AASANNOUNCEMENTS
1. An Open Forum on Body Issues and Eating Concerns at Yale- TODAY!
2. "Interracial Dating" Discussion- TOMORROW!
3. cafe slifka- TOMORROW!
4. SEGREGATION AT YALE DISCUSSION- TOMORROW!
5. Information Session on Committee to Review the Ethnic
Counselor Program
6. Speak out, Change Yale.- WEDNESDAY!
7. PAN-ETHNIC COALITION MEETING- THURSDAY!
8. Admissions Office Needs You!
9. CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK DRIVE
10. Opportunities
11. RUN FOR AASA OFFICE!! GET INVOLVED!!
Keep your calendars
marked...
Harvard/Yale Game- THIS
WEEKEND!! (www.harvardyaleparty.com)
AASA General Elections- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8th!!
AASA Basketball Tournament- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10th!!!
1.
Is someone to blame for
Does the Yale environment foster
disordered eating?
What can we do about all this?
Come share your thoughts and discuss your concerns at
An Open Forum on Body Issues and Eating
Concerns at Yale
Monday, November 18
9pm
Dwight Hall Library
Sponsored by Eating Concerns Hotline and Outreach (ECHO)
Questions? email julie.ehrlich@yale.edu or laura.bozzi@yale.edu
The Asian American Discussion Series presents
"Interracial Dating"
Tuesday, November 19th
Asian American Cultural Center
295 Crown Street
6pm-8pm
featuring guest panelists:
Professors Minh Luong and Pauline Jones Luong
Professor Shilpa Raval and Professor Ted Bromund
who will be speaking about their own experiences in interracial relationships.
Dinner will be served.
Any questions? email don.phan@yale.edu
3.
hillel and the asian american students
alliance (AASA) present
cafe slifka
this tuesday (the 19th),
latte latte latte latte latte latte latte latte latte latte latte latte
mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha mocha
cappuccino cappuccino cappuccino cappuccino cappuccino cappuccino
claire's cakes claire's cakes claire's cakes claire's cakes claire's
and much, much more.
4.
THE ANTI-RACISM GROUP
REQUIRES YOUR EXPERTISE ON
SEGREGATION AT YALE
TALKING ABOUT RACISM IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSABILITY
YOU DON'T AGREE, THEN COME TELL US WHY?
EITHER WAY - SHOW UP AND SPEAK UP
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: SEGREGATION AT YALE
Tuesday Nov. 19th
WLH 112
DON'T EXCLUDE YOURSELF: COME JOIN IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU!
The Anti-Racism Group is a new organization that holds discussions on Race,
Racism, and Privilege at Yale. We want everyone to show up: Black, White,
Cuban and Asian. The group is also a member of the Pan-Ethnic coalition
and is pushing for the professional training of residential and ethnic
counselors in racial issues and for diversity in the Yale faculty. The group holds
meetings every other week, our different working groups come together to talk
about their projects and have a discussion on issues of racism facing Yale.
Come if you want to be more involved with the group, or if you just want
to join the discussion.
Contact kristina.weaver to be added to our discussion or announcement lists, or
if you have any questions.
5.
Information Session on Committee to
Review the Ethnic Counselor Program
Hosted by the current ECs
Nov. 20th (Wednesday)
6:00 PM -7:30 PM
WLH 208
In an effort to include STUDENTS in the administrative decision that will influence
the Freshman Counselor Program, the Dean's Office has formed a small committee.
This committee will obtain feedback/input from the Yale
community, report directly to Dean Brodhead, and propose changes to the Ethnic
Counselor portion of freshman advising.
This information session will be key for students interested in being on the
review committee as well as for students who want greater campus dialogue on
the issue.
Things you will learn at this meeting:
1. Short history on the EC program & EC job description
2. Past efforts for change & events that triggered the formation
of the committee
3. Major positives and deficiencies of the current EC structure as seen by
current Ethnic Counselors
4. The review committee
We will have a 5-minute Q&A session after each portion.
This WEDNESDAY, at
Speak out, Change Yale.
Wednesday,
Woolsey Rotunda
7. PAN-ETHNIC COALITION MEETING
To all organization Coordinators:
In response to James Soza’s letter (see attached) that was circulated last
week, the Pan-Ethnic coalition has devised a plan of action to make this
campaign cohesive and solid in its aim. We recognize that many groups on campus
feel the same frustrations and have similar concerns in mind, such as the
tenuring and hiring of more female and faculty of color, the desire to give
Ethnicity, Race, and Migration departmental status, and a better Ethnic
Counselor program. So, we are asking that all concerned organizations call a
meeting with their members and compile a list of their own grievances and what issues
they would like to see addressed. This way we can reach a
consensus on the issues pertinent to our communities. We would like a representative
from each organization to present their list of grievances/demands at the next
Pan Ethnic Coalition meeting, which will be:
THURSDAY, November 21st
@ 6pm
La Casa Cultural
301 Crown Street
At this meeting we will compile these lists and begin to set up committees to
tackle each issue we want to address. These committees will research and
elaborate upon each issue and present possible solutions for them in a letter
addressed to President Levin, in which we will also request a meeting in early
January to follow up on these issues with dialogue and concrete actions.
