BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UCLA Asian American Studies Department - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UCLA Asian American Studies Department X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UCLA Asian American Studies Department REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201014T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201014T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20201013T203245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T203245Z UID:5897-1602694800-1602700200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Undergraduate Check-In Fall 2020: Wine\, Whine\, and Unwind DESCRIPTION:Bring your favorite wine and besties as you embark on an interactive and informative journey to “escape” UCLA together with staff and faculty from the Asian American Studies Department! The fastest group to escape wins mystery giftcards! \n  \nCome hang out with us and other Asian American Studies Major/Minor Peers! \nYou don’t have to be a major or minor to attend! Just bring yourself and your enthusiasm for Asian Am! URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/undergraduate-check-in-fall-2020-wine-whine-and-unwind/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Undergrad-Fall-2020-checkin.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201001T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201001T233000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20200915T174155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T174155Z UID:5800-1601539200-1601595000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:A Thousand Cuts: On Media\, Policing\, and Authoritarian Brutality DESCRIPTION:A Thousand Cuts: On Media\, Policing\, and Authoritarian Brutality\nOctober 1\, 2020\n  \nIn collaboration with Cornell University\, UCLA\, Barnard College (Columbia University)\, University of Toronto\, Rutgers University\, and Los Angeles’ Visual Communications (VC)\, you are invited to an international screening of A Thousand Cuts by Ramona Diaz\, followed a panel featuring Maria Ressa (Rappler)\, Jinee Lokaneeta (Drew University)\, and Gina Dent (UCSC). This panel will be moderated by Neferti Tadiar (Barnard College). \nFilm Screening Date: Thursday\, October 1\, 2020 (Film available for streaming in US and Canada) \nFilm Screening Location: Film viewing instructions will be sent after you. \nFilm Description: With press freedom under threat in the Philippines\, A Thousand Cuts goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa\, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media. Produced\, written\, and directed by Ramona S. Diaz (IMELDA\, MOTHERLAND). \nFilm Registration Information: Register for the Screening by Wednesday\, September 30\, 2020\, 8pm EDT. \nFilm Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-thousand-cuts-media-freedom-and-authoritarian-brutality-registration-120320332353 \n—— \nPanel Discussion Date and Time: October 1\, 8pm EDT (8am+1 Philippines) \nPanel Description: Following the screening of A Thousand Cuts\, please join us for a panel featuring Maria Ressa (Rappler)\, Jinee Lokaneeta (Drew University)\, Gina Dent (UCSC)\, moderated by Neferti Tadiar (Barnard College). The film focuses on the current effects of Rodrigo Duterte’s infamous “war on drugs” and the shutting down of independent news outlets as well as the arrest\, detention\, threats and humiliation of journalists\, including Maria Ressa. This post-screening panel focuses on policing\, state violence\, and how the media and ideological landscapes enable populism and authoritarianism across the Philippines\, U.S. and India. The discussion also serves as the staging ground for transnational forms of creativity\, solidarity\, and resistance. \nPanel Registration Info: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__uiiWtuvRUmcoAr1CzHziQ URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/__trashed-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AThousandCuts-event-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20200501T041342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T041342Z UID:5669-1589394600-1589400000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Spring 2020 Undergraduate Check-In Bingo Night DESCRIPTION:Need a break from midterms studying? Want a chance to win an Amazon gift card while celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) history with fellow students and faculty? Say no more! \n  \nThe Department of Asian American Studies and the Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA are proud to present our Spring Quarter Undergraduate Check-in: APIDA Bingo Night! Join us on Wednesday\, May 13th from 7pm-8:30pm via Zoom for an evening of fun and friendly competition with a chance to win some BIG PRIZES. We’ll be playing a game of APIDA-themed bingo with key figures\, events\, and ideas from Asian American Studies\, all while quizzing each other on random facts and trivia from our field. Who says studying can’t be fun? \n  \nIn addition\, we are excited to have our very own Student Advisory Officer Greg Pancho joining us for drop-in advising sessions from 6:30pm-7pm. If you have any questions about being an Asian American Studies major or minor\, stop by to chat with Greg before our event (and make sure to stay for Bingo Night too)! \nIf you are interested in participating in our event\, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/328o6iWbPaeJQBPn6.  For security reasons\, we will only be giving the Zoom link to those who have RSVPed. \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/spring-2020-undergraduate-check-in-bingo-night/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Main-Flyer.