UCLA Asian American Studies Department

Graduate Student Funding Workshop (10/19)
2018-10-19 00:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 2125 Rolfe Hall, Los Angeles, CA, United States
With grant/scholarship deadlines looming ahead, what better way to get ahead and up-to-speed than to attend the Asian American Studies Department Funding Workshop!
Learn about specific funding opportunities from Graduate Division Fellowships & Financial Services (Chérie Francis), the Center for the Study of Women (Kristina Nyden), the Institute of American Cultures (Melany Dela Cruz), the Asian American Studies Center (Meg Thornton), and the Asian American Studies Department.
Food will be provided. Please let us know your dietary restrictions!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/937814036405902/
RSVP: https://aasfundingworkshop18.eventbrite.com

Adjudicating Personhood and Deportability: The Social Project of Adopting Children from Korea
2018-10-18 11:00 - 12:15 | RSVP for location, Los Angeles, CA, United States
October 18, 2018 11 am to 12:15 pm
Enjoy art exhibits, live dance performances, spoken word, and an acoustic concert all in one afternoon. Admission is free.
The Department of Asian American Studies Presents:
Adjudicating Personhood and
Deportability: The Social
Project of Adopting Children
from Korea
Tammy Ko Robinson
Cosponsored by: Center for the Study of Women, Center for Korean Studies, and
the Department of Gender Studies

Please RSVP Grace Hong at gracehongucla@gmail.com

Major Blast (10/17)
2018-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Carnesale Commons, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Meet Asian American Studies at the annual Major Blast!
Major Blast is a large-scale resource fair for UCLA Students! This event connects students with key academic information, resources, and services.
Meet with counselors and explore over 100 Majors and Minors: Through participation in the program, students have the unique opportunity to speak with academic advisors, counselors and/or faculty who can help them better understand majors, minors, specializations, coursework, prerequisites, workload, research opportunities, student organizations, and other general aspects of UCLA’s academic departments/schools.
Win iPads, Bearwear, UCLA backpacks, and other prizes!
Free refreshments!
Free photo booth and prints!
#MajorBlast18

GEC - Global Education Collaborative Launch Event
2018-10-16 14:30 - 16:00 | Moore Hall 3340, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Please join us for the launch event and first official meeting of the
Global Education Collaborative

The GEC is launching this year, with the support of funding from the Dean’s Student Support Initiative, as a student-led organization dedicated to creating a collaborative academic, professional, and supportive space for students and scholars of working on topics relevant to global, international, or transnational education.

If you are interested in learning more about the organization or becoming involved, we hope that you will join us for a meeting followed by refreshments on Tuesday, October 16th, from 2:30-4:00pm in Moore Hall 3340.

RSVP for the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/711819115862948/
If you have any questions, please visit our website or contact us at ucla.gec@gmail.com

Cameron Rowland Art Workshop
2018-10-16 12:00 | 153 Haines Hall (Black Forum), Los Angeles, CA, United States

UCLA Study Abroad Fair (10/16)
2018-10-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA, United States
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
Tuesday, October 16, 11:00am – 3:00pm
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
The International Education Office invites you to attend the annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair, one of the largest in California. This is a great opportunity to explore international opportunities, speak directly with program representatives, chat with recently returned students and learn about financial aid and scholarships.
Each year more than 100 programs participate in our fair with roughly 1,600 students in attendance. Don’t miss this amazing event. Learn more about the UCLA Asian American Studies Department’s Guam Travel Study Program, set for Summer 2019: Students of the 2018 UCLA Guam Travel Study Program will table with the Asian American Studies Department, and will be available to answer any questions about the curricula and activities. Anybody over 18 from anywhere in the world can enroll!
For more information, please refer to this video produced by Daniel Luu, a student in Asian American Studies and Urban and Regional Planning at UCLA:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tYEF1UvQ2FvEuO04CoWZz2JKIs8I8gjT/view?usp=sharing

Inaugural Cultural Resonance in Contemporary Bodies Dance Festival at UCI (Oct. 14-16)
2018-10-14 16:30 - 2018-10-16 11:00 | University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
Please join us to experience innovative dance performances by three leading Asian American female choreographers who experiment with classical and modern forms of diverse cultural traditions. The festival explores “new narratives” regarding culture, difference, and social justice through embodied performance. This event launches the UCI AAPI Womxn in Leadership Initiative, which showcases diverse leaders and career paths as well as foster dialogue to address challenges facing AAPI women.

