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Table of Contents

A. Important Announcements

APPLY TO BE A FOCUS LEADER!
Lead Yale's only sophomore orientation program, do a week of service and learning in New Haven.
Deadline: April 5th!!!
Please see attached for leader application.

Dear friends,

I hope you're having a good semester! I just wanted to take a minute to let you know about something that I'm participating in and really enjoy.

At the start of the year, I participated in FOCUS, a sophomore pre-orientation program that lets Yalies learn more about New Haven, pertinent issues like economic development, education, environment; and participate in a week-long service project (I worked at the Book bank, which I liked so much that I go there regularly now!).

The program is only for rising sophomores, but we are looking for junior and senior FOCUS LEADERS, who will participate in the program and guide the sophomores during that last week in August. The event is so much fun, you meet great people, and you learn so much about (and appreciate much more) New Haven.

If you're at all interested in the city that you live in, and sharing it with other Yalies, please consider being a LEADER! The Application is due April 5th (it's a short and painless process). For more info, see the attached document.

Thanks so much for your interest!

Best,
Tina wU

2.

Remote Control

Jooksongs Spring Show

This Friday and Saturday

8PM

Saybrook Underbrook Theater

RSVP to steven.le@yale.edu

Dear members,

Have you ever thought that America's public education system could be and should be a whole lot better? I mean, according to 2003 NAEP results, two out of every three American student cannot read at grade level proficiency and our 15 years finished 24th out of 29 countries in math and problem solving.

For those of you who I have not had the opportunity to meet, my name is Thomas Nakanishi. I graduated from Yale in May 2005 and have been working with two classmates of mine - Aaron Tang and Ethan Hutt '05 - who are co-directing Our Education. Our Education is mobilizing high school and college students who believe that it's time for students to stand up and make a difference and make education a national priority. We recently launched our "A Million Voices, One Right" national youth petition for an American right to high quality public education, and I'm asking you to please check out the website and sign the petition. It will only take a minute for you to lend your name and voice to this campaign that is trying to send a powerful message to our country's leaders: make our education a national priority.

Thank you for your time and please visit http://www.OurEd.org/

Sincerely,

Thomas Nakanishi

p.s. The goal of the petition is to collect a million signatures from youth ages 13-24, and then to deliver them to our nation’s leaders in Washington DC. So please, forward this message to your friends and then visit http://www.OurEd.org to watch the petition counter go up!

VOLUNTEER TO IMPROVE LITERACY IN AFRICA!!

Participate in a campus-wide book drive to collect used textbooks as a fundraiser to purchase books for African school children. Minimal time commitment will be needed toward the end of the semester, and you will be working with the organizations Better World Books and Books for Africa. If you want to help, holla at stephanie.park@yale.edu and charles.loi@yale.edu.

B. Events on Campus

Asian American Arts Exhibit

April 13-15

Maya's Room

contact: christine.tsang@yale.edu or joe.kye@yale.edu

Annual Asian American Heritage Month Dinner* on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 6pm
Saybrook College Dining Hall, 242 Elm Street

with Kenji Yoshino, Professor and Deputy Dean for Intellectual Life at the Yale Law School

COVERING: THE HIDDEN ASSAULT ON OUR CIVIL RIGHTS keynote address, 7pm
Saybrook College Dining Hall, 242 Elm Street (Free and Open to the Public)

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*Tickets for this dinner are available at the SY Master's Office, (M-F, 8:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-5pm), 242 Elm Street, Entry I, and the Asian American Cultural Center, 295 Crown Street (M-Th, 4pm-10pm) . All are welcome! Members of the Yale community are invited to be the guests of Saybrook College on this occasion; tickets to dinner are free but are required, whether or not one has a dining hall contract.

Kenji Yoshino is professor of law and deputy dean for intellectual life at Yale Law School. He was educated at Harvard, Oxford, and Yale Law School. A specialist in constitutional law, antidiscrimination law, and law and literature, he has published work in a wide variety of academic journals, including the Columbia Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Stanford Law Review, and Yale Law Journal. His writing has been featured in The Boston Globe, The Nation, The New York Times, and The Village Voice, and he has appeared on The Charlie Rose Show, Fox News Channel�s The O�Reilly Factor, C-SPAN's Washington Journal, and the Tavis Smiley Show. He lives in New Haven, CT, and New York City.

