ViSA Thông Báo 11/10

Tue Nov 9 23:50:00 EST 2010

ViSA
Vietnamese Students Association

November 10, 2010

*General Meetings are every Wed at 5:30, Saybrook Fellows Lounge*

1. <>  Southeast Asia Study Break (Nov 10)

2. <>  Girls’ Night (Nov 12) **Note the location change**

3. <>  ViSA Families
4. <>   SEAS/YVSG

5 <> . AASA/AACC Announcements

   - Dinner Discussion (Nov 11)

   -AASA Elections

   -Children’s Week

6 <> . Other/Plugs

  -Microfinance Brigades (Nov 13)

1. Southeast Asia Study Break

For members and friends of ALSEAS, KASAMA, MASA, SATAY, and ViSA

Wednesday, November 10

8-9pm at the AACC (295 Crown Street)

Sponsored by the Asian American Cultural Center

Come meet members of the Southeast Asian community, learn about opportunities to get involved with the student groups, and enjoy delicious food! There will be Spring Rolls. We need volunteers to help prepare Spring Roll ingredients! Preparation begins at 4pm in the AACC kitchen on Wednesday. Hope to see you there!

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2. Girls’ Night

Friday November 12

6pm, Berkeley i32 (Sara’s suite)

Calling all ViSA ladies! Get ready for an awesome night of bonding with the girls. There will be makeovers, food, and fun! Please RSVP to thu.do at yale.edu soon and include what, if any, makeover services you can contribute (i.e., manicures, eyebrow plucking). An email with more details will be sent out.

Contact paul.tran at yale.edu for information about Boys’ Night.

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3. ViSA Families

Now that most of you have met your families, it’s time to hang out and get to know each other. There are multiple AACC Events (see below) or grab a simple meal in a dining hall on an evening you’re all free! Big Sibs, please make an effort to coordinate family get-togethers. Also, Thuy, Paul, Catherine, Mary, and Anh’s family is featured on the APA Blog: http://www.yaleaasa.org/blog/?p=2121 

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4. SEAS/YVSG

November 10

4:00 P.M.

LC 212, 63 High St.       

"The Road to Thang Long: The Route Back to Chinese Recolonization? Debates and Implications about Vietnam's Contemporary Domestic Politics"

Betty Do, University of Hawaii

For complete SEAS seminar and events scheduel, see http://www.yale.edu/seas/Events.htm 

5. AASA/AACC Announcements

The Evolution of Identity: A Dinner with Professor Geetanjali Chanda

Brought to you by Yale Students for UNICEF, AACC and InSight 

Come join us for a dinner conversation on what it means to be Asian-American!  Professor Chanda, who has spoken at international fora and published widely on notions of home, family and gender, will facilitate a dialogue among students about their experiences and questions about identity, focusing on exploring how aspects of identity have changed over time, and engaging in a discussion about what kind of values we would want to pass on to our children. Thai Taste will be served!!

Thursday, November 11, 6:00pm-7:30pm

Asian-American Cultural House, Multipurpose Room

295 Crown Street

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AASA Elections

Nov. 15 @ 8 p.m. WLH 116

Are you interested in planning Asian American community events? Want to increase AA political awareness on campus, work with the 9 other Asian American cultural organizations, or if simply have a vision for Asian American life at Yale, then please consider applying toAASA. Our tight-knit board collaborates with organizations across campus in guiding the direction of the Asian American community. These positions are open for 2010:

2 Co-Moderators (open only to current members of AASA board, AASA eboard, or PAEC)

2 Political Action and Education Committee Chairs (must have attended at least one PAEC meeting this year)

1 Asian Pacific American Heritage Chair

2 Community Outreach Chairs

1 Asian American Studies Task Force Chair

1 Treasurer

1 Secretary

1 Webmaster

1 Historian

1 APA Ivy League Blog Editor-In-Chief

Voting will be open only to members of the AASA panlist. If you are unsure of whether you are on the panlist, please go to www.yaleaasa.org to sign up. Please note that the AASApanlist is not the same as the AACC panlist.