Be there.
Christina Sanchez and Julie Gonzales
MEChA de Yale and Pan Ethnic Coalition
please pass this on to your respective organizations.
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Esteemed Colleagues, Friends, and Neighbors,
The Yale student group MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán)
requests your solidarity in what we believe is a pressing call to arms.
With the recent editorial in the YDN regarding Indigenous People's Day
and its debatable legitimacy in mind, let us ask you all if now is not the time
for immediate action. We feel that the Administration of Yale is
complicit in maintaining the kind of educational environment of higher learning
where ignorance of this kind is not only newsworthy but also far too socially
acceptable and commonplace. As members of Yale's undergraduate community
concerned with cultural issues, we feel that the Yale administration has not invested
nearly enough in the kind of discourse that seeks to educate and combat this
ignorance. Yale has yet to demonstrate any meaningful commitment to
hiring and granting tenure to faculty of color. Yale has also failed to
grant departmental status to its program of the study of ethnicity, race, and
migration. Only through a vehement conviction to voice our frustrations
and dissatisfaction with the present state of our institution do we stand any
chance of effecting change regarding these issues. There is no neutrality
on these issues. Yale's lackluster commitment to critical race study is
an effort to marginalize the field's relevance. Much in the same way, its
mediocre hiring and tenure rate of faculty of color demonstrate a commitment to
protecting racial privilege in academia. Yale is in a unique position of
influence and, therefore, responsibility. As Yale students, we also exist
in the same paradigm of privilege and accountability. If we allow these
pedagogic and curricular abuses of culture and identity to continue without a
fight, then we too are complicit in the process of constructing and canonizing
the ideologies of racism. Apathy in the neo-liberal world can be as
deceptive and treacherous as racism. So let us unite as students who see
the time of reckoning for this cultural marginalization long overdue.
Support us now as we seek to find a new voice of cultural unity to serve
as a platform for our redress. Only by cooperating can we truly achieve the
outcome we desire.
In Solidarity,
James Soza
Political Action Committee
M.E.Ch.A. de Yale
8. Admissions Office Needs You!
Dear Fellow Eli,
As we did last year, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for Yale will be
allowing students to dial into a web site (100% safe and secure) to find out
their admissions decision. As part of that site, we will again be
providing links to various points on the Yale Web Site. We would also like
to provide a list of current Yale students from each state (i.e. a pre-frosh
from
Thank you for your help!
The
Please help by bringing in NONPERISHABLE food items (canned fruits and
vegetables, beef stew, etc.) and placing them in the collection box outside of
the mail room in the lobby of Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse. We will collect food
until Monday, Nov. 25.
Thanks very much for your help in making this a very successful food drive!
10. OPPORTUNITIES
"Being Out in the Graduate-/Professional-School Application Process"
UCS (Undergraduate Career Services) is hosting a panel of deans and
administrators from our graduate and professional schools to speak on and
answer your questions about being out on graduate-school applications.
Please join us on Tuesday, November 19, at 6:30p in our office (
Bring your questions!
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YALE-CHINA TEACHING FELLOWSHIP - APP DUE
NOV 22
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Yale-China Teaching
Fellowships in
Applications due November
22nd
The Yale-
Summary of Fellowship
Community service is an
essential part of our Yale community and something for which Yale students are
justly proud. Yale-China Fellows in
Example projects might be,
· creating a tutoring program at a local school
· coordinating an AIDS awareness campus committee
· working with students and faculty to support the passing of anti-racial
discrimination laws
in Hong Kong
· creating a puppet theatre troupe that performs in schools or shopping malls
· starting an ultimate frisbee club
For the purposes of this fellowship, Yale-China broadly defines what a public
service project is, allowing for Fellows to be creative and practical. A
project might provide a direct public service, or it might be a political,
athletic, or artistic activity. This is a chance to bring your passion to Hong
Kong, figure out how it is relevant to your students or to the broader
community, and then make it happen, with the support of Yale-China behind you.
