Monday, February 29, 2016
Present:
Absent:
- CYNP 2016
- From Tracy: AT&T loved our routine with the roses!
- YFPA College Scholarship - Due April 1, 2016
- Will award 2-3 Bay Area graduating seniors $2300
- send this out to everyone
- Ms. Hernandez will send email
- Latinx Youth Summit
- Save the date - March 11 & 12 - Latinx Youth Summit
- Who is going to attend?
- Ms. Hernandez, Mr. Orque, Lauren, Amy
- Registration: students should sign up individually
- Jason - email and encourage students to register ASAP
- click "paid for" in registration
- https://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=5970&LockSSL=true
- Follow-up: Article: "Diary of an Asian American Kid"
- Alison and Priya
- Michael is still working on it
- Priya will check in with editors of humor
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- Concrete to-do for this: Sharing Ideas
- Holi Festival?
- Asian Pacific Hero Posters?
- SITV?
- send posters before Easter vacation
- send google doc where students can put their names and heroes
- celebrate each Asian culture each Friday
- Fun Friday or segment on SITV
- point-person:
- celebrate regions or certain cultures that are not Chinese or Filipino
- Japanese, Korean, Indian
- fundraiser with food
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr
- Point-person:
- Check Dates May 13th
- Lauren, Megan, and Spencer check with Mr. Laguna to see if date works
- Morning Prayer Schedule: Lauren
- Tuesdays and Thursdays in May:
- Check AP schedule
- Who will say prayer:
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: Spencer, Megan, Lauren, Ryan, Rachel, Alison, Priya, Jason, Gen
Absent: Amy
Debrief:
- Lunar New Year FML
- Thank you to everyone for your work and support!
- Great job to Jason, Gen, Lauren for the morning prayer on Thursday for FML.
- Feedback for next year for the FML:
- More Asian culture--cultures that celebrate the New Year
- Incorporate Asian musical instruments
- More prepared for the Lunar New Year FML
- Timing and delegating responsibilites
- More publicity for sign-ups
- Can we get a Cherry Blossom Tree?
- CYNP 2016
- Thank you to everyone for recruiting and to Gen for coordinating CYNP!
- Historian Ryan: Please make sure to collect photos and put into the archives.
- Gen: Please send email to the participants thanking them and inviting them to participate in more ASC activities.
- Feedback for next year:
- More publicity for New Year Parade
- Invite the school (not just an ASC event) to gain awareness
- Grab the Go-Pro when offered!
- More excitement!
- Save the date - March 11 & 12 - Latinx Youth Summit
- Who is going to attend?
- In charge of registration: Jason
- https://www.siprep.org/page.cfm?p=5970&LockSSL=true
- Article: "Diary of an Asian American Kid" - humorous, satire - for Inside SI Humor Section
- Michael Chichioco writing the article
- Alison and Priya contributing
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- Concrete to-do for this:__________________
- Bring IDEAS for next meeting!
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Morning Prayer Schedule: Lauren
- Tuesdays and Thursdays in May
- Check AP schedule
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- Holi Festival
- Asian Pacific Hero Posters
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: Allison, Priya, Rachel, Ryan, Amy, Jason, Spencer, Gen, Jason
Absent: Lauren
Updates:
- PLANNING: UPDATES
- Lunar New Year FML on Friday, February 19
- Thanks for all your work so far!
- Lauren: Updates?
- Another board member to join Lauren in coordinating (not Gen): Allison
- Reach out to Ms. Bystedt and impart information to the Board
- Progress on Google Doc?
- need to unlock sign up link
- Jason, Gen, and Lauren leading morning prayer next Thursday
- CYNP
- Thanks Gen for sending the emails!
- RSVP for Meeting by this Friday
- Meeting for ALL participants: the day before the Parade, Friday Feb. 19 (Day 2 schedule)
- Location: 223
- Time: during break
- *if students don't come to the meeting, then they can't go*
- agenda: permission slip, make one slide
- PERMISSION SLIPS
- Routine:
- We finally got some information on what AT & T want the students to do. I will need 4 students from your group to be assigned to hold either a flag or banner. The other school will be asked to do the same. The rest of the students will be carrying a flower with led lighting and wear their A T & T t-shirts.
- My friends Ryan and Tracy Louie will figure out a simple routine to make the group look impressive while marching in front of the float. Please give me the exact number of students you will be providing. Everyone should wear dark pants. Thanks...only 11 days to go!
- 35 students participating
- Other issues?
- Save the date - March 11 & 12 - Latino Youth Summit
ONGOING - IF TIME
- March 11 & 12 - Latinx Youth Summit
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- Concrete to-do for this:__________________
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: Gen, Ryan, Rachel, Jason, Priya, Lauren, Megan, Amy, Spencer
Absent: Allison
Updates:
- ASC - 1984
- Photo courtesy of Mrs. Santander
- Breakdancers / diversity
- Mr. Randall Yip was part of ASC when founded (Daughter: Angela '13)

- PLANNING: UPDATES
- : Lunar New Year FML and Chinese New Year Parade
- some students want to read during FML
- we should send out the same google sign up sheet
- Lunar New Year FML on Friday, February 19
- Lauren: UPDATE? Reach out to Ms. Bystedt and schedule meeting with her
- Mention roles: readers, gift bearers, decorations, musicians (?)
