UW Madison Association of Asian American Graduate Students

SAVE THE DATES: April 30 - May 2 Campus-Wide Asian American Heritage Month | Reclaiming Our Past

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Vorada Savengseuksa, AASU Board Member
EMAIL: v.savengseuksa@gmail.com

PHONE: Asian American Studies Program staff at (608) 263-2976
WEBSITE: (Coming soon: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/aasp/event)

The University of Wisconsin Asian American Studies Program, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association/ South Asian Law Student Association, Association for Asian American Graduate Students, and Asian American Student Union present . . .

“Reclaiming Our Past: The Untold Stories of Asian America:
A Three-Day Series of Arts, Academic Scholarship, and Commemoration”

DAY 1 | Performance Arts Show: “Go Back to Where you Came From, The Show”

WHEN: Thursday, April 30 @ 7:30pm
WHERE: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial Union, Tripp Commons Room
ADMISSION: FREE
DESCRIPTION: Come join students, staff, and faculty to re-imagine the statement “Go Back to Where You Came From” through visual and performing arts. Performers will highlight James Wakasa, one of the seven Japanese American internees murdered during World War II on US territory. The show will also address the issues of internment, civil liberties, identity and the renegotiated concepts of “home” and belonging as they relate to minority groups today.

Day 2| Academic Symposium“The Body of Evidence: Recovering the New/Forgotten”

WHEN: Friday May 1 @ 4:00pm-8:30pm (Dinner served 6:00pm)
WHERE: Wisconsin Law School, Room 2260 (entrance on Bascom Hill)
ADMISSION: RSVP to participate and reserve a FREE buffet dinner: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/reg/catalog_course_detail.asp?course_key=24319

4:00-5:45pm Panel Presentation

Moderator: Leslie Bow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Speakers:
Victor Jew, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kent Ono, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
Elena Tajima Creef, Wellesley College

6:00pm Buffet Dinner (RSVP required)

6:30-8:00pm Keynote: Professor Sumi Cho, DePaul College of Law, “National Security and the Racial Sovereign: From Internment to Incarceration and Immigration”

DESCRIPTION: Come and listen to a panel discussion about the relevance of understanding the Japanese American Internment to U.S. civil liberties today. Discussants are experts in Asian American Studies and will examine the numerous and newly re-examined aspects of the Japanese American Internment along legal, cultural, gendered, and social dimensions. Panelists will explore such matters as the film images of Japanese Americans and other Asian American groups in the wake of the Internment. This discussion will also touch upon the gendered cultural dynamics that shape the portrayal of Japanese American women after World War II.

Day 3: “The Badger State Reclaims its Forgotten Asian American Heritage: Remembering James Wakasa”

WHEN: Saturday May 2, 2009 @ 3:00pm-4:30pm
WHERE: Humanities Building Courtyard (follow the signs)
DESCRIPTION: A memorial service for internment casualty and former University of Wisconsin student, James Wakasa. The service will honor and commemorate Mr. Wakasa’s life and acknowledge Wisconsin Asian Americans who had witnessed the internment and related events that resonate with this theme.

BACKGROUND
James Wakasa was born in Japan in 1884, and immigrated to the American Midwest during his teenage years. He attended Hyde Park High School in Chicago and eventually completed a two-year post graduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1916. Working as a cook, he lived in Iowa and became a U.S. Army cooking instructor during the First World War. He eventually moved to San Francisco where in 1942, Wakasa and other innocent Americans of Japanese descent (including second and third American generation children) were forcibly removed from their homes, rounded up and sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, then to Topaz, the War Relocation Authority camp in Utah.

On April 11, 1943, Wakasa was shot to death by a military police sentry. At the time of his death, he had been in the US for forty years. The act of remembering the life of James Wakasa, acknowledging the historical circumanstances of his death in the internment camp, and reflecting upon the lessons of the US internment of Japanese Americans can help inform contemporary government crimes against the civil liberties of its own citizens in the name of homeland security. The detainment of unprosecuted prisoners at Guantanamo Bay (Git-mo) and immigrant raids reported in the new today suggest that memory is history as remembered in the present day.

