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4/1A MIXED Conversation
A MIXED Conversation
Thursday, April 1st, 202105:00 PM - 06:30 PMOtherZoom A MIXED Conversation
Join MIXED for a conversation w/ Dr. Michelle Williams regarding MIXED, multiracial and biracial experiences.
https://bit.ly/3d66k4A
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4/2AsACC & LateNight Collab: Little Asia
AsACC & LateNight Collab: Little Asia
Friday, April 2nd, 202106:00 PM - 11:30 PMStorrs CampusSU Little Asia | Pan Asian Council & UConn Late Night
Sign up date: March 31, 2021
4/2 - In person tea night with various activities
4/3 - Virtual escape room
ft. giveaways including pop sockets, laptop stickers, limited edition stuff a husky, and more!
**Cannot make it to the in-person event? sign up for a care package with the items on 3/24! **
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4/5Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Monday, April 5th, 202102:00 PM - 04:00 PMStorrs CampusAsACC | 4th - RM 428 Come to AsACC on April 5th in celebration and appreciation of our graduate students at UConn. Please stop by at SU | RM 428 and get a small token of appreciation for the work/contributions that you have put in! **While supplies last
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4/6"RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS" with Dr. Esther Choo
"RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS" with Dr. Esther Choo
Tuesday, April 6th, 202106:00 PM - 07:30 PMOtherWebEx Asian American Cultural Center presents Dr. Esther Choo’s “Racism as a Public Health Crisis” talk. Dr. Choo, a practicing physician and popular health and science communicator, is the founding member of TIME’S UP Healthcare, which advocates for equity in the healthcare workforce. Dr. Choo is also the co-founder of Equity Quotient, which assesses organization culture to help create a culture of respect. Her commentary on the culture of healthcare institutions has led her to appear in numerous publications, including The New England Journal of Medicine and The Washington Post.
She is a regular guest on CNN and MSNBC, as well as an invited speaker for TED Talks. Her work on the COVID-19 pandemic has been featured in InStyle and People magazines.
Using impactful data, infused with her signature wit and humor, she’ll discuss how to create gender and racial equity in the workplace based on her experience in healthcare. Key topics of her talk will include how to build organizational cultures, and creating a culture of equity. The discussion will be moderated by staff of the Asian American Cultural Center at UConn.
This event is free and open to the public.
Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/2ttNWiMS5
Register - https://bit.ly/3vC3gpt
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4/7Salaam - Unpacked: Exploring Refugee Stories Through Art
Salaam - Unpacked: Exploring Refugee Stories Through Art
Wednesday, April 7th, 202107:00 PM - 08:00 PMOtherZoom Salaam invites you all to listen to our guest speaker Mohamad Hafez. A Syrian-American artist and architect, Mohamad Hafez was born in Damascus, raised in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and educated in the Midwestern United States. Expressing the juxtaposition of East and West within him, Hafez’s art reflects the political turmoil in the Middle East through the compilation of found objects, paint and scrap metal. Using his architectural skills, Hafez creates surrealistic Middle Eastern streetscapes that are architectural in their appearance yet politically charged in their content.
Zooom link: https://bit.ly/3s8jVhZ
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4/20Let’s talk: Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking
Let’s talk: Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking
Tuesday, April 20th, 202106:30 PM - 07:30 PMOtherZoom Join us to talk about the social and cultural themes of the new Netflix series, Indian Matchmaking. We will be joined by Viraj Patel, a doctoral student at UPenn, as we explore the implications of a show like this one.
Zoom: https://bit.ly/3wis6er
Meeting ID: 987 6613 2858
Passcode: M32uy6