Monday, February 28, 2022

Present: Irianna, Aaron, Ethan, Ashley, Alycia, Eva, Penny, Vivian, Isa

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Reminder: Action items are in RED

1. SIPAC Meeting Debrief
• Great job to everyone who spoke!
• Want us to facilitate a career panel at the next SIPAC meeting - March 23, 2022
• will wait for SIPAC to reach out to us
• create a document with questions prepared
• any volunteers? - Aaron, Vivian 
• maybe: Ashley, Penny, Eva, Irianna, Ethan
2. Holi Event
• Were there any responses/did we send out the email? - not yet, send out email today, Monday, February 28 - Ethan
• talk about the mythology and history behind the celebration
• celebrate by showing students how to make the color powder (gulal) using organic ingredients (ie. turmeric, red rose petals, different leaves, etc.)
• distribute traditional sweets
• Alternative events: Week of March 21st (look for more movies with southeast/south asian representation) - NOT on March 22nd - Thursday, March 24, after school
• Movie/ID Formation event - Minari (2020) [highlights Asian immigration and generation gaps]
• Half of It (2020) - possible collab with Safe Space? (a queer Asian American woman discovering herself in a majority white society)
• For movie events: Debrief of movie/discussions and reactions
• southeast Asian movies suggestions? 
• ID Formation: Representation of Asians in America
• Talk about different regions of Asia (very diverse!)
• Highlight on East Asian/Southeast Asian Countries in America
• Regional Hierarchical System
• History of Immigration to the U.S 
• History of Involvement (globally)
• Impact on underrepresented Asian communities
• Impact in SI Community
3. Sash Requirements - Start mentioning again 
• Send email about requirements along with next event
• Requirements:
• must attend 2 events (one must be an ID Formation event)
• record of attendance
• submit form on time (usually due in April) - Ms. Hernandez will send it 
4. Solidarity Week, Monday, April 4 
• Eva and Irianna (shared interest) to participate in a solidarity week panel with all affinity groups
• right after school - around 3:30pm start time 
5. Affinity Group applications will go out this week! Keep an eye out on your email.
6. ASC Support
• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!
• don't hesitate to reach out to each other!
• DEIB Incident Reporting Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer0khKoMAqz49dHYDpdYm2x2Y2nBWIAaLHEx4_EoE7aZR-dg/viewform