ORGANIZERS:
This three-day event was brought to you by organizational and fiscal collaboration between the The University of Wisconsin Asian American Studies Program (AASP), Asian Pacific American Law Student Association/ South Asian Law Student Association (APALSA/SALSA), Association for Asian American Graduate Students (AAAGS), and Asian American Student Union (AASU). Please direct all questions to Vorada Savengseuksa or the Asian American Studies Program at (608) 263-2976.

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Spring Wine

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Were you disappointed in missing our first wine tasting event? Fret not then for we have a pleasant treat for you. The powers to be have decided to kill two birds with one stone and hold another Wine as our end of the semester mixer. And why not? For what better way to usher in the start of spring and thoughts of warmer weather than to enjoy a crisp and refreshing Sauvignon Blanc from Margaret River or a light and fruity Pinot Noir from Yarra Valley?

If you're familiar with the wine-growing areas mentioned, then you probably already guessed that the focus of this Wine will be Australia. So moving from old-world wines to new-world wines, we're now going to explore everything from the grapes that put Australia on the map, Chardonnay and Shiraz, to the up and coming varietals like Pinot Noir.

Vanessa Merina has once again generously offered to hold our wine enlightenment at her place and in keeping with the spring celebration theme, weather permitting, we'll be having Wine outside on Vanessa's patio on Friday April the 17th. The plan is to start at 6:30 p.m. So bring a wine from Australia, come learn a little bit more about wine, and of course enjoy some wine outdoors in celebration of spring.

Date: Friday, 17th of April
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Vanessa Merina's apartment
Check evite for more details

Bone Marrow Donor Registry

2009-02-25T22:21:00.001-06:00

TL;DR: Come to Rennebohm Hall 2339 Feb 26 at 6pm for informational meeting on the bone marrow donor registry and how to join

Bone Marrow Donor Registry Informational Meeting
~Hosted by PGHIG and MAPP, but ALL students, staff, faculty are welcome!

WHEN: 6PM Thursday, February 26th

WHERE: Rennebohm Hall Room 2339

WHO/WHAT:

Ben Rouse: Leukemia survivor to share his experience with the disease and bone marrow transplant
You:

this is an INFORMATIONAL meeting only. You will not be asked to sign up for or donate anything at the meeting
even if you don't think you will become a donor, come learn about the facts, needs, and process of the program so you may pass the information on to those who will consider it

DVD: learn about the National Marrow Donor Program (www.marrow.org) and the process of becoming a donor

WHY:

Each year, more than 30,000 patients are diagnosed with a life-threatening disease treatable by a marrow or blood cell transplant.
70% of patients in need of transplant do not have a suitable family donor.
At any given time, 3,000 patients are searching the National Marrow Donor Program Registry for an unrelated donor.
Think about this:

How many times have you donated blood, seen a blood drive around campus, or received information on the importance of donating blood?

Now...How many times have you seen a bone marrow donor registry drive or received information on it?

This cause is just as important...

Please come learn about the registry, help raise the awareness, and provide support for those patients, families, and friends who await your help!

Wine

2009-02-15T20:35:00.004-06:00

Attention fellow appreciators of wine,

You have spoken and by popular accord, the ball has been rolled into action. Wine shall be held on the 28th of February 2009 at the apartment of Vanessa Merina, whom we would like to thank for so graciously hosting us, and your presence is cordially requested. The focus of the wine shall be the country of Spain. Bring forth a bottle of Spanish wine to share and savor. The varietal matters not for we are sampling all that Spain has to offer, though Spain is better known for their reds.