All events are free open to the public. Please rsvp by Friday by clicking here

Sunday, Oct 14, 4:30-6:00: Multi-Media Exhibition and Reception with performance by Jodaiko (UCI Taiko), Orange County and Southeast Asian Archive Center
Monday, Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m.: Performance and Q & A with danah bella, Parijat Desai, and Miki Orihara, Winifred Smith Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 9:30-10:50 a.m.: Videos and Roundtable with Guest Performers, HIB 100

For more information, please contact Prof. J. Wu (j.wu@uci.edu).
OCTOBER 14, 2018 | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
PERFORMANCE BY JODAIKO at 4:45 PM
ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARCHIVE CENTER
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
EXHIBIT OPEN OCTOBER 8 – NOVEMBER 2

OCTOBER 15, 2018 | 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM
MASTER CLASSES IN DANCE
OCTOBER 15, 2018 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DANCE PERFORMANCE AND Q&A @ WILLIAM J. GILLESPIE PERFORMANCE STUDIOS

OCTOBER 16, 2018 | 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM
MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION AND
CONVERSATION WITH PERFORMERS
@WINIFRED SMITH HALL
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
RSVP HERE: HUMANITIES INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING
ROOM 100
FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC

Social Networks in a Transnational World Symposium
2018-10-13 14:00 - 18:00 | UCLA Anderson School of Management Room A202, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Social Networks in a Transnational World: Chinese and Indian Entrepreneurs in the United States
Symposium co-organized by UCLA Asia Pacific Center and Center for India and South Asia
Saturday, October 13, 2018
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Room A202 (David & Janet Polak Classroom)
RSVP: http://forms.international.ucla.edu/ApplicationForm.aspx?YHbbgjRDrfhNlUG0I5gagAsWkHvV92cT-oXtGrtUIDc=

Student with Dependent Welcome Luncheon
2018-10-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Student Activity Center Conference Room, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, United States
The Students with Dependents Program is excited to invite you to attend our annual Welcome Reception this Friday OCTOBER 12 from 12-2pm at the Students Activities Center- Conference Room 1-3.
We will have wonderful prizes for students, free lunch, and great community! All parenting students and students caring for loved ones are invited! We welcome staff and faculty to attend to share resources, meet and mingle with grad and undergrad parenting students!
The first 50 attendees will receive a SWD T-shirt or SWD water bottle!

2018-10-12 - 2018-10-14 | AMC ORANGE 30, Orange County, CA, United States
As the largest international Vietnamese film festival in the world, Viet Film Fest showcases the best creative work by and about Vietnamese people. Our award-winning films have been screened in numerous cities and countries. Viet Film Fest was created in 2003 by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) to celebrate the many stories about Vietnamese people. Now running successfully for over a decade, the festival has attracted thousands of national and international attention for its stunning showcase of shorts and features submitted from many corners of the world, including Australia, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam.
Through the universal language of film, Viet Film Fest brings together multiple perspectives to expand the scope and horizons of Vietnamese cinema. Viet Film Fest provides a nurturing environment for artists and the public to engage in open dialogue across borders. As the hub of the Vietnamese movie industry, the festival hosts networking opportunities with prominent directors, media experts, and producers. We are proud to be a central platform for filmmakers of Vietnamese descent to tell their stories the way they want them to be told.
Viet Film Fest also serves as an important educational space for learning about the historical and contemporary experiences of Vietnamese people. While always giving audiences the best in entertainment, Viet Film Fest is also proud to offer free special screenings for high school students and senior citizens as part of our community outreach and commitment to art as a tool for social change. Viet Film Fest welcomes your support in our collaborative project to use cinema as tool for spotlighting our diversity of voice

WORK IT! Careers in Business & Consulting Panel
2018-10-11 16:00 - 17:30 | UCLA Career Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Dear Students:

We have added more panelists to WORK IT! Careers in Business & Consulting—next Thursday, October 11th from 4-5:30pm at the UCLA Career Center.

We’ll have FREE FOOD & PRIZES, so be sure to join us next week.

More info and RSVP: https://humanities.ucla.edu/career/hcps/events/business-panel-f18/

FOLLOW US on Facebook and Instagram @uclahcps.

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors 8-Week Series
2018-10-09 11:00 - 2018-11-27 13:00 | CA
We will offer an 8-week trauma-informed yoga series for survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and/or stalking in the fall. Please see below for more information and feel free to share with any students, staff, or faculty who would benefit from participating in this healing modality. Interest forms are due September 28, 2018 (located on our website and attached). Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions! As always, thank you so much for your support and referrals.

