Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Present: Milla, Rozet, Miko, Irianna, Aaron, Sophie, Ethan

Late:

Absent: Daniel

1.) Movie Night Debrief 

• Things that went well
• zoom set up worked well
• good movie quality
• Improvements for next time
• the movie was pretty long
• start with general questions before we start the movie
• Ideas for encouraging conversation?

2.) ID Formation - 11/10/20 at 3:15 pm

• Is it possible to pick a different date?
• event was moved from Friday 11/6 to Tuesday 11/10
• Finish slides by Tuesday
• Intro/welcome: Milla & Rozet
• History/overview of BLM: Miko
• brief, one slide
• Connection back to Civil Rights Movement: Milla and Aaron
• two people, more extensive
• Asian Americans' role within the Movement:  Ethan and Irianna
• start a little more broad and dive deeper
• Yuri Kochiyama: Sophie
• How we can be allies:  Rozet and Daniel
• A few slides long
• Content from Black creators preferred
• Infographics could be helpful
• Closing: Milla & Rozet
• Take your time to do great work!
• Rozet will create a shared document for us to put information
• use bullet points for doc, but go in depth for actual slides
• Use & cite reliable sources--library resources are great!
• Ask us for help if you are having trouble :)
• Poster: Ethan
• SITV on Tuesday: Sophie
• SITV on Friday?
• same announcement
• IG Post: Ethan
• Email: Daniel

3.) Indian New Year (Diwali) - 11/16/20 at 5pm

• Do we want to host an event/meeting?
• open meeting
• Ideas
• Bollywood dance lesson with few clips, not full dance lesson?
• Post something on IG to let people know

4.) Pasko Updates?

• slightly delayed with planning for virtual show
• email will be sent looking for interest in singing, dancing, spoken word, etc.
• event will be free - online
• we will be able to buy and pick up Filipino food
• an hour long total
• 5-6 acts total?
• planned for Saturday, 12/12/20
• Irianna is interested in singing, will ask Ukelele Club if interested
• More info coming

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Present: Rozet, Milla, Aaron, Irianna, Miko, Daniel, 

Absent: Sophie

Late: Ethan

Hope everyone had a good break!

1.) Stickers

• Has everyone sent them out?
• yes!

2.) Movie Night - Friday, October 23 @ 3:15-5:30

• Parasite won! 
• Slides
• Welcome
• Intro to movie (setting, genre, awards) - Irianna will get started
• Parasite (2 hr) - Milla will show film through Hulo on her computer
• Discussion questions (4-5 questions about the theme, representation, ending) - Miko will get started
• short discussion (10-15min)
• allow students to type answers in chat
•  Whole group or in breakout rooms?
• whole group, but concerns about lack of participation
• use breakout rooms and call on students
• Publicize
• SITV - Ethan will submit for Friday
• Emails for Thursday - Daniel
• Insta, post story on day of event - Sophie
• submit the form for SI Wildcats - Daniel

3.) November ID Formation - November 6

• At 3:15
• Outline
• How Asian Americans have been inspired by the Black Power movement
• LA riots (not to be included)
• BLM movement
• Overview of BLM
• acknowledge people that may not support BLM
• Anti-blackness (not to be included)
• Allyship 
• How to be an ally
• Yuri Kochiyama?
• an American civil rights activist influenced by her Japanese-American family's internment, her association with Malcom X, and her Maoist beliefs
• Civil Rights
• focus on specific topics since the Civil Rights Movement is dense
• Other resources
• Times article
• discuss the involvement of two Asian cops with George Floyd
• use school's online resources
• don't use wikipedia
• cite sources
• topics will be assigned
• create breakout rooms and discussion questions
• start working on slides - Milla will create and everyone can get started

4.) Filipino Cultural Club Event - November 13

• Anything we can help with right now?
• nothing we can do to help for now

5.) Indian New Year (Diwali) - November 16

• Cultural or more ID formation/ informational?
• discussion centered around South Asians
• post on Instagram and have SI Wildcats repost
• Any ideas?