Okay enough with the posh language. So what better way to close out the month of February then to have a completely relaxed and informal sampling of wines from Spain? No worries if you're new to wine for this is a nice way to start learning about wine while amongst the company of good friends. For those who aren't familiar with the vernacular, varietal means grape type, e.g. Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon (a little more about the varietals that Spain has to offer later). So just bring a bottle of Spanish wine to share and come and learn a little more about the nectar of the gods. Mostly importantly though, come and enjoy some good wine with some good company.

Date: Saturday, 28th of February
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Vanessa Merina's apartment (please email uw.aaags@gmail.com if you want directions on how to get there, it's close to campus).

Some helpful tips in selecting your wine. If you're unfamiliar with a producer of Spanish wine, you could look for the special designation, Denominación de Origen Calificada (DOCa), Spain uses to control the quality of its wines. In theory the special designation Denominación de Origen (DO) would also indicate a quality wine, but for a while the Spanish government was handing out DO status like candy to wine-growing areas until it lost its significance.

As mentioned earlier, Spain is more known for their red wines. You'll most likely find their two native red grapes, Tempranillo and Garnacha. Spain's three major red wine growing regions are Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Penedes. Rioja is where Spain's red wine wineries started and considering its proximity to the French border it's no coincidence. A certain amount of additional age and quality go hand in hand with red Rioja wines. Some important terms to look for on the label to help you make your selection are "Crianza", "Reserva", and "Gran Reserva". Crianza refers to a wine that has undergone a total of two years of aging with a minimum of one year in an oak barrel. Reserva refers to a wine that has undergone a total of three years of aging with a minimum of one year in an oak barrel. Gran Reserva refers to a wine that has undergone a total of five years of aging with a minim
um of two years in an oak barrel.

While better known for their robust red wines, Spanish white wines have recently revealed a fresh and vibrant side. Look for white wines made from the Albariño grape in the Rías Baixas region or the Verdejo grape in the Rueda region. For the more familiar Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc look for wines from the Penedés region. Chardonnay produces a fuller bodied wine so those of you who would like a lighter bodied wine would enjoy the crisp wines produced from the Albariño grape.

Hmong Critical Studies

2009-01-30T14:38:00.001-06:00

Coming up on Feb 12-13, several events about Hmong American Experiences and Scholarship....

Film Screening

Thursday, 7-9:00 pm, 259 Educational Sciences Building, 1025 West Johnson Street

“Media for Social Justice: Hmong American Media Productions”

Va-Megn Thoj with Louisa Schein

We will show a documentary and a narrative short by Va-Megn Thoj and a preview of Thoj and Schein's current project. All films address Hmong immigrants in relation to their reception in the US. Presenters will discuss how media may be used for promoting social justice.

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Discussion Reading Group **Pre-reading required**

Friday, Feb 13, 9:30-11 am, 340 Ingraham

“Race, Violence and Hmong Hunting Incidents”

Discussion of reading with authors Louisa Schein and Va-Megn Thoj

In this reading seminar participants will dialogue about the Chai Soua Vang hunting incident in Wisconsin based on a pre-reading of Schein and Thoj's article "Occult Racism: The Masking of Race in the Hmong Hunter Incident."

**Please email aasp@mailplus.wisc.edu to get a .pdf of the reading,

"Occult Racism," American Quarterly 59(4), December 2007

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Public Talk and Discussion, Friday, 13, 2-4 pm, 206 Ingraham

“Media and Hmong Masculinity: From Immigrant Misfits to Perpetual Warriors to Gran Torino Gangbangers”

Critical Perspectives in Hmong American Experiences and Scholarship

Louisa Schein with Va-Megn Thoj

This talk is about Hmong racialization, and the unintelligibility of Asian race, questions of Hmong in/hypervisibility and social consequences of these. We use the theme of violence (including symbolic and epistemic) to tie together several high profile incidents to develop an analysis of racialization.