- we need 6 readers, 2 people for gifts, a couple alter servers, people to get decorations
- CYNP
- Gen : send email to follow up on Lunar New Year FML and CYNP
- Gen, send two separate emails by Thursday
- Gen: Slides for Lunar New Year FML - are they in Google Drive?
- We should have another meeting the day before the Chinese New Year parade
- email: RSVP by February 12
- PERMISSION SLIPS
- Discussion of current issues
- Some students are asking to shut the whole thing down instead of learning about cultural appropriation
- maybe ASC and ALAS can do something with Unity Council to educate about racism/ cultural appropriation
- we can teach students that racism isn't only between blacks and whites
- we should have an issues meeting with all ASC students regarding this incident
- email ASC students this week about open discussion
- it would be good for the underclassmen to hear the voices of the upperclassmen about this issue
- we should have the open discussion on Wednesday during upper and lower lunch and 3rd period
- possibly going to be in Magis
- Jason: send this email first
ONGOING - IF TIME
- March 11 & 12 - Latinx Youth Summit
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- Concrete to-do for this:__________________
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: ALL
Updates:
- Sashes Proposal Update
- Last Thursday's meeting
- everyone voted that they want to have "sashes in graduation and at bacc mass" written in the proposal
- decision pending for next two weeks
- PLANNING: January 26 General Meeting - during break -
- Recruit for: Lunar New Year FML and Chinese New Year Parade
- Roles:
- Gen: send email about meeting by Friday and do a reminder email on Monday
- Attendance for meeting: Megan
- Greeters: Spencer
- Slides for Lunar New Year FML: Gen
- Who will speak about it: Jason
- sign-up sheet for roles at FML:
- Lunar New Year FML on Friday, February 19
- Reach out to Ms. Bystedt and schedule meeting with her; be rep for Board: Lauren
- Mention roles: readers, gift bearers, decorations, musicians (?)
- Chinese New Year Parade/SIPAC Lunar New Year Luncheon- February 20, Saturday
- Slides for CYNP / Luncheon : Gen
- Who will speak about it: Rachel
- snacks for meeting: Rachel and Gen
- we should have another meeting the day before the Chinese New Year parade
- email: RSVP by February 12
ONGOING - IF TIME
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- Concrete to-do for this:__________________
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: Gen, Ryan, Megan, Amy, Lauren, Spencer, Priya, Rachel
Absent: Allison, Jason
Updates:
- MLK Walk - January 18, Monday
- Feedback: Good group of SI students and faculty, good walk, next year we need to bring the banner and make signs
- Sashes Proposal Update
- had a meeting a week ago
- Mr. Gavin and Mr. Lynch polished the document
- decision: should we wear the sashes only at graduation or should we wear them at other commencement ceremonies
- add in "graduation and/or other commencement ceremonies" onto the document?
- proposal will be presented to Mr. Ruff and Fr. Harris, ASC needs to be represented
- wearing sashes at graduation may be awkward or we may feel a sense of separation since there is only a few who are wearing them
- General Meeting in January - PLANNING
- Recruit for: Lunar New Year FML and Chinese New Year Parade
- When have the meeting? January 26
- Roles:
- Gen: send email about meeting by Friday and do a reminder email on Monday
- Lunar New Year FML on Friday, February 19
- Chinese New Year Parade/SIPAC Lunar New Year Luncheon- February 20, Saturday
- Recruit: ______________
- need 30 people
- meeting on January 26 during break
- SITV: film on January 25
- meeting at Chinese Chamber of Commerce on January 16: Ryan will attend
- performing section needs to be between 30 to 45 seconds, provide your own ponchos because it may rain this year, perform towards Union Square, on the day of the parade every group has to send a person to a UPS truck to get a badge, keep rows of five formation, you can bring decorated umbrellas
ONGOING
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Present: ALL
Updates:
- Schedule Photo for Ignatian
- General Meeting in January - PLANNING
- Recruit for: MLK Walk, Lunar New Year FML and Chinese New Year Parade
- When have the meeting? January 15 during break
- Roles: _____________
- MLK Walk - January 18, Monday
- send email about information by this Friday
- Lunar New Year FML on Friday, February 19
- Chinese New Year Parade/SIPAC Lunar New Year Luncheon- February 20, Saturday
- Recruit: ______________
- need 30 people
- meeting on January 25 during break
- SITV: film on January 26
- meeting at Chinese Chamber of Commerce on January 16: Ryan will attend
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May
- FML in honor of an Asian saint or martyr: April 8th, April 15th, May 6th, and May 13th as dates
- Events: morning prayer once a week, Holi festival in May, poster with your Asian Pacific hero
- White People documentary will be close to GOYB deadline
Ongoing
- White People documentary--GOYB?
- Dye for Holi before Easter Break: fun and educational ASC event
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - May