AASAnnouncements
week of 11.27.06
|
Important Announcements |
Events/Opportunities on Campus |
Events off Campus |
Career & Scholarship Info |
|
1.PPIA seeking applicants for the 2007 Public Policy
& International Affairs Fellowship Program |
|||
|
|
|||
|
|
|
||
|
|
4. Master’s Tea, Dinner and Reading, and Writing
Workshop with Andrew Lam |
|
|
|
|
5. ViSA White Elephant Party + Elections |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. Korean American Journal seeking submissions |
|
|
|
|
8. ECAASU 2007-House other students in your common
room |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Important Announcements
What: AASA Board Election
When: Monday November 27, 2006
Time: 7pm-8pm
All are welcome
High
School Cultural Mentorship Program
The Asian American Student Alliance at Yale is
starting up a high school
cultural mentorship program with local
for college volunteers. Volunteers would be paired in families of two Yale
parents and two high school kids in a manner similar to the on-campus family
programs of several of Yale's ethnic organizations. Parental responsibilities
would mostly involve getting to know and mentoring these international students
who are having some trouble adjusting to their new environment, and the time
commitment would be relatively small (e.g., taking them out to eat
occasionally, getting to know them, letting them ask you questions, etc.).
Larger events for all the families would be held as well about every 2-3
months.
If you have the time to help out, please sign up, as we need as many volunteers
as possible! Interested volunteers should e-mail carl.kubler@yale.edu. Thanks!
Events/Opportunities
on Campus
Every year, TAS
comes out with a strong showing at the AASA Basketall Tournament in December.
Let's keep the
tradition going!
Email brian.ju@yale.edu if interested.
Life in the
Occupied
Family
Gingerbread Challenge :: Friday 12/1 @ 6pm AACC
Master’s Tea, Dinner and Reading, and Writing Workshop
with Andrew Lam
ViSA proudly presents Mr. Andrew Lam:
Syndicated writer New America Media,
Commentator for NPR’s “All Things Considered”,
& author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections in the Vietnamese Diaspora
Wednesday, Nov 29nd
4:00-5:15 Master’s Tea,
5:30-7 Dinner and
7-8 Writing Workshop, AACC (RSVP with cecilia.ong@yale.edu)
ViSA White Elephant Party+ELECTIONS
This Friday, December 1st
5:00-8:00 PM
AACC,
Dinner will be served :-)
By the way, what is the
White Elephant party?
“It's basically a gift exchange (or gift-stealing rather) and you can
choose to bring either a nice present or a crappy one, but I personally usually
bring good presents. We say that the gifts should be less than $5 though,
so that some people don't go all-out on it.” SteveO, our wise
co-president.
And according to Wikipedia.org/wiki/white_elephant_gift_exhange:
The gift should be wrapped or sealed in a gift bag before arriving to the
party. If a gift bag is used, the gift should be wrapped inside if possible.
This ensures each player has something to unwrap or open.
How to Play
1. First turn: The party host draws a guest's name from the
hat. That guest chooses a gift from the gift pile, opens the gift, and sits
with the "live" gift for everyone to see.
2. Second turn: The host draws another guest's name from the
hat. That guest has two choices: steal a gift from a previous gift-opener or
choose a wrapped gift from the gift pile. If they choose to steal someone's
opened gift, then that someone can in turn have two choices: steal a gift from
a previous gift-opener or choose from the pile. If there is no previous person
to steal a gift from, they must choose from the pile.
3. A gift can only be stolen once during a turn.
4. A gift is considered "dead" once it has been
stolen 3 times, and, once "dead", it cannot be stolen again.
Therefore, whomever has a "dead" gift is the final keeper of the
gift.
5. A dead gift must be kept out of sight.
6. Guests in possession of "live" gifts must keep
them visible.
7. Turns repeat until all names have been drawn from the hat.
Doesn’t quite make sense? Just come for the dinner and we’ll
explain it to y’all! Come ready for a lot of fun!
ViSA
ELECTIONS
Also, if you’re planning to run for a position...
President & Vice-President OR Co-presidents
Secretary
Treasurer
Publications Chair
Political Chair
Cultural Chair
Social Chair
Historian
Webmaster
Freshmen Liaison(s)
Elections will take place at the White Elephant Party!
If you have any questions, email gerard.nguyen@yale.edu
or steven.le@yale.edu
Please see flyer attached to this
e-mail
Korean American Journal seeking
submissions
The Korean American Journal is seeking submissions
relating to the Korean American experience, or contributing to an American
understanding of
ECAASU
2007-House other students In your common room!
ECAASU 2007 is coming up on
February 8-10 and our guests need places to
crash that weekend!
If you volunteer your common room, then you'll get a
FREE T-SHIRT for each guest you accommodate! So please take 30 seconds to
fill out the form at www.ecaasu2007.org/housingsignup.htm
as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, feel free to email the ECAASU Housing Chair at
yen.duong@yale.edu
Events
Off Campus
TAS
This year, Princeton is planning a
TAS(A) mixer in NYC with Yale,
Like last year, we will be having dim sum at Jing Fong
followed by optional ice-skating at Bryant Park (roughly from noon until
4pm).