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Louisa Schein is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick campus. She is interested in cultural politics, ethnicity, nationalism and transnationalism. She is the author of Minority Rules: The Miao and the Feminine in China's Cultural Politics, (2000, Duke University Press.). She has researched Hmong in the U.S. and China for almost three decades and collaborated on documentary films on the Hmong.

Va-Megn Thoj directs and produces films about the Hmong and Asian-American community. A community activist as well as a filmmaker, he is a founding member of the Center for Hmong Arts & Talent, a non-profit community arts organization in St. Paul, where he has also been an instructor. He is also founder of Community Action Against Racism (CAAR) and owner of Frogtown Media Productions. He has received grants from the Bush Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the New York State Council for the Arts. He is also the recipient of a Telly Award and the 2004 Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship.

Louisa Schein and Va-Megn Thoj are the authors of “Occult Racism: The Masking of Race in the Hmong Hunter Incident: A Dialogue between Anthropologist Louisa Schein and Filmmaker Va-Megn Thoj.” 2007. American Quarterly 59(4), December: Pp.1051-1095.

All events are sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program as part of the "Critical Perspectives in Hmong American Experiences and Scholarship." For more information, please contact Lynet Uttal at luttal@wisc.edu or the Asian American Studies Program as aasp@mailplus.wisc.edu.

Asian American Mentorship Mixer Feb 2 6:00-7:30pm Catered Dinner - MSC Satellite (near Gordon Commons)

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Free Ballroom Socials

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Well it's that time of year again. There will be two free ballroom dances this week to start off the new semester. The one on Thursday is sponsored by the ballroom competition team will be in Memorial Union (room to be determined) from 7 p.m. to midnight. As with these free start of the semester dances, there will be free beginner lessons. Here information about this dance can be found here: http://www.today.wisc.edu/events/view/13822 . Check TITU for the room.

There will be another ballroom social, this one hosted by the ballroom club, the following night on Friday. It will be also at Memorial Union with room to be determined from 7 p.m. to midnight. Again there will be free beginner lessons. For more information go to: http://www.uwmbda.org/

Cheers.

Happy Hour with AAAGS at Opus | Thurs, 24 Nov 2008 from 5:30-7:00 pm

2008-11-15T23:25:00.001-06:00

AAAGS Happy Hour Social Mixer at Opus

WHERE: Opus Lounge
116 King St # 1 (off the State Capitol)
Madison, Wi 53703
Website: http://www.opuslounge.com (complete with food and drink menu)

WHEN: Thursday, November 24, 2008, 530-7:00pm AAAGS Happy Hour Social (happy hour prices end at 7pm, 25 percent discount before then on drinks and appetizers).

WHAT: Bring a new AAAGS member, bring a new friend.

Faculty, staff, grads, and allies are all welcome! Come see AAAGS buddies before the end of semester crunch of deadlines, and people leaving town, staying in town, buddy up with others for Thanksgiving social events if you're sticking around (and so many from the coasts are staying, believe me). Continue those conversations you started at the Dinner and Dialogue this past October. Come take a break from the library or the lab and get your happy hour on.

Christkindlmarkt Excursion

2008-11-11T09:39:00.006-06:00

Le club allemand va à Chicago pour visiter le Christkindlmarkt, et nous voudrions vous inviter à venir. Chriskindlmarkt est un “German Christmas market” authentique, comme le marché de Nuremberg. Il y a beaucoup de vendeurs d'Allemagne, et on peut acheter articles allemands. Par exemple, on peut acheter la nourriture allemande, les boissons allemandes, le bonbon allemand, et cetera. Vous pouvez apprendre plus du Christkindlmarkt ici.

Le 6 décembre, nous pensons faire aller à Chicago en car, et nous partons à 10 heures. Nous restons à Chicago jusqu'à 21 heures, et nous devrions revenir à Madison vers minuit.

Le ticket coûte $25, mais si beaucoup de personnes viennent le coût diminuera et vous pouvez recevoir un remboursement de la différence.

A plus tard, et espérons, vous pouvez venir.