If you are thinking about any of these positions, please send in a candidate statement of 250 words to c.chen at yale.edu and david.zhang at yale.edu on why you want to run and what you hope to accomplish during your time on board. You can run for more than 1 position (max of 3). You must submit a candidacy statement for every position you run for byFriday, November 12 at 5 PM. For more information on the individual duties of each position or election details, look at the attached document of positions. Questions may be directed to c.chen at yale.edu or david.zhang at yale.edu. 

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Children’s Week Events

Thursday, November 11 [Identity]

Master’s Tea with Edward Ndopu, founder of the Global Strategy on Inclusive Education

Co-sponsored with Yale International Relations Association

4:00 pm Pierson Master’s House

Friday, November 12 [Creativity]

Conversation with Roberta Guaspari, inspiration for the award-winning film Music of the Heart

2:00 pm HGS 217

Saturday, November 13[Joy]

Clowns Without Borders Theater Workshop: Providing Psychosocial Support through the Arts RSVP HERE

1:00 pm-5:30pm

Afro-American Cultural Center “Enormous” Room, 211 Park Street 

Dancing for UNICEF: A Benefit Concert

Featuring: Yaledancers, Groove Dance Company, Danceworks, Phoenix, Yale Ballroom Dance Team and Jashan Bhangra

7:00 pm-8:30 pm SSS 114

Tickets: $3

Improv Comedy Benefit Show

Featuring: The Purple Crayon, The Viola Question and 5th humor 

9:00 pm LC 101

Tickets: $3

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CASPY

CASPY will be on November 13! Don't miss out on this Fall's Chinese Adopted Siblings Program at Yale! You eat great Chinese food, play with adorable children, experience a one-of-a-kind cultural immersion, and gain lasting friendship with the Asian American community both inside and outside of Yale - the most rewarding community service event ever!

Children's Workshops include Dragon Crafts, Floral Painting, Martial Arts, and more!  Nightmarket Games include Karaoke, Face Painting, Chinese Fable Show, and Bubble Tea! 

CASPY is still looking for volunteers to help run Workshops and Nightmarket! 

Sign up at http://www.yale.edu/caspy/registration.html   

Feel free to drop by the AACC and help with CASPY preparations during one of the following times:

Thursday, Nov. 11: 3pm-12am

Friday, Nov. 12, 12pm-12am

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Revelasians & APA Blog
Revelasians, the semesterly publication put out by the Asian American Cultural Center, would like to welcome all members of the Yale community to submit their work! We're currently taking student created works of poetry, prose, photography, art and much more! Have an interesting piece you wrote for English 120, a photo from Intro to Photography, or something you want to say? Send it in!

All AACC affiliate groups must submit a piece on any major event they host

Please send all submissions to austin.lan at yale.edu or yale.revelasians at gmail.com 

For samples of previous issues, please click here: http://www.yale.edu/aacc/publications.htm 

If you’re interested in other Asian American voices, check out the AASA Blog at www.yaleaasa.org/blog.  There you’ll find amazing photos from AASA events, restaurant reviews, and other interesting submissions from Yalies in the Asian American community, including yours truly. Feel free to submit your own work to apablog10 at gmail.com.  We are now recruiting more staff members so please email us also if you are interested in being a permanent contributor.

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6. Other/Plugs

“Women in Leadership” Conference

"Where Tradition Meets Innovation: A Fresh Perspective on Being a Professional"

Saturday, November 13 at Yale Law School

Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 10

Information at http://yalewomenleaders.com

To apply for a limited spot at this event, please fill out this <https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dG1wQTBCU2syT3NzTW13V0MyUm9iaUE6MQ#gid=0>  form

Email Co-Chairs of Conference Sejal Hathi and Cynthia Tsay at conference at yalewomenleaders.com with any questions about registration or the conference in general.

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Humanity in Action (HIA) 2011 Fellowship.