6.) Pasko

• 1 hour visual show
• singing, dancing
• some activities will not not be live and will be pulled from archives
• food pickup at SI

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Present: Miko, Milla, Rozet, Daniel, Irianna, Aaron, Sophie, Ethan

Absent: ---

Late: -----

1.) Among Us Debrief

• Should we do this again? How often?
• once a month whenever we have a free Friday
• First Friday tends to be a good time
• Which board members can attend on a regular basis?
• Aaron can't make it, Ethan sometimes has classes

2.) Stickers 

• Remember to pick up by tomorrow at front desk - everyone
• Include thank you, our contact info (email and/or number), and invite them to Movie Night - everyone
• Mail letters during quarter break 
• Each person gets a "row" of stickers

3.) Movie Night - Friday, October 23 at 3:15 pm 

• Mulan is problematic (will not be shown)
• Lead actress supported Hong Kong police & part of the movie was filmed in Xinjiang, China, where a Muslim minority is being held in concentration camps
• Articles on Mulan controversy: NPR, New York Times, LA Times
• Articles on Uighurs: PBS, BBC
• would not be too difficult to set up, would need to come up with discussion questions
• Alternative options
• Discuss why new Mulan is problematic & then show old Mulan?
• Watch another movie
• Parasite (Hulu, Apple TV, YouTube), The Farewell (YouTube, Amazon Prime), Gook (Amazon Prime)
• think about documentaries
• vote between Parasite and The Farewell
• instagram poll? (may not reach everyone, but good for involvement)
• have poll up by Friday - Sophie
• maybe send additional email on the day of event - Ethan
• one story for each movie will brief summary and pictures, last story will have poll
• begin working on posters - Daniel
• do research on the movie  - everyone

4.)  Instagram

• 293 followers - almost 300! 
• started at 205, lots of growth!
• Posting stories right before/during event seems to be really effective

5.) November ID Formation on Friday,  November 6 - tough to do both events, prioritize this one

• begin to start educational part
• Discuss BLM movement, allyship, how Asian Americans were inspired by Black Power movement
• Go into anti-Blackness & LA Riots?
• Show concrete ways of being an ally
• Show how asian Americans have been inspired 
• Look for articles, videos, etc. by Black creators 
• Possible dates?
• continue to think about discussion topics

6. ) Other

• https://www.joyrucksclub.com/ - Virtual Asian American music festival October 17/18
• online Asian American events - example: Queer Japanese American films
• send email about Asian American music festival - Daniel
• make post on Instagram about the music festival - Sophie
• Attend, and Help with Filipino Cultural Club event on November 13

Have a restful break everyone :)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Present: Milla, Rozet, Aaron, Daniel, Ethan, Miko

Absent: ----

Late:  Sophie, Irianna

1.) Kickoff Debrief

• Things that went well
• Among Us was fun
• weekly Among Us session, students can pop in
• set for Fridays at 3:15pm
• use same Zoom information
• publicize through Instagram and email - Sophie and Ethan
• use Powerschool email list (does not include everyone)
• compile a new email list - all publicists and Aaron
• Ms. Wong will first acquire a new list to make sure no one was missed 
• Things to improve/ suggestions
• breakout rooms were a little awkward
• encouraged talking through popcorn

2.) Stickers

• How should we mail them?
• 62 requests
• split up the stickers and write a little note
• eight board members pick up stickers
• Mr. Orque and Ms. Wong will prepare packages
• Letter?
• everyone hand writes little note
• thanks for coming
• provide way for them to contact us (email, phone number)
• ask if they have questions
• mention movie night
• Money for stamps
• no issues with money
• stickers, stamps, and envelope will be prepared by this Friday - Mr. Orque and Ms. Wong
• pick up by next Wednesday at school - everyone
• send during quarter break - everyone

3.) CNYP

• Do we want to do a virtual performance?
• no

4.) Collaboration with Filipino Club?

• doing a GOYB collaboration with TFC and ASC
• scheduled in November

5.) Identity Formation - Week of October 23

• Date and time?
• to be determined due to date switch with movie night
• Ideas for event - more discussion based
• role of Asian Americans in BLM movement
• Discussion based
• watch YouTube video and engage in conversations
• make slides with discussion questions
• history of civil rights movement; videos created by Black creators
• start finding video about the topic and take notes - everyone

6.) Movie Night in November?

• Mulan? Pending update from Rozet and Milla
• test screen sharing the movie during next board meeting to remedy any issues
• move movie night to October 23 at 3:15pm and move identity formation
• watch movie before the event and think of discussion questions before October 19 - everyone
• Hold off watching the moving - everyone

7.) Running list of Event Ideas

• Asian American representation in government
• addressing the lack of Asian Americans in Congress, lack of Asian American president
• find a local speaker?
• https://www.joyruckusclub.com/ - Virtual Asian American music festival October 17/18

8.) Make sure to complete tasks on decided date

• If you have too much on your plate, let Rozet or Milla know so we can give your task to someone else.