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190731T222602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T222602Z UID:5339-1588291200-1590969599@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:PBS "Asian American" Series - May 2020\, 8:00pm DESCRIPTION: URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/pbs-asian-american-series/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200228T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20200219T001626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T001626Z UID:5615-1582891200-1582900200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Winter 2020 MA Check-In! DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our quarterly MA/Graduate Check-In! Voice your concerns\, ask our SAO and graduate adviser your most burning questions! Or just come and check-in with your fellow Asian Am MA peers and enjoy some free food! Take a study break you deserve it! \nRSVP!\n \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/winter-2020-ma-check-in/ LOCATION:Campbell Hall 3232\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200212T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20200205T001136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T001136Z UID:5593-1581526800-1581530400@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Winter 2020 Undergrad Check-in! DESCRIPTION:  \nRSVP: https://forms.gle/cdzgsVZ2yFpbBKLs5 \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/winter-2020-undergrad-check-in/ LOCATION:Rolfe 2125\, 345 Portola Plaza\, Room 2125\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200113T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200113T163000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191115T192414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T192414Z UID:5499-1578927600-1578933000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Empire's Tracks: Dr. Karuka DESCRIPTION:In the Winter Quarter\, AASD will be hosting Dr. Manu Karuka for a book talk and student workshop. \n\nDate: Monday\, January 13\, 2020\nTime: 3:00-4:30pm\nLocation: Charles E. Young Research Library\, Main Conference Room\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Manu Karuka will give an overview of his new book\, Empire’s Tracks: Indigenous Nations\, Chinese Workers\, and the Transcontinental Railroad(University of California Press\, 2019).  Empire’s Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne\, Lakota\, and Pawnee Native American tribes\, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book\, Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative\, military\, and business records\, Karuka deftly explains the imperial foundations of U.S. political economy. Tracing the shared paths of Indigenous and Asian American histories\, this multi-sited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies\, a linked chain spanning the heart of U.S. imperialism. \n\nBio: Manu Karuka is an assistant professor of American Studies at Barnard College. His work centers a critique of imperialism\, with a particular focus on anti-racism and Indigenous decolonization.\nPlease RSVP to the talk for an accurate headcount.\nFollowing the talk\, Dr. Karuka will be hosting a workshop for students from 5:00-6:00pm in Rolfe 2125.  Snacks will be provided. URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/empires-tracks-dr-karuka/ LOCATION:Charles E. Young Research Library\, Main Conference Room\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Empires-Tracks.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191125T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191125T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191122T191603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T191603Z UID:5506-1574690400-1574697600@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:The Lawson Legacy Project Annual Lecture: Senator María Elena Durazo DESCRIPTION:Rev. James Lawson Jr. has taught Nonviolence at UCLA for the past 17 years. In 2018\, he received the UCLA Medal\, the University’s highest honor. In carrying on his legacy\, we will be sponsoring an annual Nonviolence lecture and awarding scholarships to UCLA students engaged in the theory and practice of nonviolence. \nThe first Nonviolence Speaker will be State Senator María Elena Durazo\, who became President of the Hotel Workers Union #11 thirty years ago. She worked with Rev. Lawson to embrace the philosophy of nonviolence to transform the organization into one of the most dynamic unions in the country\, led mainly by immigrant workers. \nEvent Details:\nMonday\, November 25\, 2019\n2 – 4 PM \nUCLA Northwest Auditorium\n350 De Neve Dr\, Los Angeles\, CA 90024\n_______\nFor more info or to RSVP\, contact\nShukry Cattan\nSCattan@irle.ucla.edu \n  \nFollow Event on Facebook \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/the-lawson-legacy-project-annual-lecture-senator-maria-elena-durazo/ LOCATION:UCLA Northwest Auditorium\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/download-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191115T191556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T191556Z UID:5492-1574341200-1574355600@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:4th Annual Turkey Day Food Box Giveaway Program DESCRIPTION:The CPO Food Justice Program will be offering its 4th Annual Turkey Day Food Box Giveaway Program\, which will be presented to students in need\, and will consist of all the ingredients for a dinner for 7 people. This will happen from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the White Benches between Kerckhoff Hall and the Student Activities Center. \n  \nThe wait list starts at 4:00pm for those that fail to sign up on time or if registration closes due to high demand. No guarantees are made for those on the waitlist. Please encourage students to sign up for a box @ http://www.cpo.ucla.edu/turkeybox/ \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/4th-annual-turkey-day-food-box-giveaway-program/ LOCATION:White Benches between Kerkoff & SACs\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/turkey-holiday-box-NEW-01-scaled-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191120T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191120T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191112T214213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T214213Z UID:5487-1574263800-1574274600@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2019 Undergraduate Check-In! DESCRIPTION:Join us for our undergraduate check-in this Fall 2019! Come have all of your Asian American Studies questioned answered! Anyone is welcome! \nThere is a limited space and we will only be taking the first 25 RSVP! \n  \nWe will be serving snacks: Halo-Halo URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/fall-2019-undergraduate-check-in/ LOCATION:2125 Rolfe Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191030T181950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T181950Z UID:5470-1573812000-1573837200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:David Wong Louie Memorial Conference DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15\n10:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nUCLA ROYCE HALL 314 \nInternationally recognized as a literary pioneer in Chinese-American writing in several genres— novel\, short story\, and personal essay—Louie forged a powerfully eloquent voice that mapped with deep sensitivity and darkly comic wit the trials and hard-won insights born of inhabiting and navigating the difficult and often invisible spaces between white America and Chinese America. This conference will commemorate David Wong Louie’s writing and teaching legacy by bringing together scholars\, writers\, and students that were and continue to be influenced and inspired by Louie’s work. \nSPEAKERS\nViet Thanh Nguyen Pultizer Winning Author\, and Professor\, USC \nKing-Kok Cheung Professor\, UCLA \nMarilyn Chin Professor Emerita at San Diego State University and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets \nFred D’Aguiar Professor\, UCLA \nDavid Eng Professor\, University of Pennsylvania \nRussell Leong Editor\, Retired Adjunct Professor\, UCLA \nJennifer Tseng Award-winning poet and fiction writer \nWenying Xu\, Professor\, Jacksonville University. \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/david-wong-louie-memorial-conference/ LOCATION:UCLA Royce Hall 314\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191101T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20191030T181424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T181424Z UID:5466-1572627600-1572714000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:"Power to the People": 50 Years of Bridging Research with Community Conference DESCRIPTION:RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people50-years-of-bridging-research-with-community-conference-registration-73530903913 \n\nJoin the UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) and Asian American Studies Department (AASD) as we celebrate 50 years of AAPI research\, teaching\, social justice education and movement building at UCLA. This conference\, co-organized with the Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (AP3CON)\, will bring together diverse and intergenerational communities to appreciate the legacies\, genealogies\, and futures of Asian American and Pacific Island Studies. With community engagement at the heart of the field\, we strive to strengthen the connection between the university\, community-based organizations and public decision-makers. Conference panels are designed to encourage dialogue about current research needs and possibilities for collaboration. Students and community members are encouraged to attend to engage with important issues and discover ways to get involved with current movements and organizing. \nPlenary Sessions: \n\nBuilding Power\nElevating Voices and Building Solidarities\nAlternative Imaginaries and Futures\n\nWorkshops: \n\nNavigating Gentrification through the Intersection of Communities\, Governance\, and Research\nCensus 2020\nCaregiving Across Generations\nIntroducing a Multi-Generational Domestic Violence Prevention Framework\nHuman Trafficking\nEvolution of Asian American LGBTQ+ Community-Based Research: Exploring Capacity-Building and Collaboration\nMigration\, Resettlement and Deportation of Refugee Communities\nLabor\nHousing and Homelessness in the AAPI Community\nAPI’s and the Green New Deal Movement\nAPI’s and Mental Health\nDisEDvantage: Barriers to AAPI Equality and Access to Education\n\nConference is organized by the UCLA Asian American Studies Department\, UCLA Asian American Studies Center\, and the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON) and is co-sponsored by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs\, Institute of American Cultures\, and Division of Social Sciences. \nThis event is part of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s 50th Anniversary events in 2019-2020. \nFor more information on the plenaries\, workshops\, and speakers\, visit http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/aasc50/conf19/ \nTo register for Day 1 of the conference featuring Jeff Chang with Tanzila Ahmed\, visit: https://aasolidarity.eventbrite.com. \nPARKING \nVisitors who plan on driving to the Luskin School should enter campus through the Hilgard entrance and park in Structure 3. \nStructure 3 has Pay-by-Plate spots. You can purchase an all-day ($13) or short-term parking pass ($3/hr) at one of the self-service pay stations or through the ParkMobile App. Please take note of your license plate number before proceeding to a self-service pay station. \nYou may also purchase an