Minutes for AASA Meeting, Sunday, Feb 9th 2003:

*Chinese New Year is Feb 19th (Wednesday), 6:00pm in the Washington Room.
Members arrive at 5:00pm to help set-up & stay for clean-up. There will be cultural performances and good food. If anyone wants to perform for this event please email me.

*Movie nights are being organized. The outline is to alternate anime with cultural movies. Contact Robert Cohn (robert.cohn@trincoll.edu) if you're interest in attending. The first movie will be Monsoon Wedding, Feb 20th (Thursday), 8pm at the house.

*ECASU (East Coast Asian Students Union) Conference will be held from Feb 21st- 23rd at Georgetown University. There will be a variety of workshops. For details visit www.ecasu2003.org
-We need to register by Feb 19th so if you're still interested email Saki at saki.mori@trincoll.edu or Priya at priya.kaylanmasih@trincoll.edu

*FIND (Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue) Conference is being held March 7th & 8th at University of Maryland, College Park. AASA will be paying for transportation and registration. For additional information visit www.find2003.org/index.htm
-IMPORTANT: REGISTER ONLINE BY THIS FRIDAY FOR REDUCED RATES!!!-

*There were some design suggestions for the AASA t-shirts. Please bring new designs and ideas to next meeting as well.

*Black history month programs:
Every Wednesday at the LVL House (La Eracra)
Feb. 12 @ 8pm- "Baby Boy"
Feb. 19 @ 7pm- "Superfly"
Feb. 26, TBA- "Five Heartbeats"
Thursday, Feb. 13 @ 8pm Umoja House
Author Smokey Fontane "Earl," The Biography of DMX
Friday, Feb.14 @ 7 pm Umoja House
Valentine's Day Poetry Jam
Saturday, Feb 15, Vernon Center 10pm
Imani, CSA, TCBWO, MOCA Party
Wednesday, Feb.26 @ 6pm Terrace Rooms, Mather Hall
MOCA Unity Dinner
Guest Speaker: Dr. Na'im Akbar, psychologist ad author

*On Feb 12th there will be an alumni panel for students of color @ 7pm in the career services building (lower level of admissions). Call Andrea Saari (x2084) to RSVP .

*Meeting times for other organizations:
Imani Thursdays @ 9pm
LVL Sundays @ 8pm
Eros Sundays @ 9.30pm (bi-weekly)

*Possible additonal events for AASA this semester:
-guest speakers
-iceskating
-Field trip- Chinatown
-Co-sponsorship of an event with another organization on campus
*Saturday Feb 15th @ (time TBA, keep an eye out for email update) there will be karaoke night at the house. Food and beverages will be provided.

I AM...
all smiles.
tired and conflicted but I am happy.
excited about the new changes in my life.
a cookie.
so incredibly sick of studying.
dedicated to the opposition of war.
fun.
counting the days until I study abroad in Japan.
not in a good mood…maybe tired…maybe sad.
happy I had time to take a shower.
trailing in an inconsistent race with silence.
searching for answers.
an ever evolving being seeing, learning, dreaming new things. By learning about other cultures, I learn about myself.
tired of answering questions.
glad to be back to AASA.
looking for a squash partner. If interested call me x2688
really getting sick of mather food and I think I am even skinnier than at the last meeting.
or rather my code is in the door!
WE ARE AASA.

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Doris Luk