This event is sponsored by the Asian American Cultural Center and Saybrook College.

KASAMA: Filipino Students at Yale presents...
BARRIO FIESTA
A Celebration of Philippine Culture

Saturday, April 8, 2006
Dinner Served at 5pm
Cultural Show Begins at 6pm
GPSCY, 204 York Street (across from JE, behind YDN)
$5 in advance or $7 at the door

KASAMA: Filipino Students at Yale proudly presents Barrio Fiesta, our annual cultural show and dinner!

We invite you to sample delicious Filipino cuisine while enjoying our cultural show featuring Philippine dance and music. Our dinner menu includes lechon (roasted pig), adobong manok (chicken in spiced stew), pancit (thin noodles with vegetables), lumpia shanghai (miniature egg rolls), turon (fried banana), and sago (bubble tapioca in sweetened juice), and more!

We hope to see you there!

4. Human Rights Week

Come to a fantastic fashion show fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association, featuring Yale student designers, designers from New York fashion week as well as the upcoming collections (not seen in stores yet) from Phat Farm, Sean John, Red Monkey, Garbege, Evisu, and Franklin Marshall. See you fellow students on the runway alongside Konjo!, LiveWire Hip Hop group, Freestyle Xpressions, Mestre Silva’s Capoeira Troupe, Yale’s Ballroom Dance Team, and Yale’s Undergraduate Belly Dance Society, with dinner provided by Lalibela, and free entry to the after-event reception and Launch party for Threadbare fashion/culture magazine!. Proceeds towards the American Diabetes Association

Please RSVP today with Sankofa_fashion@yahoo.com for discounted tickets

SEAS Yale Indonesia Forum, the Department of Political Science, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Present:

"Workshop on Islam, Freedom and Democracy in Contemporary Indonesia"
Saturday, April 8, 2006, 9:00 A.M.
Room 202, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Avenue

Guest speakers:

Ulil Abshar-Abdalla, Coordinator of the Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal);
Director of the Freedom Institute in Jakarta; and head of the
Program on Research and Development of Human Resources for Nahdlatul Ulama,
Indonesia's leading Islamic civic organization.
R. William Liddle, Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University
Imam Muhammad Shamsi, Deputy Imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York

Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and the world's largest majority-Muslim nation.
Visit http://www.yale.edu/seas/IslamWorkshop.htm for workshop details

The Yale Indonesia Forum (YIF) is an interdisciplinary group that serves members of the Yale community with a common interest in Indonesia and Indonesian affairs. The group encourages presentations of works-in-progress by students and faculty, and welcomes outside speakers on Indonesia as well. The disciplinary focus is broad; topics of interest include the arts and humanities, social sciences, and current events and policy studies.
See/bookmark http://www.yale.edu/seas/YIF.htm

17 April, 3:30 PM
Whitney Humanities Center, 53 Wall St.
Yale University
WATER
A screening of Deepa Mehta’s
Sponsored by the English Department, South Asian Studies Council,
Film Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Comparative
Literature. Free and open to the public.
Followed by a panel discussion at 5:30 with the film-maker Deepa
Mehta, the novelist Bapsi Sidhwa who has novelized the film, and
daughter Devyani Saltzman, author of Shooting Water.
Moderated by Sara Suleri Goodyear.

Physicians for Human Rights Conference

Beyond These Walls: Promoting Health and
Human Rights of Youth in the Justice System

SATURDAY, April 8, 2006, 11 am - 4pm
Registration begins at 10 am

Yale University School of Law
Sterling Law Building, Room 127
127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT

Physicians for Human Rights presents a conference on the health and human rights of youth involved in the justice system. All health professionals, child advocates, and students of medicine, nursing, social work, public policy, law, and criminal justice are encouraged to attend.

Please join us for a discussion of the history, complexities, and challenges of the juvenile justice system. Adolescent brain development, disproportionate minority contact, over-incarceration of youth, youth mental health needs, community-based services, restorative justice, and the treatment of youth as adults in the criminal justice system will be addressed.

Meet experts, advocates, and activists working towards positive health and justice outcomes for youth. Find out what you can do to ensure the rights of youth in the justice system are upheld and develop an understanding of health and human rights.

Questions? Contact Tasmin Din at tdin@phrusa.org or call 617-301-4200.

Keynote Speakers
�David Fassler, MD, Clinical Associate
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
�State Representative Toni E. Walker, Deputy Majority Leader,
Connecticut General Assembly (invited)
�Youth Rights Media (invited)

Panelists
�Jeff Butts, PhD, Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
�Steven Berkowitz, MD, National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, Yale Child Study Center
�Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt, JD, Juvenile Justice Project, Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc.

Workshops by:
Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
CT Center for Effective Practice
CT Juvenile Justice Alliance
CT Voices for Children
Court Support Services (invited)
Dispute Settlement Center
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
Office of the Chief Public Defender
Urban Institute (invited)
Yale Child Study Center

Registration
Registration includes lunch, conference materials, and a one year membership to Physicians for Human Rights! More information and registration at www.phrusa.org/students/hjy_newhaven

$10 if you register before or on Monday, March 20^th
$15 if you register after Monday, March 20^th

This event is being co-sponsored by:
The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale School of Law
Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance
Campaign 4 Youth Justice

Fourth Annual Northeast Climate Conference

Friday to Sunday, April 7-9, 2006
Register TODAY

The 4th Annual Northeast Climate Conference will be held at Yale University from Friday to Sunday, April 7-9, 2006. Hundreds of student leaders and young professionals from across the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada will leave with the knowledge, skills, and connections to be a part of growing youth climate and renewable energy movement. Register and learn more www.climatecampaign.org The Northeast Climate Conference is hosted by the Yale Climate Campaign, the Yale Student Environmental Coalition, and the Climate Campaign, with support from Sierra Student Coalition, Energy Action, campus groups, community groups, and major regional and national networks. See you in April!

10.

AASA +Freshmen Liaison are presenting

SMOOVIE NIGHT!

Featuring Wedding Crashers and Smoothies! YUM J

When: Tuesday, April 18

Time: 10 PM- 1 AM

Where: AACC

C. Events off Campus

06 FOR YOUTH BY YOUTH CALL FOR ENTRIES
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 21

Calling all Asian American youth filmmakers between the ages of 15-19! Do you want to use media as a tool for social and political change? Do you have a story to tell and share?

The 29th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) is seeking submissions from youth filmmakers for our annual For Youth By Youth (FYBY) program. The winning film gets to win our first-ever One To Watch Award, with a package of attractive prizes. The FYBY program showcases works for and by Asian and Asian American youth. Entry is free and open to any youth filmmaker of Asian descent between the ages of 15 and 19. Entry deadline is April 21 (postmarked).

For complete rules and entry form, please visit http://www.asiancinevision.org/festival.html Questions?? P 212.989.1422 or email info@asiancinevision.org

South Asia Language Resource Center Travel Grant

SALRC has a limited number of travel grants available to advanced graduate students and language lecturers and instructors in the South Asian languages whose proposals are accepted for the 2006 Annual Conference on South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While the SALRC encourages the creation of panels, we will also support some individual papers.

The conference will be held October 20-22, 2006, at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Online registration forms and proposal submission forms for the 2006 conference will be available at end of January 2006. Please refer to the following website for conference and paper submission information:

http://wiscweb3.wisc.edu/southasiaconference/

Requests to SALRC for support should be accompanied by
� the proposal abstract that you submitted for the conference
� the conference’s acceptance letter
� your proposed budget

The final date for conference support requests is August 1, 2006.

Film:
South Asia Human Rights Film Festival
Co-sponsor Breakthrough and Syracuse University

Dates: Time:	April 6th - April 8th TBA
Location:	New York Asia Society and Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York
Cost:	$5 students w/ID; $7 members/NGO; $10 nonmembers
Phone:	212-517-ASIA
Web:	http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/film06southasia.html

Discover the best that well-known South Asian directors and independent filmmakers have to offer on the compelling issue of human rights. For the fourth year, this immensely popular, three-day film festival features dynamic, full-length films and documentaries on issues of poverty, gender inequality, conflict, HIV/AIDS and sexuality, among others. After the films, hear from human rights activists, policy experts and film directors on these complex topics. Presented by Asia Society with Breakthrough and Syracuse University.