HIA invites applications from college students and recent graduates who are intellectually gifted, mature, independent and passionate about human rights. Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors and graduates from the classes of 2009 and 2010 are eligible to apply.

The HIA Fellowship brings together international groups of Fellows to study minority rights and produce research exploring how and why individuals and societies, past and present, have resisted intolerance and protected democratic values. Separate programs will take place for five weeks in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, and Warsaw. Applications are due on January 10, 2011.

View Application Materials  <http://humanityinaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71d6157afa2d805d137fbb966&id=782aedad62&e=7da8e84333> here | Apply  <http://humanityinaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=71d6157afa2d805d137fbb966&id=67bf16d95f&e=7da8e84333> here

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Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Program Dates: June 13 to August 5, 2011

The Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) is an intensive eight-week course of study in advanced Vietnamese conducted at Vietnamese Language Studies Sai Gon in Ho Chi Minh City. VASI is

equivalent to a full year's academic work. Program applicants must have attained an intermediate level of proficiency in Vietnamese before attending VASI. Applicants must also be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and either a graduate student, junior or senior at a college or university; a faculty member or K-12 teacher; or an area studies or foreign language education administrator.

Candidates who are selected for VASI must pay a non-refundable program fee of $750 to UC Berkeley before departure to Viet Nam. Participants are responsible for their own health insurance, pre-travel inoculations and some of their daily living expenses in Viet Nam. Airfare, tuition, visa fees and lodging are covered by VASI.

For the online application and other information, see the VASI website: http://cseas.berkeley.edu/VASI/ 

The deadline for applications is: February 1, 2011

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Yale Microfinance Brigades 

Want to know about how microfinance started? Want to learn how you can be a part of Yale Microfinance Brigades?

Please join us on Thursday, November 11th at 7:00 PM in LC 211 for a screening of the documentary Small Fortunes and a talk, "Following Microfinance: Social Business as the Next Step" by guest speaker Manouchehr Shamsrizi. Manouchehr Shamsrizi is a Junior Global Justice Fellow from Germany and the creative advisor to Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Small Fortunes is PBS made, one-hour movie about how Mohammad Yunus formed this idea and started it on a grassroots level. The documentary follows the stories of 11 microentrepreneurs in locales ranging from India to the Philippines to NYC. "Small Fortunes" explores how short-term loans of even a few dollars have resulted in dramatic changes in lifestyles for families who otherwise would have no means of lifting themselves out of poverty. 

Samosas and Kettle Corn will be served. Come learn how you can get involved with microfinance brigades and go on trips to the communities we help!

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168001649885299 

**** We will be presenting on how you can get more involved with our group. There are many opportunities within Yale Microfinance Brigades: You could help plan panels, speaker series, movie screenings, fundraising events and parties! ****

Other Events: 

b) Yale Microfinance Brigades and Social Investment Team Bring you the Microfinance Simulcast Series:

Your chance to take a class on Microfinance! An incredible class taught at Berkeley University screened right here at Yale University: WLH 211, 7-9pm Mondays October 25 - December 6th. 

Attend a few classes, or attend all - but do check this amazing opportunity out!

To learn more visit our fb page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163047340391600 <http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163047340391600&ref=ts> &ref=ts 

c) Spring Break Info Session:

Microfinance Brigades at Yale is going to Honduras this spring break!

Interested in Microfinance Brigades or the trip? Attend our info-session for more details and application forms!

Tuesday, November 16th, LC 317 at 8pm 

More details about the trip, costs and the application process will be available here.

Questions? Adwaita.nayar at Yale.edu, Alexandra.kerr at yale.edu

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Do you have an event you’d like ViSA members to know about? Publicize it here! It can be a performance you are in or a cause you’re volunteering for – just about anything outside of ViSA that concerns you!  It will be listed under the Other/Plugs category. Just email me at catherine.dinh at yale.edu about where and when your event will be and a short description before the week of the event.

If you would like to be removed from the panlist, please send me an email at catherine.dinh at yale.edu.

ViSA

Vietnamese Students Association

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