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors

Mission and Goals
UCLA CARE believes in all forms of healing and this program will explore reconnection to the self through mind, body, and spirit. In Bennett’s book, Emotional Yoga, she reminds us that our emotions often times act as a bridge between our bodies and minds, which are intimately intertwined and connected with our emotions (2002). This program will provide survivors of sexual violence a means of becoming reacquainted with their bodies, help them become grounded in the present moment, and allow them to explore the benefits of mindfulness as they flow breath to movement in guided practice and meditation.
Memories of sexually violent experiences can be intrusive, which can create challenges for survivors. These memories can also make it difficult for survivors who are looking to establish connection in their lives and learn how to trust again. The entire experience of practicing yoga, can help survivors find union between seemingly disconnected and challenging aspects of the self; allowing participants to slowly build the pieces into an integrated whole. In The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Treatment, Rothschild recognizes the need for therapy to consist of helping people to stay in their bodies and to delve deeper into understanding these important bodily sensations (2000).Yoga’s focus on self-acceptance provides survivors with tangible benefits that will become noticeable throughout their practice. This gradual integration can be transformational and healing for a survivor of sexual violence.

Program Structure
Yoga as Healing will be an 8-week program taking place during fall 2018. The class will meet Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm. Each class offers survivors a safe space to gain greater awareness around strength, stability, assertiveness, and mindfulness. Classes will have different themes, focus on various restorative postures, build strength in the core, explore positive affirmations, and will also be coupled with guided activities including de-briefing exercises, journaling, and art. Classes will allow survivors to re-connect with themselves and build community with their peers.
Classes will establish consistency and will build upon each other each week.

Program Dates
Yoga as healing interest forms due- September 28, 2018
8 week fall yoga as healing series (Tuesdays)
Session 1: October 9, 2018, 11am-1pm (orientation)
Theme: Intention
Session 2: October 16, 2018, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Safety
Session 3: October 23, 2018, 11am- 1pm (art class)
Theme: Mindfulness and Self-care
Session 4: October 30, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Boundaries
Session 5: November 6, 2018, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Assertiveness
Session 6: November 13, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Strength
Session 7: November 20, 2018, 11am-12:30pm
Theme: Trust
Session 8: November 27, 2018, 11am-1pm (closing and drumming)
Theme: Acceptance and Community

Zabie Yamasaki, M.Ed.
Program Director, Trauma Informed Programs
Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) and UCLA Campus and Student Resilience
(310) 825-5759
zyamasaki@careprogram.ucla.edu

For more information on resources and support, visit:
www.careprogram.ucla.edu and www.sexualviolence.ucla.edu

Confidential Resources
CARE Advocate
Resource navigation, support, and advocacy
To make an appointment with the CARE Advocate, call 310-206-2465 or e-mail advocate@careprogram.ucla.edu
CAPS
Counseling for sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking. Counseling is available for all survivors, no matter when an assault occurred. Crisis counseling is also available 24 hours a day on the phone.
To make an appointment at the Counseling Center, call (310) 825-0768 or visit The Counseling Center.
Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica- UCLA Medical Center
Medical and counseling services for sexual assault survivors available 24 hours a day.
Call (424) 259-6000 or visit www.rapetreatmentcenter.org.
Student Legal Services
Assistance exploring your legal options.
Call (310) 825-9894 or visit www.studentlegal.ucla.edu
yoga as healing fall 2018 interest form

Labor Studies Open House (10/3)
2018-10-03 11:30 - 14:30 | Bunche Hall Conference Room 6275, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Welcome (10/1, 4-6PM @ JWAC)
2018-10-01 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Welcome
Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
Event Time: 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Location: James West Alumni Center (Collins’ Conference Room and outside patio)
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/307736849794331/
RSVP: http://ethnicstudieswelcome18.eventbrite.com/
African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicana/o Studies host the 2nd Ethnic and Indigenous Studies Welcome to be held on Monday, October 1, 2018, from 4:00PM-6:00PM at James West Alumni Center.
Explore Ethnic and Indigenous Studies at UCLA. This event gathers ethnic and indigenous studies academic units, organized research units, affiliated identity student groups, and affiliated units together to welcome new students to campus.
Participating units:
American Indian Studies Center
American Indian Studies Interdepartmental Program
Asian American Studies Center
Asian American Studies Department
César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Chicano Studies Research Center
Dean of the UCLA Division of Social Sciences
Department of African American Studies
Department of Gender Studies
Institute of American Cultures
Labor and Workplace Studies minor
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs
UCLA Center for Accessible Education
Join us for FREE food, music, and giveaways with fellow students, faculty, and staff. Learn how Ethnic and Indigenous Studies fits into your UCLA experience and beyond. Welcome new Bruins! We are #EthnicStudies.
Pictures from last year’s welcome may be found on the following website: https://equity.ucla.edu/programs-resources/funding-opportunities/edi-program-funds-highlights/
