Thursday, March 9, 2023

Present: Viv, Eva, Penny, Isa, Ashley, Justin, Nam, Rini, Liv, Caitlin, Ann

Late:

Absent:

1) How is everyone doing? 

• Think: Name something that you are looking forward to (today, tomorrow, or this weekend).

2) Board Shoutouts!

• the dedication to the letter and the communication within this team has been incredibly strong (and a pleasure to witness and be a part of)!
• would anyone like to shoutout a specific board member?

3) SIPAC

• update? (Sr. Orque)
• letter to Ms. Levine
• SIPAC zoom- similar to our meeting
• SIPAC writing a response rn- want to amplify ASC’s efforts
• SIPAC Career Panel: Wednesday, March 22 at 6:00 pm *Note time change
• student facilitators: Viv and Justin
• Please come and promote!
• Food provided!
• Publicity:
• Email (+directions)- Vivian
• 3/15 Wednesday: initial email
• 3/10 Monday: reminder email
• SITV: Jackets + Career Panel (see below)

4) ASC Holi Event

• actual date of Holi: Wednesday, March 8

• tentative date for the event: Thursday, March 23, after school (3:15pm) @commons and piazza
• Open event, BUT cap at 100 responses
• If you don’t RSVP, you don’t get to come
• Google form send automatic email
• Volunteers:
• Uma Krpata, Skanda Dorbala, Dylan Mong, Kira Abhyankar, Hariel Goonetileke, Rohan Kohli
• Zoom meeting to discuss: 3/12 Sunday (6:00pm)
• Ann will send email
• Discuss food, activities, supplies
• celebrates: 

• the triumph of good over evil 

• the victory of god Vishnu as Narasimha Narayana over Hiranyakashipu

• the welcoming of spring and new beginnings

• activity ideas:

• color fight with powdered cornstarch or colored water

• enjoying traditional foods and learning about their significance
• reach out to other students to ask for ideas and updates - see above
• publicity:
• RSVP form + QR code: Nam
• Instagram post: Caitlin and Ashley- 3/15 Wednesday
• poster: Justin
• SITV: Rini
• anchor (send in on Tuesday, 3/14, airs on Wednesday 3/15): Rini
• Holi, jackets
• commercial (record on Monday, 3/20, airs on Tuesday 3/21): Penny and Nam
• email: send out Monday, 3/13 by 3pm - Penny and Liv

5) ASC Jackets

• goal is to design, order, and distribute them before the end of the year
• draft an email to send out about the design contest by next meeting (3/9) - Justin
• send an email request to ASC by the end of March (to hopefully get the jackets before May)
• final due date: Monday, March 20 at 9am (before quarter break)
• Criteria: 
• establishment year (1973)
• include ASC somewhere
• front and back design
• have something on the back that represents Asian cultures
• remind people that ASC is inclusive of ALL Asian cultures on the Asian continent
• students are only designing the logo on the top left and back

• design contest sent out to ASC students (similar to sweatshirt design contest)?

• does anyone have specific design ideas? *cough* Nam *ahem*

• customink.com has somewhat affordable track-style jackets

• reach out to BSU and ALAS moderators about which platform they used to design jackets
• they got their jackets from Boathouse (pricey but a good investment)

6) AANHPI Month in May

• what kind of events would you like to see?

• send out interest form to ASC students after quarter break
• ID formation event
• Student Hero Posters
• Board members SHOULD submit one!

• possible identity formation topics:

• mental health in the aftermath of extreme events (violence and acts of racism)

• how to build inter-affinity unity

7) Affinity Group Leadership for 2023 - 2024 applications are open!

• See email from Ms. Hernandez
• Encourage others to apply
• Deadline is Sunday, March 19
• you got this!

8) Prayer Schedule

• Ann, thank you for your beautiful prayer yesterday!

• Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (to remember ancestors) - Justin

• Monday, April 17, 2023 (Lao and Cambodian New Year) - TBD (reach out to ASC students)

• send out interest email in the beginning of April

• May (AANHPI Month)

• Wednesday, May 3 - TBD

• Tuesday, May 9 - TBD

• Wednesday, May 17 - TBD

9) ASC Support 

• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!

• don’t hesitate to reach out to one other!