If you would like to attend, please email frank.yang@yale.edu RIGHT NOW
so we can get a number for the lunch reservation.
TAS will meet Saturday morning to take the 10:32 AM train
down to NYC.
SUMMER PROGRAMS IN
VIA
offers three short-term summer programs. In the Bali Service-Learning
program in
Please contact Stephanie.nguyen@yale.edu for more
information.
ITASA ::
Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association
From the folks up in
I would like to cordially invite your
organization to the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association
(ITASA) 2007 East Coast Conference to be held on February 1-3, 2007 at
For more information, please visit our website at http://harvard.itasa.org, and be sure to check out our
teaser trailer! For questions, email itasa2007-exec@hcs.harvard.edu. Whether you are Taiwanese or
simply interested in Taiwanese issues, we hope that you will be able to attend
our conference.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Chi
Harvard ITASA 2007 Publicity Co-Chair
IMPAACT Conference
Location: UConn Student Union
When: Saturday, December 2, 9:00am
TO REGISTER YOU MUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE
http://www.impaact.org
**
IMPAACT is a
**KEYNOTE SPEAKER**
William Tong
http://www.williamtong.com/
**OBJECTIVES**
• To provide workshops and panels for students to explore a diverse group
of Asian American issues.
• To portray strong Asian American role models in politics, arts &
entertainment, education, etc.
• To allow for networking among peers and professionals within the
community.
**REGISTRATION INFO**
EARLY BIRD: $20 until 11/22
LATE REGISTRATION: 11/23 to 12/2 : $25
No Refunds!
**WORKSHOPS**
Generational Issues: Help, My Parents are Psycho!
Asian American Issues 101
Inter-Asian Issues: Looking at Asian American-ness from a South Asian
Perspective
Internalized Racism
Asian American Identity
Mixed Race Identity
Inter-Asian Dating
Asian Greek Life
The Art of the Two-Minute Play
and many more...
All workshops are subject to change.
**PERFORMANCES**
Regie Cabico
Taiyo Na
A Minor a Cappella
Husky Bhangra
UCONN Surya
Visit our website for more information!
http://www.impaact.org
additional information:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2215588810
Contact us:
uconnimpaact@gmail.com
Career
and Scholarship Info.
*****Green Corps Environmental Leadership National Fellowship*****
PPIA
IS SEEKING APPLICANTS FOR THE
2007 PUBLIC POLICY & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Program invites college juniors, from diverse communities, to apply for
the 2007 PPIA Fellowship Program. Each year over 100 students will be
selected to become part of this exciting fellowship program that spans
from junior year of college to graduate studies in public policy, public
administration, international affairs or related fields.
The PPIA Fellowship Program provides students with a unique training
experience over a seven-week period in graduate level courses at
participating Junior Summer Institutes (JSI). This experience will
enhance their leadership skills, guide them in their decisions about
graduate school and expose them to the possibilities and various
professional fields in public service. As aptly stated by Steve Bernard
Hamilton, a 1999 PPIA Fellow at UC Berkeley JSI:
"PPIA has had a positive impact on my life. It allowed me to explore the
complex world of domestic and international policy. More importantly, it
helped me obtain a degree that I have been able to parlay into several
different interesting and challenging jobs within the national security
arena. Additionally, through the program I have made lifelong friends,
established a great network and expanded my horizons!"
To apply, applicants must:
- Have an interest in public service
- Be
Junior Summer Institutes also accepts international students)
- Be a college junior when applying for the fellowship and/or must
return to college after the completion of the Junior Summer Institute
(JSI) with at least one full semester or two quarters of coursework
remaining
- Submit a completed online application form that includes:
* a personal statement,
* a current resume,
* two letters of recommendations,
* official transcript(s),
* Student Aid Report (SAR), and
* student financial aid award letter.
Compensation:
- Fully funded Junior Summer Institute, which includes room and board,
books, and eligibility for travel expenses and $1,000+ stipend
- Opportunities for professional development and possibly internships
- A minimum of $5,000 towards graduate schools from PPIA's consortium
members
Application deadlines:
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006 -
Thursday, March 1, 2007 - UC Berkeley,
The following are start dates for each PPIA Junior Summer Institute:
* June 9 - July 28, 2007 *
* June 15 - August 4, 2007 *
* June 17 - August 4, 2007 *
* June 14 - August 3, 2007 *
* June 11 - July 30, 2007 *
To apply, please visit out website at www.ppiaprogram.org/app/
or
contact us at ppia@ppiaprogram.org
or at 202-496-0130 ext 206.
The Public Policy & International Affairs Program is a 501(c)3
not-for-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to creating the
next generation of diverse leaders and professional public servants.
Contact: Addie Rasavong
Program Manager
202-496-0130 ext. 206
Each February,
The
Nomination forms are sent
to schools each September and are due in late November. The team is named in
February. Schools may nominate as many students as they consider appropriate
candidates for this award.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/college-team-advice.htm