For a complete list of films and film details, please click on the link above.

D. Scholarship, Fellowship, & Internship Information

Campaign Corps, a project of EMILY's List, is a national grassroots program dedicated to politically empowering young people. Each year we train talented recent college graduates (both from undergraduate and graduate) and place them on targeted, progressive Democratic campaigns. Formerly known as Participation 2000, Campaign Corps has been bringing young people into the political process since 1988. We've placed hundreds of staffers on some of the most important political campaigns in the country-providing young people with the first step in a career dedicated to progressive politics.

We are recruiting for the Campaign Corps Class of 2006. Applications are available online at www.campaigncorps.org and are due April 15, 2006. Once selected, a diverse group of staffers will come to Washington for a week-long Campaign School, where they will learn the basics of political campaigning -- voter targeting, field organizing, fundraising, and press strategy -- from the country's leading Democratic operatives. Staffers are paid to work side by side with candidates and other political professionals for the last three months of the campaign. After Election Day, Campaign Corps brings staffers back to DC for a post-election retreat and debriefing. Campaign Corps will help you launch your career in progressive politics!

All staffers receive a stipend of $1000 a month, free housing during the campaign, health care, and all travel expenses paid. (Previous campaign experience not a requirement)

Check out www.campaigncorps.org for more information

Are you a graduating senior who wants to continue to support the work of the Hall next year? Or do you know someone who would make a good fit?

Position Announcement

Dwight Hall Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale: The Reverend John G. Magee '06 Fellowship

Job Description:
The Rev. John G. Magee '06 Fellowship, established at Dwight Hall in 1987, honors Reverend John Gillespie Magee of the Class of 1906. The Magee Fellow creates programs and space for the kind of sharing that comes with trust, for exploring the motivations that underlie social justice work, for connecting and linking issues, for promoting sustained thought and creative vision, for enabling depth of understanding, reflection, and action around community involvement. Each year, the Magee Fellow develops specific programs which address the concerns and needs of students, working with members of the Dwight Hall Cabinet and Executive Committee, the General Secretary of Dwight Hall, members of Yale Religious Ministries and the Chaplain's Office and other students.

The application for the position should include the following:
o       A cover letter expressing your interest in the position.
o       A description of your vision for implementing the fellowship.
o       A resume.
o       At least two letters of recommendation (received no later than the interview).

Please indicate in your cover letter whether you are able to work 30 hours/week.

The 2006-2007 Magee Fellowship is a part-time position, up to 30 hours/week, depending on the qualifications and availability of the Fellow. Compensation for 30 hours/week is $15,000 for the academic year.

The application deadline is Monday, April 10, 2006.
Interviews will take place April 13-14th.
Please mail or deliver fax applications to Magee Fellow Search Committee at Dwight Hall at Yale, 67 High Street, New Haven CT 06511
Fax: 203.432.2425.

For questions, contact Karilyn Crockett, Magee Fellow 2005-2006
karilyn.crockett@yale.edu or 203.432.2446.

This English Teaching Program offers a wonderful lifetime opportunity

for people who is interested in building a first-hand connection with

China and learning about Chinese language and culture. The program

provides free room and board, free Chinese lessons and other benefits.

Attached please find the program write-up and a couple of the college

pictures./

If you need more information, you can contact Lily Wu.

Lily Wu

Manager, Applications Development & Support

Enterprise IT, The Walt Disney Company

Phone: (818) 238-2597

e-mail:_ lily.wu@disney.com_

*Check Attachment*

Applications for Directed Independent Language Study (DILS) are currently being accepted for language study in the 2006 fall semester.

DILS responds to requests by individuals or small groups (no more than 3) to learn a language for a valid academic reason, providing the opportunity for Yale students to study languages that are not offered through traditional classroom instruction at Yale. The program is open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Only those applications will be approved for which adequate materials, Language Partners, and testing can be arranged.

The deadline for applications is Monday May 1.

For additional information about DILS interested students should consult the DILS web site at www.cls.yale.edu/dils or send inquiries to dils@yale.edu. The application form can be downloaded from the DILS site,
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Maria Kosinski
Director, Independent Language Study Programs
Yale Center for Language study
Director, Summer Language Institute
Yale Summer Session
New Haven, CT 06520
203.432-2502

Summer positions working w/ NYC high school youth!

Please distribute widely.

Chinatown Youth Initiatives (CYI) is currently in search of candidates to fill the following two unpaid
positions:

1) COORDINATOR (open to CYI Summer Program Alumni/ae ONLY)

2) FACILITATOR (open to anyone with some college experience, or current
H.S. juniors)

Please download one or both of the attached MS Word files for more information.

The mission of Chinatown Youth Initiatives (CYI, http://www.cyinyc.org) is to empower New York City yout with the knowledge and skills necessary to address the needs of Chinatown, Asian Americans, and other underrepresented communities. By providing a safe and supportive environment, CYI is ayouth-run organization that works to build a legacy of leaders who strengthen awareness of community issues through project initiatives. The Summer Program of CYI consists of a series of weekly workshops, in which high school youth will engage in discussions and interactive exercises. These workshops, typically run by college students, will facilitate students' development of identity and leadership, as well as their awareness of issues going on within the community.

All applications must be received by Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 11:59, via email at apply@cyinyc.org

All qualified individuals, regardles of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc., are encouraged to apply.

Any questions?
Call Christina at (646) 361-9580
or Jen at (516) 509-0799
or email apply@cyinyc.org.

Jennifer J. Chang, Executive Director
em. jennifer@cyinyc.org | ph. 516.509.0799

Chinatown Youth Initiatives | http://www.cyinyc.org
P.O. Box 130329 | New York | NY | 10013

Do you need a summer job?
Do you want to shape the life of a child?

Join LEAP
�since 1992�
Creating a New Haven for our Children
Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership

Since 1992, LEAP has provided academic and social enrichment to children ages 7-12 from high poverty neighborhoods. Every summer, high school and college students gather in our communities to share an experience they’ll never forget.
Join the family. Join the movement.

Time Commitment: June 4-August 12^thBenefits: $8.40/ hour/ an additional $1000+ scholarship/ FREE HOUSING
Application Deadline: April 21^st

For More Information and To Apply for A Counselor Position
Visit us at www.leapforkids.org
Or call or email
203.773.0770 or abrundige@leapforkids.org

Primary Duties and Activities

�         Plans and implements creative, exciting LEAP curriculum, including reading and educational activities.
�         Provides regular cultural and social development activities for children.
�         Plans opportunities for children to learn outside of the classroom. Accompanies children on field trips, summer ropes course event, summer    overnight camping trip, and summer Journey to another city.
�         Mentors and collaborates with Junior Counselor, helping her or him to grow as a professional.
�         Builds strong, trusting relationships with children’s parents. Communicates with parents every week regarding children’s progress.
�         Participates actively in youth development trainings, events, and mandatory Friday development sessions.
�         Manages group finances and budget.
�         Maintains regular contact with LEAP staff.
�         Fulfills other duties as required.

�        We seek a person with the following qualifications and experience:

�         Attends an accredited institution of higher learning.

�         Commits to working with others to inspire social change through education and service.

�         Can work at least 45 hours per week during the summer.

�         Can live in modest housing in a neighborhood we serve for ten weeks during the summer.

�         Spanish and English bilingual ability a plus.

PolitiCorps 2006 is for those that want to spend their summer working for democracy!

We are now accepting applications.

PolitiCorps is a ten-week program designed to engage new leaders in meaningful fellowships - consisting of skills trainings, policy trainings, fieldwork, project leadership, and mentorship. PolitiCorps lives and breathes to create a future generation of leaders in the public, private, nonprofit, and political sectors. It not only provides long-term benefits by creating future leaders, but it also provides immediate benefits to the progressive political movement by mobilizing a cost-effective and dynamic grassroots force.

The PolitiCorps program creates leaders by, not only learning-by-learning, but also learning by doing. A typical week consists of three parts: (1) 8-10 hours of class, (2) organizing / fieldwork, in the form of