Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Thursday January 21, 2025

 17. Tues, January 21, 2025

Present: Rini, Carina, Caitlin, Addison, Jack Jack, Kalin, Claire, Lucas, Jackie, Maddie, Alicia, Avery, Jordan, Naina, Jett, Sr. Orque, Ms. Wong

Absent: Tardy: ---

Minutes by: Jett, Avery, Alicia


Check-in Question: Favorite movie theater snack? Rini

Spectacular Shoutouts: sleep and a 3 day weekend


  1. Prayer Dates for this semester - Caitlin
  • Lunar New Year (1/29): Carina, Jack Jack
  • Holi (3/14): Naina, ASC Member?
  • Ancestors Day (4/4):
  • Solar New Year (4/14):
  • AANHPI Heritage Month: History (5/2):
  • AANHPI Heritage Month: Posters / Elders (5/13):  + Plus new Board
    • Prayer for  AANHPI Heritage month is done in collaboration with PIA, should be led by one member of ASC and one member of PIA


  1. SIPAC Lunar New Year - Carina 
    1. Wednesday, February 26 at 6:30 pm, Student Center 
  • Dates of SIPAC meetings for planning Lunar New Year Event?
    • Weekly Zoom Meetings 
      • Next meeting on Thursday 1/23 at 7:30 pm
    • Who can make it to meetings? - ideally folks who can attend consistently
      • Jack Jack, Jordan, Kalin, Rini, Carina, Caitlin
      • Link in ASC Calendar
  • NEW: What do you want to bring up at the meeting on Thursday?
    • Slides for snake zodiac
    • personal stories
    • Activities- origami, crafts (Diwali setup in CATS)
    • Student raffle for candy bags
    • arrival time for board- set up/clean up


  1. Events for this Semester
  • January/February - Caitlin
    • Lunar New Year (date observed: Jan 29, 2025) 
      • Decorating Student Center
        • Date: Thurs, 1/23 After-school
        • Email Ms. Finn (moderators)
          • She said okay
        • Email moderators CCC and KCC - moderators 
          • CCC and KCC said okay
        • NEW: Updates
        • decorations are ordered, Ms. Pappas, Ms. Wong in charge
        • Kalin creating an IG story/post
      • MMM - Carina
        • Date: Monday, 2/3
        • Ms. B the lead
        • Invite ASC members to participate - Jack Jack
          • Lucas: Google Form for intercessor 
        • Lunar New Year MMM Script
          • Presider
            • Naina
          • Commentators/MC (2)
            • Alicia
            • Jordan?
          • Preacher
            • Jack Jack?
          • Reader
            •  Jackie
          • Intercessor (4)
            • Maddie- Tagalog
            • Avery - Mandarin
            • Lucas - Cantonese
            • Caitlin - Vietnamese

Snacks?- can. campus min budget for snacks?

  • Sr. Orque will email to check
  • Lunar New Year - collab? - Caitlin
    • KCC: date/time?
      • Email to confirm - Jordan asking (send update on Slack)
    • Combine to save space 
    • CCC: Space scheduled for Friday, January 31 X-Period
      • NEW: Updates
        • Chinese Culture Club event, ASC can support and show up as possible
        • ASC is sponsoring, but not running
  • Past ID Formations:
  •  “Colorism in the Asian American Community” 
  • “ Microaggression, Hate Crimes, and Hate Speech,”
  • “Balancing Expectations with Multiple Identities”
  • “ASC Alumni Panel”
  • Media Representation on 11/8
  • Asian representation in education
    • pressures
    • college admissions 
  • Destigmatizing foods from Asian cultures 
    • spam, msg, —> April cross affinity collab?
  • Art/drawing - experiences 
    • Gallery walk - Art Studio?
  • Bingo experiences
  • Politics effects on AANHPI community 
  • Asian art forms
    • dance, painting, poetry, drawings, music
    • bringing asian culture into mainstream media/music
  • Fri Mar 28 or Fri Apr 4?- x periods
    • Revisit this at next meeting


  • March - Caitlin
    • Holi (date observed: Mar 14, 2025)
      • Holi Event space now scheduled for: Fri, 3/14!
      • open event
      • 3-4pm
  • NEW: 
  • *moved from 28th
  • April - Carina
    • cross affinity collab
    • potluck social style
    • highlight different cultural food- history, significance
    • destigmatize foods 
    • social
    • closed event to affinity groups
    • Prepare for Heritage month 
      • Poster
      • boba social
      • Other events?
  • May - AANHPI Heritage Month - Carina
  • Letter writing to incoming board/senior advice - at sash banquet?


  1. Opportunities - Carina
    1. Sell 30 remaining ASC 50th Anniversary Jackets @ $90 each - vintage!
    2. Enrichment Programs
      1. Speak and Lead with Pride
      2. Miss Chinatown Application
        1. Jackie and Claire will post/repost on Instagram
      3. Spring Youth Leadership Summit set to take place in Washington, DC in April 2025
        1. College students only



ASC Support - Caitlin


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

Don’t hesitate to reach out!


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