Eric Liu's One Man Show

Eric Liu: Citizen Who?

“Should everyone, even the native-born, have to earn citizenship rather than just be given it? Who are we, and what do we owe one another, and who gets to be American and who does not?”

 

Join APIA in attending writer Eric Liu’s one-man performance. Former Clinton White House speechwriter Eric Liu, author of The Gardens of Democracy and The Accidental Asian, takes us on the journeys of five Americans who took unexpected paths to understand the meaning of being a citizen.  Please visit the following link to reserve a spot: http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/event/?postId=40392

 

Wednesday, Nov. 28^th, 7:30 PM

The Actors’ Gang

9070 Venice Boulevard

Culver City

Contact Annie Liu if you have any questions, aliu@fullcoll.edu

Dinner/Book Discussion: Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin

Date: Thursday, Nov. 15th
Time: 5:15 pm. at Koba Tofu Grill, Fullerton

The November book selection is Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin. When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. The story is told through the voices of So-nyo's daughter, son, husband, and mother.

Annie Liu put a copy of the book at the Reserve Desk in the library under LIBRARY Ishibashi if you'd like to check it out.

Conversation with the author available on this page

Dinner will be at Koba Tofu Grill  at 5:15-6:30 pm 

1993 W Malvern Ave
Ste B
Fullerton, CA 92833

(714) 879-5500

http://kobatofugrill.com/

Allegiance the Musical

On Oct. 20th, members and friends of APIA (the Asian Pacific Islander Faculty Staff Association) drove down to San Diego's Old Globe Theatre to catch the world-premiere run of the musical, Allegiance, starring Tony award winner, Lea Salonga, and George Takei from the original Star Trek series. (Mr. Takei is not singing if you're wondering.)  Allegiance explores the injustices and difficult choices facing Japanese and Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during WWII. Much of the musical deals with the conflict and confusion between the Japanese Americans who chose to show their allegiance and patriotism by joining the ranks of the all-Japanese troops and fighting on European battlegrounds and others who chose to protest their incarceration by their "no, no" responses on the controversial loyalty oath resulting in their incarceration at the Tule Lake internment camp which segregated those labeled "disloyal". 

 Afterwards, there was some discussion about the portrayal and negative emphasis on one of the characters, but all in all, the group enjoyed the performances and quality of the singers.  Several members were able to dine at a nearby izakaya-style restaurant.

APIA Scholarship Winner

The APIA scholarship recipient for 2011-2012 was Sunny Lee.  In the photo above, Sunny Lee receives the scholarship certificate and check from Karyn Nguyen, APIA president for this year. Sunny plans to transfer to a four year institution (either a UC or CSU). She has a passion for digital media arts and her goal is to become the first Asian female multimedia artist for Pixar Animation Studios.

WorldFest and Halau Hula O Noelani

Keiki dancers (children)

dancer with uli uli, gourd rattles

Halau Hula o Noelani members with admirer, Jerry Padilla

Karyn and Annie at the APIA table demonstrating how to make spring rolls

Field and Karyn

APIA had a table with spring roll demonstrations which attracted groups of viewers.  We distributed flyers about the upcoming Asian Pacific Islander Forum on May 9th.  Students could also pick up the APIA scholarship application.

Halau Hula o Noelani performed auana style hula for the students. Apparently, the traditional kahiko style is not usually performed with recorded music on CDs, only with live musicians.  The auana performance was enhanced by the translations of the movements by a member of the group. All in all it was a success!

WorldFest with Halau Hula O Noelani

 May 3rd at 1:00-1:30 pm in the Quad in front of the library.

APIA will sponsor the Hawaiian dance group, Halau Hula O Noelani, for the WorldFest event on May 3rd.  Halau Hula O Noelani is a community based organization for the learning of hula and the Hawaiian culture. 

The Fullerton College Foundation provided funding to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month which will include a stipend for the group.

hereandnow theater group

hereandnow cast members during Q & A

On April 17th, APIA sponsored the Asian theater group, hereandnow, with funding from the Fullerton College Foundation.  hereandnow was started by John Miyasaki with young actors frustrated over the lack of non-stereotypical roles in film, television, and theater. With over 200 actors as cast members over the years, hereandnow has evolved and diversified to include Hispanic actors.  The theater group strives to reflect the experiences and to tell the stories of their cast members through vignettes.  They perform around the country at colleges, universities, conferences, and festivals.

hereandnow cast members performed in front of approximately 60 students, faculty, and staff.  About half the students turned in surveys about the event.  Many found the vignettes thought-provoking as well as entertaining.  A number of students could relate and understand the stories being told.  Some students commented that there aren't enough events reflecting the Asian/Pacific Islander experience.    We'll have to keep trying to organized these events!

APIA Scholarship

                                  Attention Fullerton College Students!

The APIA is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship.  We are proud to present one lucky recipient a scholarship of $200.  Application and documents must be postmarked by Friday,May 11th, 2012 OR turned in by that date before 2 pm at the Fullerton College Library Circulation Desk. All applications with accompanying documents must be submitted together in one envelope.  Questions?  Contact: Annie Liu at aliu@fullcoll.edu or Jane Ishibashi jishibashi@fullcoll.edu (714) 992-7378


Link to application
http://cadena.fullcoll.edu/pdf/4.19ApiaScholarshipApp2012.pdf

Info: http://cadena.fullcoll.edu/pdf/4.19APIA_ScholarshipInfoSpring2012.pdf

Spring Rolls Scholarship Fundraiser

In an encore of our popular spring rolls workshop, APIA members will demonstrate how to make traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.Vegetarian will options available. Participants will be able to take home 2-3 spring rolls so bring a container. The fall spring rolls workshop was an enormous success. Ask the participants! Join us as a newcomer or as a repeat!

When: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Time: 12-1 pm
Location: Staff Dining Hall

Please RSVP by Friday, March 16th

Karyn Nguyen at knguyen1@fullcoll.edu

(714) 992-7254

$5.00 per person. $0 with paid APIA membership. Proceeds to the APIA scholarship fund.

Photos from the Fall Spring Rolls workshop. Annie Liu (shown in photos) is leading the second workshop. The organizer and leader of the first workshop was Karyn Nguyen.