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AASP's Plan-It Purple 2009-2010 Calendar Fall 2009 Northwestern University’s Asian American Studies Program
Please join us a half-day conference involving academics, students and activists that engages the current and past struggles for Friday, November 13th Program Highlights: Panel/2-3:30 pm — Norris Center-Big Ten Room Keynote Speaker/3:30-5 pm — Norris Center-Big Ten Room Panel/5-6:30 — Norris Center-Big Ten Room 6:30/After-Conference Reception
Open House Thursday — October 1 Find out what's NEW this year! Spring 2009 The Asian American Studies Program at Northwestern A reception honoring and celebrating Program: Wednesday—June 3rd *Food from Ruby of Siam will be served **If rain, event will be in Kresge 1-435 Please RSVP to asianamerican@northwestern.edu
Former U.S. Senator Fred Harris Friday — May 8, 2009 Featured speaker: Panelists: "Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal." — Kerner Report, 1968 In 1967, 126 U.S. cities were hit by racial violence. 75 of those incidents were classified as major riots. President Lyndon Johnson commissioned the "National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders," now known as the Kerner Commission, to investigate what happened, why it happened, and what could be done about it. The Kerner Report's unflinching portrait of American cities shocked Some forty years later, despite great strides and the increasing prominence of the African American middle class and successful African American individuals, America's urban centers remain catastrophic zones, and African American, Asian American and Latina/o communities bear the brunt of governmental neglect. The celebratory rhetoric of a "post-race" America only ensures that the ongoing disaster of systemic racism is concealed from public view. Please join us as Fred. R. Harris, former U.S. senator, member of the Kerner Commission, and an author of the Kerner Report, presents his findings on the state of America's urban centers.Dr. Harris will address his 2008 findings from Washington, Detroit, and Newark as part of a crucial dialogue on racism, cities and the futures of urban America. Fred R. Harris is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of New Mexico and Director of the UNM Fred Harris Congressional Internship Program. Harris sits on the board of the Eisenhower Foundation based in Washington D.C. The Foundation was created to continue the work of the Kerner Commission. Harris was twice elected to the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma (1964-1973), served as National Chair of the Democratic Party (1969-1970), and was a member of the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders-Kerner Commission (1967-1968). Asian American Arts in Practice Tuesday — April 7 Moderated by Tatsu Aoki Featuring: Tatsu Aoki Tatsu Aoki: Bassist Tatsu Aoki is a prolific and accomplished musician, composer and educator. He works in a wide array of musical styles, ranging from traditional Asian music to jazz to experimental music and is a much in-demand artist performing on both contrabass and the shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed lute). He has recorded over 100 albums featuring many of the musical legends of Chicago, including Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Don Moye and John Watson Sr. 2006 saw Aoki present his most ambitious work to date, “re: Rooted” a continuation of his “Rooted” composition cycle featuring the MIYUMI Project Big Band at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion. Aoki is the founder and Artistic Director of the Annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival. Mia Park: Mia Park is happy to wear many hats in Chicago. In Chicago’s acting community, “Miss Mia” has co-hosted the underground cable music show, Chic-A-Go-Go, and acted professionally for over ten years. As a member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA, she’s acted in independent movies, national commercials, industrial films and on stage. She is co-founder of Chicago’s newest Asian American theater company, A-Squared Theatre Workshop. In Chicago’s music scene, Mia’s played drums in over a dozen rock and jazz bands in Chicago since 1995. As an Arts Administrator, Mia served as the Asian American Cultural Ambassador for The Old Town School of Folk Music and curated programs at the Chicago Cultural Center. She’s always producing a variety of music or theater shows at any given time. Mia’s also contributed to Chicago’s non-profit community and is a yoga instructor. Only in Chicago could she accomplish so much! Mia is grateful for everyone and everything in her life. Harrison Pak: Harrison Pak is currently the Artistic Director of Stir-Friday Night!, one of the nation’s premier Asian American sketch comedy/improv troupes. He’s also one of the founding members of Fool for Thought, a sketch comedy troupe, and a graduate of Second City’s Writing and Improv Conservatory Program. He is currently enrolled in Second City’s Directing Program. He has produced and/or written or acted in over 30 shows in Chicago and abroad. Jonald Reyes: Jonald J. Reyes is a writer, producer, and filmmaker from Chicago, IL. As a graduate from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), he has published articles for a variety of magazines including KoreAm Journal and Asiance Magazine. In 2008, he completed his first-length feature film entitled “That Asian Thing.” “That Asian Thing” is a documentary that focuses on artists in the Chicago area, asking the question “Why is there a low impact of Asian-American culture in mainstream America?” Screened in a number of film festivals and colleges, the film has also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary from the Independent Features Film Festival in 2008. Jonald is currently the Executive Producer for “The Slant,” a magazine style, entertainment news show. Much like his documentary, “The Slant” continues to expose the Asian/Asian-American experiences in Chicago, IL. Amy Homma: Amy Homma was born in Chicago. A second generation Japanese American, she is a leader in her generation of Chicago Japanese American artists dedicated to working in the traditional Japanese cultural arts. In 1990, she joined the Waka Daiko group to explore her Japanese cultural legacy, and years later she joined Tsukasa Taiko. She is also studying Toyoaki Ozashiki shamisen under the instruction of Tatsu Aoki. Amy is currently the head taiko instructor/performer for JASC Tsukasa Taiko and performs with the Miyumi Project, was a part of Basser Live II, performed in the Miyumi Project Big Band’s presentation of re:Rooted at Millennium Park and performed in Poland as part of the Malta International Theatre Festival 2007. Recently she has performed at Steppenwolf Theater for the Miyumi Project Big Band’s ‘East Meets the Rest’. She also performs with Yoko Noge’s Japanesque. In addition, she also studies Japanese Classical Dance with Fujima Ryu of Chicago Winter 2009 The Alice kaplan Institute for the Humanities Research Workshop Series East of California, Across Ethnic Studies: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Race and Diaspora Workshop 2: Friday — March 6 Featured Speaker: Northwestern Co-Panelists: Moderator: This workshop will initiate an interdisciplinary dialogue addressing the need to reconceptualize current understandings of “America” beyond national boundaries and to address where and how “race” can expand current transnational studies. Framing Questions: 2. How can local spaces become parts of larger crossings and transnational exchange? Does the local facilitate crossings, remappings, and hybridization? 3. Discrete departments in the Humanities and Social Sciences are increasingly lending themselves to conversations in neighboring academic disciplines. How does race circumscribe interdisciplinary formations and scholarship in the University? |
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