Thursday, May 23 - Incoming Board Meeting

Present: Hannah, Starlette, Adriel, Milla, Isabella, Sophie, Malia (7)

Absent: Rozet (illness), Alex ((2)

Welcome / Intro Orque

1. Ice Breaker   Wong
• Introduce yourself
• Name
• Year
• Role
• What your hope is this year for yourself in your role and for ASC/what does it mean to be Asian American

Goals

Hannah - get a trolley for CNYP

Malia - Class of 2023, have safe space, second family for them, like it was for her

Sophie - continue Stanford Conference

Milla - spread Indian culture to SI

Isabella - become closer and continue ASC Mission

Adriel -  want classmates to be involved in ASC

Starlette - identity formation, retain members

Rozet and Alex - absent

• Unique and Shared activity
• Interview Activity
• Icebreaker Questions

2. Expectations as an ASC Board Member Wong
• Various roles
• Co-president (2), secretary (1) , historian/publicist (3), ambassador (3)
• Volunteer to help each other out
1. Share in the planning, coordinating, publicizing our events
• ASC is one of your top 2 co-curricular priorities
• Important aspect for the school - Orque/Wong make it happen - example:  Music Ministry/scheduling/Transition Liturgy exemptions
• If you have conflicts, we can work it out.
  COMMUNICATE EARLY, OFTEN, CLEARLY.
• Come to every meeting
1. Must communicate with co-presidents and moderators if not coming
2. Stay through whole event, unless communicated beforehand
• Social Justice/Affinity aspect
• How do we collaborate with other Affinity groups - ALAS, AMA, BSU, LGBTQ+

3. Annual/Big Events Orque
• Saturday, December 15, 2019 - PASKO
• Saturday, February 8, 2020 -  Chinese New Year Parade
• May 2020 - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

4. Organization Orque
• Google Calendar - add to your phone/iPad
• Team Drive - ASC
• Show Blogpost

IV.  Ideas for next year Orque/Wong

• August
• Freshmen Welcome - August 18th

Starlette: Affinity Group Assembly

• Bringing culture to the whole school vs. “come if you want”
• Luau: bring in Pacific Islander community to bridge chasm (as of kickoff)
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Adriel

• Make an ASC History video similar to ALAS, BSU
• Something to show

Milla

• Indian culture to SI
• Diwali - end of OCtober/beginning of November
• Sunday, October 27
• Spread info about it, educate

Malia

• Japanese culture - Cherry Blossom Festival
• Artwork

Hannah

• Can reach out to other Asian ethnicities - get feedback, how to include
• Role for ambassadors
• Inclusivity in the Asian Community
• Colorism X Period

Isabella

• Affinity Groups - potluck, certain type of food from culture, share about it

Sophie

• Collaboration with other Affinity Group, we could volunteer at an organization - shared service

Tensions with coalition of Asian Americans