Asia and the Pacific Islands Heritage Month Calendar

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Asia and the Pacific Islands Heritage Month Calendar

Defining Our Past
Refining Our Future
April 2005


1._____ “Forced Labor:”_ Sex Trafficking
Co-sponsored by:_ Stop Violence Office

Monday, April 4, 2005
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Bronco Student Center-Centaurus

This is a film and discussion about sex trafficking between Asia and the United States._ A speaker from the Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) will lead the discussion on the global issue of sex trafficking._


2._____ Honoring the Pilipinos and Chicanos of_ UFW and the Legacy of Agbayani Village

Co-sponsored by:_ Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center, Cesar E. Chavez Center for Higher Education and Walter and Michi Weglyn Endowed Chair for Multicultural Studies

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Bronco Student Center-Ursa Minor

Napoleon Madrid, Pilipino leader and former mayor of Delano, Julie Chavez-Rodriguez, granddaughter and director of the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation and Marissa Pulido with the Agbayani Pilgrimage Organizing Committee will be speaking on the Migratory Farm Workers Movement.


3._____ Bennett Peji, Master Planner of “Filipino Village”
Co-sponsored by:_ Art Department, Art Student Alliance and Environmental Design Student Groups

Thursday, April 7, 2005
6:30 PM
Bronco Student Center-Ursa Minor

Urban Designer Bennett Peji, Master Planner of Filipino Village will speak on the idea and development behind the creation of San Diego’s future Filipino Village.

Bio:_ Bennett Peji is a Commissioner of Art & Culture for the City of San Diego._ He is past President of the San Diego Chapter of AIGA and currently serves on the national board of directors of the AIGA__ Center for Cross-Cultural Design._ He has taught branding systems at San Diego State University._ Mr. Peji is the Master Plan Consultant for the Filipino Village in National City._ He is the recipient of the Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce's 2004 Outstanding Professional of the Year Award as well as the 2004 Asian Heritage Award for Cultural Preservation._ Mr. Peji is a founding board member and regent of the Baja California Missions Foundation, founded to renovate and preserve the historic missions in Mexico.


4._____ Strength Through Our Struggles:_ The labor movement in the United States

Co-sponsored by:_ Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center and Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, Multicultural Council-Political Action Committee and the Walter and Michi Weglyn Endowed Chair for Multicultural Studies

Tuesday, April 12, 2005
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Bronco Student Center-Ursa Major AB

View the half-hour documentary “Labor Women” by Renee Tajima-Pena and then join panelists, John Delloro, President of APALA, Karla Zombro, Strategic Projects Coordinator of SCROPE/AGENDA, Kent Wong, Director of the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, Los Angeles and a speaker from the Chinese Daily News Strike as they speak on the challenges and successes of the labor movement, the importance and development of labor unions, and how to support the movement._


5._____ Your Passport to Asia and the Pacific Islands
Co-sponsored by:_ API Leadership Network

Thursday, April 14, 2005
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
University Park

Take a journey to the different cultures that are a part of Asia and the Pacific Islands._ There will be food, cultural performances, crafts and much more._ Get your passport stamped at all cultural booths and you will be entered to win prizes.



6._____ Day of Independence:_ A short film on the Japanese American Internment

Co-sponsored by:_ Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center, Asian Pacific Faculty, Staff and Student Association, Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center and the Walter and Michi Weglyn Endowed Chair for Multicultural Studies

Thursday, April 14, 2005
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center

The “Day of Independence” is a half-hour short film set in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II._ It explores one family’s experience and examines the sacrifices and triumphs of those who endured and survived through perseverance, courage, and the all-American game of baseball.__ The movie is followed by a question and answer session with director Chris Tashima, an Academy Award winner for his short film about Chiune Sugihara, the actors in the movie and a survivor of the Japanese Internment Camp.


7._____ API Theater Group Production:_ College Life 101
Thursday, April 28, 2005
4:00 PM -6:00 PM
Music Recital Hall

We spent four years of our lives in college being taught in a classroom._ Now it is our turn to teach._ Experience through theater the many perspectives of college.


8._____ API Community Tour to “Little Saigon”
Saturday, April 30, 2005
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

“Little Saigon” in Westminster, CA

This year’s tour will take participants to “Little Saigon,” a Vietnamese community in Westminster, California._ April 30th, also known as “Black April”, marks the fall of Vietnam, Saigon._ Participants will explore the history behind the development of the Vietnamese community and visit local landmarks.


Sponsors:_ API Leadership Network, API Theater Group, Art Department, Art Student Alliance, Asia and the Pacific Islands Heritage Month Committee, Asian & Pacific Islander Student Center, Associated Students, Inc., Asian Pacific Faculty, Staff and Student Association, Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, Environmental Design Student Groups, Multicultural Council, Office of Student Life & Cultural Centers, Stop Violence Office, Vietnamese Student Association, Michi and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair for Multicultural Studies, and volunteers from the campus community


For more information, please contact Dora Lee at x5025/doralee@csupomona.ed u

Dora Lee
Coordinator, Asian and Pacific Islander Student Center
Cal Poly Pomona
3801 W. Temple Ave
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 869-5025