Christkindlmarkt Ausflug

2008-11-10T15:13:00.007-06:00

Der deutsche Klub geht nach Chicago, um den Christkindlmarkt zu besuchen, und wir möchten Sie einladen mitzukommen. Christkindlmarkt ist einer authentischer "German Christmas market", wie der Markt in Nuremberg. Es gibt viele Verkäufern aus Deutschland, und man kann deutschen Ware kaufen. Zum Beispiel, kann man deutsche Essen, deutschen Getränke, deutscher Kandis, und so weiter kaufen. Sie können mehr den Christkindlmarkt hier lernen.

Am 6. Dezember, haben wir zu fahren nach Chicago mit dem Bus vor, und wir fahren um 10 Uhr ab. Wir bleiben in Chicago bis 21 Uhr, und wir sollen gegen Mitternacht in Madison ankommen.

Die Buskarte kostet $25, aber wenn viele Leute mitkommen, ist die Ausgaben kleiner, und Sie können eine Rückerstattung von der Abweichung bekommen.

Bis später, und hoffentlich, können Sie mitkommen.

"Contemporary Issues Facing Hmong Women in Wisconsin"

2008-11-08T17:27:00.000-06:00

The Asian American Studies Program presents its 2008-2009 Speakers Series

presents

"Contemporary Issues Facing Hmong Women in Wisconsin"

Kabzuag Vaj
Executive Director of Freedom, Inc.

Madison, WI

Friday, November 21, 2008
2:00-4:00pm

259 Educational Sciences Building
1025 West Johnson Street (Between Mills and Brooks St)
PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR THIS TALK.

Kabzuag Vaj's talk will draw on her personal and professional experiences with contemporary issues affecting Hmong women in Wisconsin. She is a Hmong woman who came with her family the US in 1981. She has been advocating for women and children since she was 15 years old. She founded Freedom, Inc., a grassroots organization that advocates and provides services to low and no-income communities of color in Madison, Wisconsin. She has worked on social justice issues such as welfare reform, immigration issues, youth justice, and racial profiling. In the last 8 years, she has worked on ending violence against women and children, including addressing trafficking issues/abusive international marriages and murder suicide within the Hmong community.

Critical Perspectives on Hmong Scholarship and Experiences
The focus of the speaker series is to provide a platform for scholars, community leaders, and artists from, and working with, the Hmong community to share their work with the UW-Madison campus and the Madison Hmong community.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Executive Board Roster

2008-10-29T15:04:00.003-05:00

Don Huynh, Physics (Social Co-Chair)
Gil Jose, United Way (Community Relations)
Vanessa Merina, Creative Writing (Academic Chair)
Mytoan Nguyen, Sociology (Grants, Internal Business)
Chong Moua, History (Communications, Blogger Laureate)
Maiger Moua, History (Undergraduate Liaison)
Linda S. Park, Human Development and Family Studies (Campus Administrative Liaison)
Kao Phetchareun, Public Affairs (Undergraduate Liaison)
Lan Phung, Southeast Asian Studies (Historian)
Asia Thao, Counseling Psychology (Social Co-Chair)
Betty Thao, Education Policy Studies (Ad Hoc)

Faculty Advisor: Assistant Prof. Cindy I-Fen Cheng, History/Asian American Studies Program
Any inaccuracies, please drop an email to AAAGS.

Dinner & Dialog | Oct 21 | 6:30 pm-8:30 pm | Education Sciences

2008-10-06T22:42:00.002-05:00

Association of Asian American Graduate Students & the Asian American Studies Program

present the 3rd Dinner & Dialogue

with speaker panel on

"Learning from the Past and Looking Ahead at the Asian American Academic Community at UW Madison"

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
6:30-8:30 pm

Dinner served right away

Presentation at 7 pm
Room 253, 1025 West Johnson
RSVP now to uw.aaags@gmail.com

(include name, department, title)

NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION

Get into the swing of things

2008-10-01T20:45:00.002-05:00

Next Friday, October 10, there is a swing dance at Union South hosted by the swing club. The dance is free and starts at 9 p.m. There is also a free swing lesson right before the dance at 8:30 p.m. For more information check out the swing club's website.

