Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Present: Starlette, Megan, Spencer, Tyler, Hannah
Absent: Cherina, Katelyn

1. Department Letters for English

• This Friday, March 9th - Room 304: meeting with ASC members after school
• This will take about an hour
• Food options:
• Pineapple bread, order about 30 pieces
• Cherry Blossom Bakery
• Sr. Orque will make sure the room is free before Tyler will send the email
• Agenda for meeting:
• Introduction: Why are we writing this letter?
• Show them our draft
• Pose questions about experiences with the English curriculum
• Open-discussion
• Share a Google doc so they can add their personal narratives
• Sophomore Lit. Reader
• 4 works and they are additional
• For core works, teacher gets to pick between Joy Luck Club or House on Mango Street
• Senior Electives
• American-Born Chinese
• How do teachers who are uncomfortable, teach these works/books?
• Viet Thanh Nguyen
• Discussion about Vietnam War but focused on sympathizers

2. Unity Council Updates

• no update

3. Identity formation meeting for March?

• Maybe save a meeting for April

4. ASC Board Applications 

• Will be open soon
• Due before Easter Break

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Present: Katelyn, Hannah, Spencer, Megan, Starlette, Tyler
Absent:


1. CNYP Debrief

• Next year, we can maybe show up later
• Combine practices so that more people show up
• Times where everyone can attend
• More boys to sign-up
• Routine can maybe focus on arms more because we get tired
• Need to be more in sync, have specific times where we take breaks and perform
• Maybe have a meal together, as opposed to everyone separating
• Maybe have a float next year, work with alumni

2. FML Debrief

• Great!
• Fr. Hung Pham was great!
• Maybe not hold the incense next time
• Some people dropped out last minute
• Let them know what exactly they need to do on the sign-up form (translations)
• Incorporate more languages if possible

3. Take down FML decorations and Student Center decorations

• Take down decorations in the chapel by March 1, Thurs.
• during lunch
• Hannah, Starlette, Megan, Cherina
• Take down decorations in Student Center, March 1, Thurs.
• after school
• Spencer, Katelyn, Tyler

4. Unity Council Updates

• Still planning to do microaggressions segment
• Put up movie/TV show posters of white casts, but replace them with people of color
• After Spring break
• Ex. Breakfast Club, Mean Girls, Harry Potter, Friends, Modern Family, etc.

5. Department Letters

• Only about six Asian authors in both sophomore and junior lit. readers
• Reach out to ASC members and other Asian students
• Specifically Cami Doo, Carina Leung, Izzy Morales, etc.
• Need more statistics to put in the letter
• Once final first draft is completed, go to Ms. Hernandez
• Look at all four grades/classes and the lit. readers
• Freshmen: Hannah
• Sophomore: Starlette
• Junior: Cherina
• Senior: Spencer, Katelyn
• March 9th, Room 304
• Meeting with ASC members
• Tyler will send draft of email

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Present: Starlette, Tyler, Hannah, Katelyn, Spencer, Cherina
Absent: Megan

1. CNYP

• First rehearsal for the parade is tomorrow!
• Where: Choral Room
• When: lower & upper lunch
• Email reminder: Tyler
• Mia will send video/maybe be there
• Start collecting money for shirts 
• Might come Friday before parade
• Hand them out day of
• In charge of money: Cherina
• SITV announcement for parade 
• Feb. 23
• Fill out form: Hannah

2. Lunar New Year FML!!

• Send an email to readers for translations
• Tyler will email, CC Ms. Prendergast
• Translations need to be completed by Feb. 21st, Wednesday
• Decorating Orradre
• Thursday, Feb. 22nd

3. CNY Decorations

• Things to improve for next year?
• Better communication
• Blue tape
• Meanings of decorations are hard to read, make them bigger and use a different colored paper
• Reactions/Notes?
• Guard the decorations that have fallen

4. LNY Identity Formation Meeting

• Ideas? 
• Asian American activism

5. Week of Feb. 19th

• Wednesday: CNYP Rehearsal
• Thursday: CNYP Rehearsal & LNY FML Decorating
• Friday: LNY FML

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Present: Hannah, Tyler, Katelyn, Starlette, Megan, Cherina
Absent: Spencer

1. LNY Decorations
- This Friday, 2/9
- Ms. Pappas
- Refer to spreadsheet
- Email

• Tyler will email people
• what time decorating will be
• where to meet: Choral Room

- SITV

• Inform everyone about what the decorations mean
• Filming on February 12th
• Have members of Chinese Culture Club explain
• Have anchors give a heads up for info next week
• Announcement for this Friday, Feb. 9
• Katelyn will fill out form

2. CNYP Updates / Logistics
- Refer to spreadsheet
- Exactly 30 people
- Email

• Tyler will email the people about 1st practice
• Where: Choral Room
• When: Feb. 15th, during both lunches
• Price of t-shirts: $10
• Will collect during practices
• Need assistance, let moderators know

- SITV

• Announce Feb. 23rd
• Let them know they can watch on TV
• Anchors will announce

- T-shirt cost: $10 per person
- * Talk about the Feb. 3rd CNYP meeting on Feb. 14th ASC meeting

-On Feb. 24th, Be at SI at 3pm

3. Identity Formation Social
- Chinese American heritage
- LNY related

• A way to explain/discuss the importance of LNY
• Brainstorm for next meeting

4. Department Letters Update
- Ms. Hernandez has read it

• Suggested to include personal narratives in letter
• Discuss demographics of the student body in recent years
• Liked the ending of letter where we comment on our love for SI
• Before Easter Break

5. No SIPAC Luncheon on Feb. 24th

• Feb. 28th
• Wilsey Library
• 6pm-8pm

6.  ASC Group Yearbook Photo

-When: Tuesday, during break

-Where: Courtyard

-Megan will get the camera

-Email: Tyler will send

-SITV: Announced on Feb. 13th

• Cherina will fill out form

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Present: Everyone
Absent:

1. LNY Decorating

• Someone has already emailed Mr. Gavin for permission to decorate on Feb. 9
• "Cherina, Bobby said we can decorate." - Tyler
• Parents have already bought decorations

• When: After school, 2:45-whenever
• Where: Meet in the Choral Room
• Food & Drinks: Cookies, chips, pita & hummus, water

2. CNYP Updates

• Sign-up form already sent out
• Cherina will attend the mandatory meeting on Feb. 3
• Choreography progress?
• Mia has finished it and will send a video
• T-shirts ordered?
• Still waiting on confirmation from Mr. Gavin

3. Department Letters

• Any other ideas/suggestions?
• Megan has written a rough draft for the basis of the letter
• Great job Megan!
• Before showing Mr. Joo and Ms. Hernandez, finish the details of the letter

4. Unity Council Updates

• No meeting yet

5.  Activism Meeting Updates

• Talk about issues that directly affect the Asian American community (i.e. Representation, microaggressions, model myth minority) but also how they affect other groups and how to address these in larger settings
• Invite people to talk about their experiences with activism

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Present: Starlette, Hannah, Spencer, Tyler, Katelyn
Absent:

1. X-Period Debrief

• A lot of people felt weird having it in the Commons
• Some people were more reserved, since it was open to everyone
• Scenarios were great
• Maybe change the venue next time to somewhere more quiet
• Maybe only open to Affinity Groups
• Before jumping into the scenarios, have a warm-up/ice breaker

2. Lunar New Year Decorating + Explanations

• $300 and parents will buy decorations
• Start setting up on Friday, Feb. 9
• Chinese Culture Club in charge of the explanations
• Tyler will email Ms. Finn and Mr. Gavin about the decorations
• CC Sr. Orque and Ms. Wong

3. CNYP Updates

• T-Shirt: Completed, good job Hannah
• Mandatory Meeting: Feb. 3rd, Cherina will go
• Sign up form for CNYP, LNY Decorating, & LNY Mass: Cherina will do it
• If they miss more than one rehearsal, they can't be in the parade
• Choreographer: Mia Peneyra will help
• Deadline on Monday, Feb. 5
• Rehearsals: 3-2 meetings during upper and lower lunch
• First rehearsal Thursday, Feb. 15
• Feb. 21 & 22
• Cost: $15 (in the form, make sure to mention if they have any issues about the price, email Cherina)

4. Department Letters
Deadline: Have a draft before Easter Vacation

• Where: Jensen Chapel? If not, Orradre Chapel
• When: Upper lunch, Feb. 25

5. ASC Patagonias

• Take care of after LNY/CNY
• Spencer's in charge

6. Some seniors asked if ASC wanted to talk about mainstream Asian activism

• Megan will ask about specifics and clarifications
• Sometime during March

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Present: Hannah, Megan, Spencer, Tyler
Absent: Katelyn, Starlette

1. Social debrief

• Not enough people went, about 7
• Publicize more
• No SITV Announcement that Friday
• Start publicizing at least 1 1/2 weeks ahead
• Content
• Episode was applicable to students' lives

2. CNY

• General meeting went well
• Good turn out
• Email students for CNYP sign-ups and LNY
• Choreography
• Start practice 1st week of February
• During lunch
• Ask Mia/Debbie if they want to help
• Asked SIPAC to buy decorations
• TBD
• Decorations
• Explanations
• Start decorating around the week of 2/12
• Segment on SITV about LNY, its importance + decorations
• 2/13
• Attire
• Maybe wear ASC hoodies
• Maybe make a long-sleeve shirt
• Charge them, $10-15
• Come up with ideas for next meeting

3. Unity Council updates

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4. X Period

• Jan. 23
• How do you handle a microaggression/racial comment?
• Peer to peer
• Student to teacher
• Friend to friend
• Come up with scenarios
• "Because you look a certain way, you must speak ____."
• "Don't you eat dog/cat/animals?"
• "Asians are bad drivers"
• "That must be so easy for you because you're Asian."
• Teacher eye-contact about a certain subject (diversity, etc.)
• Mispronouncing Asian words
• Imitating Mandarin 
• Ms. Hernandez is going to announce sash requirements

5. Department Letters

• Week of Jan. 22
• Jan. 25/Thursday during lunch