asian american awareness week

Hate is a virus
November 9 - November 13, 2020

Because of the current situation, all workshops will be help virtually on zoom. Zoom links are below, but passwords will be given through our GroupMe and Discord. If you are not a part of our GroupMe or Discord, press the button below to find the information on how to join. We are doing this to avoid workshops being hacked. 
Monday (11/9):
Cultural Appropriation
2-3 pm
Speakers: Jada Kali & Cali Mayer

Tuesday (11/10):
Normalization of Racism
11am-12 pm
Speakers: Astrid Ji & Nicole Fung

Wednesday (11/11):
Xenophobia
5-6 pm
Speaker: Dr. Fukushima
Presenters: Shelly Baltazar & Dana Nguyen

Thursday (11/12):
How to be an Ally
4-6 pm
Panel: Karl Ramirez, Emilio Camu & Jashan Sandhu
Moderator: Cyris Talban

Friday (11/13):
Special Guest Speaker: Ien Chi
3-4:30 pm
Moderator: Maria Crago

History
Originally hosted by the Asian Pacific Studies Program, AASA members have held the responsibility of designing and carrying out the University of Utah’s Asian-American Awareness Week for several years. Each year this week-long event focuses on generating critical discussions on Asian-American identities, stories, experiences, and issues through a variety of events. Past Awareness Weeks have seen guest speakers, both from the local Utah Asian-American community as well as celebrities, panels featuring various Asian-American professionals, and have covered topics from Gender & Sexuality in our communities to the historical similarities between Japanese Internment Camps and Muslim Registries. Every year sees new and exciting ways our members bring out the Asian-Awareness Week to its full potential, where the sky is the only limit.