2008-09-29T20:32:00.000-05:00

APALSA-SALSA presents ...

PANDAMONIUM

Thursday October 2nd, 2008

10pm-2am

Bellini Lounge

401 E. Washington Street

Featuring DJ Sparks Mahoney

Drinks, Dancing and a Panda

This will take the place of bar review this week~

Critical Perspectives on Hmong Scholarship and Experiences | Oct 3

2008-09-27T15:13:00.001-05:00

The Asian American Studies Program presents its 2008-2009 Speakers Series

Critical Perspectives on Hmong Scholarship and Experiences
The focus of the speaker series is to provide a platform for scholars, community leaders, and artists from, and working with, the Hmong community to share their work with the UW-Madison campus and the Madison Hmong community.

Please join us Friday, October 3, 2008 from 2-4 pm in welcoming Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, Assistant Professor of History, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Location: 206 Ingraham Hall

Please save the following dates for upcoming colloquium events:
October 31, 2008, 2-4 pm
November 21, 2008, 2-4 pm
December 12, 2008, 2-4 pm

Fall 2008 First AAAGS General Meeting

2008-09-22T12:44:00.003-05:00

First General Meeting

WHO: Everyone is invited - new and old AAAGS members. Welcome new APALSA/SALSA Members!

WHERE: Red Gym (on Langdon), Mezzanine Room C. Walk up the stairs towards the back of the Red Gym.

WHEN: Thursday, September 25, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm (feel free to bring your own dinner)

WHAT: General Meeting. The agenda will include:

1. Introductions
2. Recap of the Retreat
3. Upcoming Academic Events
4. Upcoming Social Events
5. Steering Committee Confirmation

Questions? email uw.aaags@gmail.com.

SAVE the Date: Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008, is the Asian American Faculty/Grad/Staff Dinner and Dialogue. EVITE will go out to current members in the gmail address book. RSVP required and space is limited to 45 individuals.

3rd Dinner & Dialogue: AAAGS and AASP | Oct 21 @ 6:30 pm

2008-09-22T12:39:00.001-05:00

Association of Asian American Graduate Students & the Asian American Studies Program

present

the 3rd Dinner & Dialogue

with speaker panel on

"Looking Back and Looking Ahead at the Asian American Academic Community at UW-Madison"

6:30-8:30

Dinner served right away

Presentation at 7 pm

Room 253, 1025 West Johnson

RSVP now to uw.aaags@gmail.com

I found this in one of my Sunfire newswire emails

2008-09-21T16:09:00.003-05:00

This is not a political endorsement. But, the letter is geared towards the Asian American voters. FYI:

Obama Statement on Mid-Autumn Festival

September 12, 2008

Dear Friends,

I appreciate the opportunity to share a few thoughts with the Asian American communities that gather now to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is a wonderful time to reflect on the year past and look toward the year ahead.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the abundance of the summer harvest. As Americans, it is a time to celebrate our blessings and rededicate ourselves to extending the opportunity to those who lack it across our country, and around the world.

That's why I have developed detailed plans to jumpstart the economy and put us on a path to long-term economic growth and job creation, provide middle class Americans with tax relief, support small businesses, and protect homeownership. I also have plans to provide every American access to quality, affordable health care and to fix our schools. We can accomplish these goals at home, and we can rebuild our alliances, encourage individual involvement and service in the Peace Corps, and improve our foreign aid programs so that we help other countries accomplish these goals as well.