all-day parking permit ($13) from the UCLA Information Parking Booth at Westwood Plaza and Strathmore before proceeding to Structure 3. Please note: Information & Parking Booths only accept cash and BruinCard payments. \nFor more information on parking at UCLA\, please visit https://www.transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking/visitors. \nPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION \nFor public transportation\, the Metro bus line 2/302 has a stop at Hilgard and Wyton by the Luskin School. The Santa Monica Blue Bus also has stops nearby at the bus terminal on Hilgard and Strathmore. URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/power-to-the-people-50-years-of-bridging-research-with-community-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190806T223934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T223934Z UID:5401-1565438400-1565449200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Community Social hosted by Korean Resource Center DESCRIPTION:  \nIf you can attend\, please fill out the RSVP form below. \nCommunities for Education RSVP URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/community-social-hosted-by-korean-resource-center/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Communities-for-Education_flyer_Page_2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190530T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190530T134500 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190523T222150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190523T222150Z UID:5225-1559219400-1559223900@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Breaking the Silence DESCRIPTION:Despite being one of the fastest growing populations in the United States\, South Asian communities are oftentimes left out of dominant discourses pertaining to mental health\, immigration\, housing justice\, and more. Join us in a workshop led by Ravina Wadhwani\, M.Ed\, APCC (South Asian Network) as we explore South Asian American mental health and its various intersections with other social justice issues. \nPu \nWe hope to see you at these events in the next few weeks! Until then\, please take care! (: \nIn community\,\nAPI Caucus 2018 – 2019\nConnect with us: Instagram | Facebook\nUniversity of California\, Los Angeles | Luskin School of Public Affairs \n“You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it\, unless you see yourself as belonging to it\, and responsible for changing it.” – Grace Lee Boggs URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/breaking-the-silence/ LOCATION:Public Affair 2355\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/image001.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190529T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190523T215814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190523T215814Z UID:5217-1559152800-1559161800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Pacific Ties' Print Issue Launch Party DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to Pacific Ties’ Print Issue Launch Party on Wednesday\, May 29\, 2019 at 6 to 8.30 p.m. at UCLA Campbell Hall\, room 3232. \n  \nThis year’s theme is “DREAMS\,” inspired by the different definitions and experiences that  generations of APIDAs associate with the American Dream. Through this print issue\, we aim to explore the nature of this American Dream\, to discuss whether it truly can be achieved with faith and perseverance\, or whether it would be more appropriately named a “hoax” or a “nightmare.” On Wednesday\, we hope to share some of our insights with you through our staff writers\, who will be reading short fragments from their published pieces. URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/pacific-ties-print-issue-launch-party/ LOCATION:Campbell Hall 3232\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/d.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190525T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190525T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190514T210230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T210230Z UID:5137-1558785600-1558810800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Mountain Movers SoCal Book Launch on Saturday\, May 25 in Little Tokyo DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nJoin the UCLA Asian American Studies Center at 341FSN for the Southern California Book Launch of Mountain Movers: Student Activism and the Emergence of Asian American Studies! \nThe UCLA Asian American Studies Center will celebrate the Southern California launch of Mountain Movers\, a joint book publication with SF State and UC Berkeley on the founding of Asian American Studies (AAS) programs. This 50th Anniversary commemorative volume features the historical roots of Asian American studies at each of the three campuses with oral histories by original founders and students of AAS today. \nThe day will consist of two programs: \n\nProgram 1 (12:30 PM to 1:30 PM) brings together contributors Jean-Paul deGuzman and Preeti Sharma for an informal discussion with audience members on remembering the past and envisioning the future for Asian American Studies.\nProgram 2 (5:30 PM to 7:00 PM) will showcase poetry by Amy Uyematsu accompanied by bassist Taiji Miyagawa and reflections by Casimiro Urbano Tolentino and other founders on the beginnings of Asian American Studies at UCLA.