in accordance with their unique set of sensibilities.
WHERE: B223 Van Vleck
WHEN: Thur October 18th 11:00am-12:15pm
Asian American Collective Forum Meeting
Jonathan Truong, a representative of the MultiCultural Student Coalition (MCSC), created the Asian American Collective, a monthly forum where Asian-Americans of all backgrounds can discuss ideas, issues, and represent.
WHERE: 2/F, Multicultural Student Center, Red Gym
WHEN: Fri, Oct 5, 2007 @ 5-7 p.m.
Fred Ho Audition (PDF)
Auditions begin at 6 p.m. in 549 Lathrop Hall, Monday, Oct. 1. It is for Asian American Studies 260: Afro-Asian Performance workshop: Revolutionary Movement, Sound and Word. The class meets Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30-3:30 p.m.
WHAT TO PREPARE:
Poets/writers/spoken word: one short monologue performance
Musicians: one short ORIGINAL work
Dancers: one short solo work
Asian American Mentorship + Student Leadership Potluck
A potluck organizsed by Association of Asian American Graduate Students (AAAGS)
WHERE: Multicultural Student Center, Red Gym
WHEN: Thurs, Sept 27, 2007 @ 6:30 p.m.
RSVP: uw.aaags@gmail.com
AAAGS: http://aaags.blogspot.com
Diaspora Melancholy: Asian American Film Series 2007
Date: April 12-15, 2007
As part of 2007 Wisconsin Film Festival, this series will present eight films. (detail, poster)
An Evening of Cambodian Music
Date: March 21, 2007 Wednesday at 7:30pm
Place: Mills Concert Hall, Humanities Building
An ensemble of Cambodian master musicians will play an array of folk music heard at weddings, in the temple, and for dance and dance-theater performances. (flyer)
"Women of the Scarred Earth" spring dance performances
Date 1: March 2, 2007 at 3:30pm
Date 2: March 16, 2007 at 8pm
Place: Wisconsin Union Theater
Peggy Choy, director, producer and performing artist of the “Women of the Scarred Earth” performance and outreach project, presents two spring performances in Madison.
The special guest Governor Jim Doyle will discuss how his policies will impact the Asian communities in Wisconsin.
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