Change only happens when people demand it, so I hope you'll get involved in this election and vote on November 4th. Together as one nation, we can work together to create a better future. I wish you all the best for a wonderful celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Sincerely,

Barack Obama

(Appeared Sept 19, 2008 in an email from political consultant, Bill Wong, who edits the Sunfire Newswire Political Digest highlighting Asian Americans and politics in California. To subscribe, email sunfirenewswire@gmail.com)

Wall-E Film Screening at Memorial Union

2008-09-14T22:15:00.000-05:00

Sept 19 or 20 at 7:30 pm at Memorial Union.

Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down | Forward Music Festival

2008-09-14T22:13:00.002-05:00

THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN

ia female-fronted alterna.rock.folk band hailing from San Fran. Hot of tours first with Xiu Xiu and then Rilo Kiley, Paste Magazine named this Kill Rock Stars darling one of their "4 to Watch" in February '08. Watch her.

Cafe Montmartre
11:30 pm
September 20, 2008 (SAT)
Tickets for the entire festival can be purchased here: http://www.forwardmusicfest.com - $25 for admission to all shows around town on 19-20th Sept.

A few AAAGS members are attending (contact Mytoan).

By-Laws!

2008-09-10T20:32:00.003-05:00

AAAGS, in getting re-registered, had to produce a set of By Laws for the Student Organizations Office (SOO). So, they are officially done. Email if you want to read 'em. At some point, we'll figure out a way to upload pdf and word documents onto somewhere folks can access 'em.

AAAGS Fall 2009 Mixer | Sept 4 @ 4:30-7:00 PM Happy Hour

2008-09-04T12:30:00.005-05:00

AAAGS FALL SOCIAL MIXER EVENT

Sept 4, 2008, Thursday
Time: 4:30-7:00 pm (happy hour prices last until 6pm)

Sucre Patisserie + Dessert Lounge
20 W Mifflin St. (at the top of State Street, turn left at the State Capitol)
Madison WI 53703

Tel: (608) 310-4520
Website: sucresweet.com

DESCRIPTION:

Madison's newest dessert lounge and recently voted best new restaurant. Sucre has freshly prepared sweets such as summery fruit tarts, devilish chocolate cakes and recently added green tea white chocolate mouse cakes. During happy hour from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm, you can enjoy summer cocktails or wines for only $5. Thanks to Hong Tran, one of the chefs (and a friend/member of AAAGS), for helping us plan this event.

A Group of AAAGS folks will be at the outdoor seating area (indoors if raining)

NO RSVP needed, just show up!

Campus snapshot of Asian Americans

2008-09-04T12:30:00.004-05:00

Linda Park and I were looking up 2007-2008 statistics on "guestimates" of Asian Americans on campus to update some grant language for AAAGS.

These are just some rough figures (we don't know, however, the methodologies for how these numbers were generated or how durable the definitions have been over time).

STATISTICS:

Faculty: 216/2198 = 9.8 percent (we don't really know how accurate this is!)

Academic Staff: 509/6826 = 7.4 percent

Graduate Students (Masters and PhD non-professional school): 319/8860 = 3.6 percent

Professional School Students: 189/2080 = 9.1 percent*

* We have reason to believe that this number is inflated due to the possible inclusion of overseas graduate students. This means that the number of Asian American graduate students, as well as the number of graduate non-professional Asian American students, is actually lower than these figures would suggest.

All ethnic minorities: 861/8860= 9.7 percent

Source: Academic Planning and Analysis, UW Madison, 2007-2008 Figures (assembled from various excell spreadsheets). If you know of some more accurate or up to date figures, please let us know!

Post Mixer Event: Ballroom Social

2008-08-29T09:47:00.002-05:00

There is going to be a free ballroom dance sponsored by the ballroom club as part of their fall kick-off on Thursday, September 4. It will be in Memorial Union (room to be determined) from 7 p.m. to midnight. Also there will be free beginner lessons. According to their website, which you can check out for more information, there will be a beginner waltz lesson starting at 7 and going to 7:45 and a beginner cha cha lesson from 8:30 to 9:15.