\n\nLight refreshments will be served during both programs. However\, please note that space is limited and RSVP does not guarantee seating or admittance. \nThe UCLA AASC Press will also host a pop-up shop in the space from 12noon to 7pm. Come by 34FSN during the pop-up to purchase your copy of Mountain Movers for a discounted price of $20! \nThis event is presented as part of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s 50th Anniversary programming. It also included in Visual Communication’s Centering the Masses and is presented in tandem with the opening day of “At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America”\, an exhibition by Visual Communications at the Japanese American National Museum. \nVisit the following websites for more information-\nMountain Movers: http://ucla.in/2ILk88H\nCentering the Masses: https://vcmedia.org/centerthemass\nAt First Light: http://www.janm.org/exhibits/at-first-light/ URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/mountain-movers-socal-book-launch-on-saturday-may-25-in-little-tokyo/ LOCATION:341 E. First St. Los Angeles\, CA 90012\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mountain-movers.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190523T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190523T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190515T181902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T181902Z UID:5169-1558609200-1558630800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:AAS Undergrads @ Undergraduate Research Week - May 23rd DESCRIPTION:List of Presenters\, Times\, and Posters \n \nCome out and support our amazing undergraduate majors and minors as they present their research at Undergraduate Research Week! \nWith over 1\,000 undergraduates participating in Research Poster Day on May 21st and over 100 giving oral presentations throughout the week\, I hope you will be able to join us in celebrating the impressive range of undergraduate inquiry and initiative taking place at UCLA. \nUndergraduate Research Week events are open to the entire campus community and general public. A complete event schedule can be found at: http://urweek.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. \nThank you to all of you who have mentored and seen our undergraduates through this process! URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/aas-undergrads-undergraduate-research-week-may-23rd/ LOCATION:UCLA Luskin Conference Center\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/UE_URW_2017_eventbanner_v1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190522T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190522T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190520T183932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T183932Z UID:5205-1558548000-1558555200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Painted Nails Documentary DESCRIPTION:The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative’s mission is to improve the health\, safety and rights of the nail and beauty care workforce to achieve a healthier\, more sustainable and just industry. \nI would like to use this opportunity to invite you to attend a film screening we have put together of the documentary Painted Nails\, which tells the story of  a Vietnamese immigrant nail salon owner\, realizing her health problems are due to the chemicals used in her salon. In addition to the film screening\, we will have The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative’s director\, Lisa Fu\, and Preeti Sharma from UCLA’s Gender Studies Department come and give a talk about the impacts of having safe working conditions and proper knowledge of chemicals that people come in contact with on the daily in relation to the nail salon industry. \n  \nThe event will be held on Wednesday\, May 22nd\, from 6-8pm at Dodd 146. (UCLA Parking Structure #2 is closest to the event) \nThis is the Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/693812264371801/ URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/painted-nails-documentary/ LOCATION:Dodd Hall 146\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Screening-poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190515T175512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T175512Z UID:5158-1558438200-1558458000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:AAS Undergrads @ Undergraduate Research Week - May 21st DESCRIPTION:List of Presenters\, Times\, and Posters \n \nCome out and support our amazing undergraduate majors and minors as they present their research at Undergraduate Research Week! \nWith over 1\,000 undergraduates participating in Research Poster Day on May 21st and over 100 giving oral presentations throughout the week\, I hope you will be able to join us in celebrating the impressive range of undergraduate inquiry and initiative taking place at UCLA. \nUndergraduate Research Week events are open to the entire campus community and general public. A complete event schedule can be found at: http://urweek.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. \nThank you to all of you who have mentored and seen our undergraduates through this process! URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/aas-undergrads-undergraduate-research-week-may-21st/ LOCATION:Pauley Pavillion\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/UE_URW_2017_eventbanner_v1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190519T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051515 CREATED:20190502T210605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T210605Z UID:5110-1558281600-1558285200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:2019 Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture | Grace Lin DESCRIPTION: URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/2019-frances-clarke-sayers-lecture-grace-lin/ LOCATION:Korn Covocation Hall\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/clark.