Upcoming Events
Dominican Dinner
Casa Dominicana would like to invite you to our Dominican Dinner at the LACC located near the Hampden Convenience store in Southwest. This event will go from 8:00 PM untill 11:30 PM.
We will be serving:
Rice with beans Moro
Pork Pernil
Salad Ensalada
Sweet plantains Platano Maduro
Flan Flan
***COME BY, GIVE TO THE FOOD DRIVE, RECEIVE A PLATE OF FOOD, AND HAVE DINNER WITH CASA DOMINICANA!!!***
COST: Suggested donation of one or more non perishable food item to be donated to the local food drive.
We will also be having a RAFFLE for a special PRIZE for only $1!
APA Leadership: Developing Your Leadership Identity as an Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA)
Presented by UALRC & YKCC
Saturday, October 24, 2009 9-5pm Campus Center Rm 174-176
Facilitated by: Mr. Amnat Chittaphong, Director of Multi - Cultural Student Services, Siena College
Does being Asian/Asian American, Pacific Islander, Arab American, or Desi American matter when it comes to being a leader? Should it matter if you can lead? Join us for a leadership training session designed specifically for APIDA, which addresses these questions. We will explore identity-based leadership development models to help you and your student organizations focus on coalition building and create a plan to create a sustainable movement to create social change through working as a newly envisioned united front.
For more info: ykcc.umass@gmail.com
UALRC: 413 545-1844
OPSAS News
ECAASU 2009: “Distinct Worlds, One Vision”
On February 27, 41 students plus 3 staff from the University of Massachusetts Amherst attended the East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference (ECAASU) at Rutgers University. This trip to ECAASU was made possible by Byron Bullock, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life and Jacqueline Pinn, the Director of Office of Programs and Services for ALANA Services (OPSAS) and the Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center (YKCC). Read more>
National Dominican Student Conference
Article by Manuel Aquiles Lopez
What will it hurt to step out of my comfort zone to go and meet a todos mis primos? It's like preparing to attend the family reunion to see those individuals you haven't seen in so long. I sat through contemplation wondering what will occur and slept through subconscious ideas of what I will do. Along with that mixture came a tossed feeling of nerves and anxiety that eventually took me to the road in which I am now traveling on as a student, heading for my professional destination. Read more>
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