Support and Structure
Yale-China provides
conditions to help Fellows connect with students, network in
Qualifications
Anyone who is eligible for a
Yale-China English Teaching Fellowship is eligible to apply for one of the
In our selection process, we will look for a commitment to public service as
demonstrated by activities pursued during a candidate's time at Yale or after
graduating from Yale. Since a high ability to function in
Application Process
The application process is
the same as that for all Yale-China English Teaching Fellowships. The
application is due November 22nd. Please indicate your desire to be considered
for a
For further inquiries, contact the Director of Teaching Programs, Andrew
Junker, at 432-2295, or andrew.junker@yale.edu,
or come by our office on
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YCIAS GUIDE TO FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS
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The Guide to Grant & Fellowship Opportunities at YCIAS is available
on-line. The Guide is for Yale graduate, professional and undergraduate
students seeking to pursue international and area studies-related research and
study. See www.yale.edu/ycias/grants.htm http://www.yale.edu/ycias/grants.htm.
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SUBMIT SITE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOCIAL
JUSTICE SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
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Submit site recommendations for
International Social Justice Summer Fellowships
Did you work with a non-profit organization in the developing world this summer?
Did you identify a need for further support work from trained international volunteers?
Could that organization benefit from the placement of a Yale summer fellow
trained to help meet the organization's needs and connect it
with international resources?
If so, please send the following information to ruth.degolia@yale.edu:
Name of the organization you are recommending:
Organization's location (country and city):
Organization's mission and area of work/advocacy:
Organization's website (if applicable):
Languages spoken at organization:
Projects/needs a Yale summer fellow could help meet: [ie. grant writing/fundraising,
publicity, special projects (please specify needed expertise), health programs
(specify if med students are preferred and if medical supplies are needed),
etc...]
Material needs of organization that Yale community could help meet: (ie. health
supplies, office supplies, computers, books, etc...)
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SILVER SCHOLARS PROGRAM @ SOM
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Yale School of Management
Silver Anniversary Scholars
In 2001, to celebrate
The Yale School of Management's mission is to educate leaders for business and
society, and we seek to bring together the world's best faculty and students.
Last year, Yale SOM admitted 8 students directly out of
wanna get involved in the
ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS
feel important
make a difference
treat yourself to a power trip
RUN FOR OFFICE!!!
Co-moderator(s)
Secretary/Treasurer
Alumni
Relations Chair
Political
Action Committee Chair
Social Cultural Committee Chair
Nominations Open Now!!
ELECTIONS SUNDAY, DECEMBER
8th
**INFORMATIONAL SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD**
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Moderator(s) (1 or 2)- 2
semester term
-will serve on both the
Executive Board and the AASA Board.
-will convene and set the agenda for all Executive Board, AASA Board, and town
hall meetings.
- will represent AASA at all other Yale meetings and will serve as
administrative liaison to the Asian American student community for the Director
of the Asian American Cultural Center.
- will be elected by the Executive Board. This position may be filled by
any undergraduate student who has at least one semesterąs experience working on
the AASA Board, on the E-Board, or in one of the committees.
Secretary/Treasurer- 2
semester term
-will record minutes at all
Executive Board and AASA Board meetings.
-will keep accounts for AASA and distribute money to its member and affiliate
groups.
-will be elected by the general voting population of the Yale community (see
Article VII). The position will be open to all Yale undergraduates.
Alumni Relations
Coordinator- 2 semester term
-working closely with Dean
Dhall, will aim to strengthen the ties between Asian American students and
Asian American Yale alumni by organizing events and sharing information.
-will maintain communications with Asian American alumni, keeping them
appraised of AASA activities and relaying information about alumni activity
back to AASA.
-will work to widen the Asian American Yale alumni network and maintain a
comprehensive database of alumni information.
-will be elected by the general voting population of the Yale community (see
Article VII). The position will be open to all Yale undergraduates.
Political Action Committee
Chair- 2 semester term
-will convene, set the
agenda for, and run meetings of the political action committee. The
committee chair will be responsible for holding member and affiliate group
representatives accountable for active involvement. Non-participation
will be grounds for loss of group membership in AASA.
-will relay information between the AASA and Executives Boards and the
committee.
-will be elected by the membership of the political action committee. The
chair must be a member of the committee.
Social Cultural Committee
Chair- 2 semester term
-will convene, set the
agenda for, and run meetings of the political action committee. The
committee chair will be responsible for holding member and affiliate group
representatives accountable for active involvement. Non-participation
will be grounds for loss of group membership in AASA.
-will relay information between the AASA and Executives Boards and the
committee.
-will be elected by the membership of the social/cultural committee. The
chair must be a member of the committee.
Questions?
email Tue (hoang-tuoc.le@yale.edu) or Jin-woo (Jin-woo.chung@yale.edu)