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190517T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190514T211527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190514T211527Z UID:5142-1558116000-1558125000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:APIDA Night Market DESCRIPTION:In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and \nour Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community\, Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) is celebrating our diverse backgrounds with a spectacular night market in Bruin Plaza on Friday\, May 17\, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM! \nThe event will include a range of yummy cultural cuisines/snacks and in a marketplace setting for purchase (proceeds go to respective student organizations)\, complimentary cultural performances\, and interactive activity booths from various organizations. APC will be holding a card-making table\, where you can create cards for children at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles! \nThis event could not be made possible without our incredible member organizations: Association of Chinese Americans – ACA\, Samahang Pilipino\, Samahang Modern\, BURSA at UCLA\, United Khmer Students\, Mixed Student Union at UCLA\, Hanoolim Poongmul – 한울림 풍물\, VSU Bruins\, Ahsucla Bruins\, Hui O ‘Imiloa – Hawai’i Club at UCLA\, and Asian Pacific Health Corps at UCLA \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/apida-night-market/ LOCATION:Bruin Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/night-market.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190517T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190515T164222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190515T164222Z UID:5151-1558080000-1558117800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:UCLA 1st Gen Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us for UCLA’s first ever 1st Gen College Student Conference: ‘Everyday Superheroes’ on Friday\, May 17th in Covel Commons. The conference is geared towards providing a space where first-gen undergraduate and graduate students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni can engage in conversation and build community. The conference also aims to build community and provide a platform to showcase amazing research and creative art by our first-gen students. \nThe conference schedule includes breakout sessions with academic research presentations from graduate & undergraduate students\, pedagogy workshops for faculty\, staff and TA’s\, creative showcase spaces and community building workshops. \nActive and engaged participants will be able to:\n• Learn from the creative and academic works of fellow students\n• Engage in meaningful discussions with fellow first-gen students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni and community members\n• Feel a sense of belonging within the first-gen community \nTo RSVP\, complete the form below by Friday\, May 9\, 2019. Please distribute to other students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni or community members who might benefit from this opportunity. \nhttps://forms.gle/yHCpvPDuieLbm1AC8 URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/ucla-1st-gen-conference/ LOCATION:Covel Commons\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Conference-at-a-Glance.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190509T211143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T211143Z UID:5126-1557952200-1557952200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Comedy Stand-Up DESCRIPTION: URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/comedy-stand-up/ LOCATION:Moore Hall 100\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jimmy-Cover-Photo-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190502T210756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T210756Z UID:5115-1557941400-1557948600@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:"Mother of the Exile" DESCRIPTION:RSVP required:  laulecturerefugees.eventbrite.com URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/mother-of-the-exile/ LOCATION:Northwest Campus Auditorium\, 350 De Neve Dr.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mae.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190514T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190509T211409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T211409Z UID:5131-1557849600-1557856800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Book Talk by Dina Gilio-Whitaker:As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice\,from Colonization to Standing Rock DESCRIPTION:Book Talk by Dina Gilio-Whitaker: \nAs Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice\, \nfrom Colonization to Standing Rock \nTuesday\, May 14\, 2019 \n4–6 PM \nBunche Hall 6275 \n  \nRSVP: http://bit.ly/GilioWhitakerTalk URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/book-talk-by-dina-gilio-whitakeras-long-as-grass-grows-the-indigenous-fight-for-environmental-justicefrom-colonization-to-standing-rock/ LOCATION:Bunche Hall 6275\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/indi.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190511T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190511T143000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20180827T171028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180827T171028Z UID:2830-1557561600-1557585000@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Bruin Day for Transfers DESCRIPTION:Meet Asian American Studies at Bruin Day for Transfers!\nThis is a wonderful opportunity for the admitted/incoming undergraduate students to get an inside perspective of being an Asian American Studies student and UCLA student\, in general. Check out our Department Facebook page for pictures from Transfer Bruin Day 2016\, Freshmen Bruin Day 2017\, and Transfer Bruin Day 2017: https://www.facebook.com/uclaaasd/ URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/bruin-day-for-transfers-5-11/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/banner2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190509T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190509T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190312T202457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T202457Z UID:4739-1557406800-1557439200@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Opportunity to Volunteer with the UCLA Labor Center DESCRIPTION:Banquet Volunteer Flier \n \n  URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/opportunity-to-volunteer-with-the-ucla-labor-center/ LOCATION:The Center at the Cathedral Plaza\, 555 W. Temple Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Banquet-Volunteer-Flier.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190426T224200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190426T224200Z UID:5076-1556643600-1556654400@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:ECC and Reslife Present our 2nd annual Climate Justice Forum: UCLA Community Call to Action! DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nECC invites all student organizations and departments to attend our 2nd Annual Climate Justice Forum. Our event will feature a keynote speaker\, plant-based dinner\, live performances\, cross-community dialogue\, and the premiere of our documentary Reframing Environmentalism: People of Color and Sustainability. Anyone from any background is welcome and encouraged to attend! \nWe will be featuring Mesoamerican food made with plant-based indigenous ingredients from Alchemy Organica! \nWe aim to be low-waste as possible so please bring reusable utensils and tupperware if you can! If not\, we will have dining utensils available at the event. \nParking is available at the Sunset Village Parking Lot. There are elevators on the 1st floor on Carnesale Commons. Photo and video will be taken. Please contact us at ecc.ucla@gmail.com if you have any concerns or need any dietary or accessibility accommodations! URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/ecc-and-reslife-present-our-2nd-annual-climate-justice-forum-ucla-community-call-to-action/ LOCATION:Carnesale Commons\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CJF-2019-Flyer2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190423T205627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190423T205627Z UID:5061-1556643600-1556650800@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Transforming Justice to Transform Community panel w/ Prof. Grace Hong DESCRIPTION:Given the political climate in the United States\, we are seeking to explore the power of Transforming Justice to Transform Community. Expert panelists from UCLA\, CSU Fullerton\, and Harvard University will discuss the power of restorative and transformative practices in addressing unjust social and political inequity and ultimately transforming our community into a space where all people feel safe\, respected\, and valued. Tuesday\, April 30th from 5-7:30 at UCLA School of Law\, Room 1420. Food provided. Let us know you’re coming. \n  \nThe CARE Program invites you to an evening with experts in restorative and transformative justice featuring: \nGrace Hong\, PhD (she/her)\nProfessor\, Gender Studies and Asian American Studies at UCLA \nRamsey Champagne\, M.A. (she/her)\nCommunity Advocate at Harvard University \nXhercis Méndez\, PhD (she/her)\nAssistant Professor at Cal State Fullerton \nPanelists will discuss the power of restorative and transformative practices in addressing unjust social and political inequity and ultimately transforming our community into a space where all people feel safe\, respected\, and valued. To do that\, we will need your voice. Come join the conversation! URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/transforming-justice-to-transform-community-panel-w-prof-grace-hong/ LOCATION:UCLA School of Law Room 1420\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CARE_transformative_justice_DRAFT_V71.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190430T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T051516 CREATED:20190429T203135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T203135Z UID:5092-1556636400-1556643600@asianam.ucla.edu SUMMARY:Hidden Identities\, Hidden Lives: When Data Obscures Health Disparities DESCRIPTION:Please join us this Tuesday for the last Marschak talk of spring quarter.  RSVP \n  \nHidden Identities\, Hidden Lives: When Data Obscures Health Disparities \nNinez A. Ponce \nProfessor\, Health Policy and Management \nUCLA \nTuesday\, April 30 at 3 p.m. \nCharles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room \n  \n  \nIn this talk\, Ponce will focus on health survey data in California and in national surveys for American Indian Alaska Native and Asian subgroup information. A health economist\, Ponce’s research contributes to the elimination of racial/ethnic and social disparities in health and health care in three areas: multicultural survey research\, social penalties in health access\, and global and immigrant health. \n  \nPonce is a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Health\, and Director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. She is the Principal Investigator for the California Health Interview Survey\, the largest health survey in the nation. Ponce received a BA in science from UC Berkeley\, an MA in public policy from Harvard University\, and a PhD in health services at UCLA. \n  \nLight refreshments will be served. Reservations are requested.  RSVP URL:https://asianam.ucla.edu/event/hidden-identities-hidden-lives-when-data-obscures-health-disparities/ LOCATION:Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room\, Los Angeles\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://asianam.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/download-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR