Monday, October 11, 2021

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

Late: Aaron

Absent: Alycia, Daniel

Reminder: Action items are in RED

1. Prayer: Tuesday, October 12 - about Durga Puja - in collaboration with Hadrian -

• two volunteers from ASC

1. Yoga Event - Monday, October 18, 2021 @ 3:15 pm 

• Mr. Brian said yes! He would like to reserve the Choral Room - Ms. Wong will ask Ms. Finn and update us - figure out a location that is available 

• Irianna will confirm with Mr. Davis if he is bringing the mats and other essential materials

• ASC Social Event (Open to all students) - invite your friends!!

• Slides: Finish by Friday, October 15!!

• Welcome slide/QR Code: Irianna

• History: Penny and Isa

• Importance in Indian Culture: Eva

• Introduce Mr. Brian: Ethan

• Publicity: 

• Email on Thursday, 10/14: Ethan

• Make QR Code

• SITV on Friday, 10/15: Ashley and Alycia

• IG Post on Friday, 10/15: Isa

• IG Story on Sunday, 10/17: Irianna

2. ID Formation Event: Filipino History Month - Tuesday, October 26, 2021 @ 3:15 pm

• LaVon and Arielle are free! (President of PIA and TFC)

• Reserve Commons or Faculty Dining room - Ms. Wong will check on that

• Big Question: Are Filipinos Asian or Pacific Islander?

• Irianna will do designs for posters with LaVon and Arielle

• Slides: Finish by Wednesday, 10/20 - Irianna will add the slides into the ASC drive

• Quick Introduction of all leadership teams: Vivian (for the ASC leadership team) and Irianna  

• History of Categorization (history of the census that Filipinos have been put in - ethnic wise - Asian or pacific islander): Penny and Irianna

• History Between Filipinos and Pacific Islanders: Eva

• Can Filipinos Identify as Pacific Islander: Ashley and Isa

• LaVon will explain who can identify as Pacific Islander and geographical areas

• ASC and TFC will talk about Filipino History Month

• Why it is called History and not heritage!

• Resource (can Filipinos be considered Asian or pacific islander): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rCF7sfnEXA 

• Resource: History of coalition and Asian American identity, why divisions of ethnic origin

• Mr. Lorenzo or Señor Orque can talk about identity!

• Include Kahoot at end

• Irianna will create a Google Doc - Everyone write a question! (based off what is discussed/talked about)

• Publicity:

• Email on Wednesday, 10/20: Ethan 

• IG Post on Thursday, 10/21: Daniel 

• SITV on Friday, 10/22: Ashley and Alycia 

• IG Story on Monday, 10/25: Isa

3. Lunar New Year Parade - Saturday, February 19, 2022

• Confirm - Do we want to do it? - yes - btw, it is the year of the tiger

• What will we do??

• march with choreo

• Edit CNYP 2019 Sweatshirt design? 

• Irianna will ask her sister

• create a google form - send out before finals

• ask ASC to create a design - a little contest 

• CNYP masks!

• Pep Band - ask them if they can come - Eva will help with influencing students - Señor Orque and Ms. Wong can talk to Dr. C to persuade the leader 

• Fill out form: Vivian and Aaron - form is due by the end of October

4. Diwali Event - Thursday, November 4, 2021 @ 3:15 pm

• Are we allowed to draw rangolis on the Piazza? - yes we can! - Ms. Wong is getting confirmation or how long we can leave the designs on the piazza

• Email Indira about teaching (if rangoli isn't possible): no need

• Can the kitchen provide food? - Sweets - yes! 

• they would like to know what kind of sweets - Irianna will email Ms. Wong the list of foods 

5. Pasko - Saturday, December 11, 2021 @ 6:00 pm-11:00 pm

• Publicity for sign-ups - DUE Tuesday, October 19 @ 11 pm

• Email to all of ASC? 

• Mention in Yoga SITV, 10/15: Ashley and Alycia

• IG story on Friday, 10/15: Irianna 

• Reminder IG story on Monday, 10/18: Isa (reminder for Pasko sign-ups)
• Reserve December 10, 2021 for Morning Prayer - Eva and Vivian - it is reserved

Monday, October 4, 2021

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

Late: Daniel

Absent:

Reminder: Action items are in RED

1. Morning Prayer
• response from Ms. Miguens about prayer on October 7 (celebrated through October 15) for Durga Puja? - pending - Vivian and Eva will confirm if this is possible
• response from email sent to interested students for morning prayer? - send an email with a google form - Ethan - by October 5
• if no one responds to the google form, Irianna and Eva will do morning prayer
2. Yoga Session - October 21/28 - Thursday - 3:15pm (open event!!) - ask to see which date Mr. Davis is free - Irianna
• who can make it?
• slides - finish by Friday, October 15
• introduction of the activity (once we get more information from Mr. Brian) - Aaron (can forward this info and the slides)
• history - Penny and Isa
• Mr. Brian Davis as yoga instructor!
• publicity (subject to change)
• IG post, story, SITV, and email
• email on next Friday, 10/15 - Ethan
• IG post next Sunday, 10/17 - Isa
• SITV on Tuesday, 10/19 - Ashley and Alycia
• IG story on Thursday, 10/21 - Irianna
• want to get as many students to join since the event is open to everyone
• reserve one of the gyms! (moderators will help with this)
• ASC social event - learn about the history of yoga and participate
3. Diwali Celebration - November 4
• Indira can teach Bollywood dance!
• rangoli patterns with color pigment powder - actual powders (maybe on the piazza [literally on the ground] with example models) - Ms. Wong will ask Ms. Finn to see if this is possible/allowed
• other ideas?
• something food related - something sweet (ie. a dessert item) - Ms. Wong can ask the kitchen if they can make something that correlates to this event that is sweet
4. Filipino History Month - October - DO THIS ONE
• collaboration ideas with TFC?
• reach out to TFC to see if they have any ideas already -
• Irianna will ask them to reach out to collaborate on October 29 (where the Polyglot Club x the Filipino are collaborating)
• main question: are filipinos Asian or Pacific Islanders? - Irianna can reach out
• invite Lavon - Irianna can reach out
5. Lunar New Year Parade - Saturday, February 19, 2022
• https://app.getacceptd.com/chineseparade
• When: Saturday, February 19, 2022 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm PST
• Where: San Francisco Downtown/Union Square/Chinatown
• application deadline is October 31 at 11:59pm
• Invitations or declines to applicants will be noticed by Friday, November 12, 2021
• activities from previous years
• cable car, march with simple choreography
• Ideas?
• secretary will fill out the form - Vivian and Aaron
• we could do it if we want to do it!
• probably sending out to (everybody) to see if they want to come
• pep band can come to play music
6. Alycia's Radio Show - Sincerely Asian
• IG Story, finish by this Friday, October 8 - Ashley
• when is the next episode? - Saturday, October 9
• Alternate poster/post with every episode (instructions on how to access) - Ethan - on Wednesday, October 6
• screen recording!
• next time: what the radio show is about and history
7. Pasko Updates - yes! - Saturday, December 11 - 6:00pm-11:00pm
• Señor Orque is training the parent who is leading it
• sending email this week to previous performers
• avoid Spanish themed dances bc its colonial
• do more indigenous dances
• MAYBE fashion show
• depends on the commitments and when the choreographer can come
• probably will be hybrid - will be broadcasted
• must sign up through the form! (keep it just and fair)

Monday, September 27, 2021

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

Late: Daniel, Ashley

Absent:

Reminder: Action items are in RED

1. Kickoff Debrief 
• How was it?
• What went well? 
• What can we improve for next year?
2. Morning Prayer - Durga Puja, October 7, 2021 - see if this is possible
• Durga Puja: grand Hindu Festival celebrated mostly in India and Nepal
• celebrate good over email and a goddess 
• ends on October 15, 2021
• Ask people who said yes on the Google Form to do morning prayer
• send out an email (to those who are interested) tomorrow, September 28, 2021
• Reach out to Ms. Miguens - Eva or Viv
3. Events
• October 21, 2021 - End of Midterms week 
• Yoga session - (week of October 18) - confirm if you can make it next week's meeting
• Slides - history of yoga (originated in South Asia) - isa and penny will work/help on the slides
• Ask/email Mr. Brian to teach a class - reach out to him - Vivian
• Have as an open event? - yes!!
• November
• Diwali Celebration/Event - on November 4, 2021 - yes that date is reserved
• Rangoli patterns w/ ACTUAL PATTERNS
• Indira?? (did morning prayer last year) - Alycia will ask her 
• Past years:  Incorporated with kickoff + clay plot painting, Bollywood dancing
• Ideas?
• Identity formations - end of Nov, beginning of Dec.
• start!!
4. Alycia's Radio Show - Sincerely Asian
• about what life is like as Asian/Asian-American in the United States
• In Cantonese and English
• emphasize on ASC's Instagram
• IG Story - 2 people - Ashley - finish by this Friday, October 1
• Alternate poster/post with every episode (what the radio show is about and instructions on how to access) - Ethan
5. Pasko Updates 
• TFC reached out saying they want to help during Pasko! - bring it up next meeting (if we have to recruit people for performances)
6. Insta Collages of Kickoff - Ethan will post today 

Monday, September 20, 2021

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

Late:

Absent:

1. Prayer date - Mooncake Festival/Mid-Autumn Festival - yes 

• updates from Ms. Miguens about prayer on the 21st

2. ASC Kickoff 

• the slides look great!  good work everyone!

• thank you to everyone for putting up the posters around campus!

• google form

• 59 responses as of Sunday night (8 people did not answer the question)

• origami - 25 people

• calligraphy - 10 people

• fan painting - 6 people

• clay pot painting - 10

• rangoli patterns - 0

• adjust to a mandatory question - Daniel

• stations

• be sure to add script about history and background of the station you are working on to the document that was created

• origami - Ashley and Alycia

• what to make?

• a few live tutorials followed by printable guidelines or all live tutorials?

• paper cranes and jumpy frogs

• printed guidelines and live demos!

• calligraphy workshop (more traditional): Vivian and Isa

• what phrases or characters?

• learning how to hold a brush and where to apply pressure - trying to write diff characters

• traditional fan painting: Ethan and Aaron

• symbols of strength, beauty, and wisdom

• painting clay pots - Penny and Daniel

• refer to 2019 kickoff

• paint whatever you want on the pots - get/order more pots!

• print out rangoli patterns to color - Eva and Irianna

• https://www.cool2bkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Free-Rangoli-Coloring-Pages.jpg

• print out 15 sheets - Irianna (will pick out 3 or 4 designs and print it or Ms. Wong can)

• materials

• has everyone notified Ms. Wong about the materials that they need for their station?

• are we able to get paint brushes from Ms. Wolf? - Irianna

• set-up

• meet at commons during first period (1:45PM) on Thursday!

• projector and screen for presentation to large group

• use the podium and microphone

• group tables together for each station

• get table cloth since we are working with paint - Irianna/Penny will ask Ms. Wolf if she has some that we can use

• arrange a table for food

• give out name tags so people can get to know each other by name - Señor Orque has them (and sharpies)

• script (shared by Irianna) - by September 21 (at night) 

• Irianna and Aaron will be at the door (letting people know where each station is and getting people situated)

• music

• send Irianna songs to add - by Asian American artists

• where will music be played from?  do we need to get a speaker? - there's already a setup in the commons

• food

• what is the kitchen able to provide for us? - they are able to provide all of this!

• from previous meeting we wanted: lumpia, dim sum (bbq pork buns and shrimp shiu mai), jello cups, potstickers (vegetarian), and puto

• Has Eva gotten the jello cups yet?  Don't forget to send Ms. Wong the receipt for reimbursement - she's getting it soon!

• (if possible) Mooncakes? - Eva will see if she can bring some / Ms. Wong will ask kitchen ~ 4 boxes (add slides about what it means - East Asian emphasis) - Aaron will do these slides

• publicity

• IG story post on the Wednesday - Ethan

• SITV - Ashley and Alycia are doing it today ~ will air tomorrow: September 21

• send out another email (as a reminder) - to everyone - on Wednesday, September 22 in the afternoon

3. Pasko

• updates? - not quite yet

4. Keep an eye out for an email from Ms. Hernandez about the Affinity X-Periods (on Tuesday and Friday) - see which ones are mandatory 

Monday, September 13, 2021

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

Late: Daniel

Absent:

Reminder: Action items are in RED

1. Board intros
• Thank you Ethan for sending out the email!
• Have all of the IG Board intro posts been posted? - yes
2.  Prayer date - Mooncake Festival/Mid-Autumn Festival
• September 21, 2021
• Who would like to sign up? (2 people) - Penny, Eva and Vivian
• Eva and Viv will reach out to Ms. Migs!
• For future morning prayers: Ask other ASC members?
• add a question in the rsvp email - would you like to do morning prayer for one of the following dates...
3. ASC Kickoff
• Confirmed date & location: Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Carlin Commons @ 3:15pm-4:15pm
• Final Layout:
• Start with the large group (presentation with introductions of the board)
• Stations with several board members at each one (amount of board members will vary based on the form responses)
• Ice breaker questions within station groups - Alycia will lead it
• Tutorial w/ board members in respective stations - 5 minutes (give or take)
• Groups stay in stations while they work, listen to music, and eat!
• Slides: Aim to finish by Friday, September 17th
• Include board pic: Irianna will put it into the drive - done - add before we do board intros
• Stations: (each station can write out own script for a mini background about station - < 5 minutes?) 
• Origami: Ashley and Alycia
• Calligraphy Workshop (more traditional): Vivian and Isa
• Traditional Fan Painting: Ethan and Aaron
• Painting clay pots - Penny and Daniel
• Print out rangoli patterns to color - Eva and Irianna 
• https://www.cool2bkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Free-Rangoli-Coloring-Pages.jpg 
• Google form- Ethan and Daniel - use Daniel's
• Send out by Wednesday, September 15, 2021 so we know amount of materials needed
• add a deadline of when to fill out the form by
• add: if anyone has any allergies
• Materials (start ordering by September 17 and 18):
• Do we have extra clay pots from the past kickoff? - Ms. Wong will check her office and confirm
• Buy station materials by next week
• Ask Ms. Wolf for paint and brushes? - Irianna will ask Ms. Wolf today
• send Ms. Wong an email by Sunday, September 19, to ask/order any necessary materials
• Music:
• Playlist is on Slack - go check it out!
• give Irianna more songs to add!
• Food:
• food - request lumpia, dim sum (bbq pork buns and shrimp shiu mai), jello cups (Eva will buy it - SAVE THE RECEIPT), potstickers (vegetarian), puto
• drinks - ask for water and lemonade
• check with kitchen (bc it's more cost effective)
• Ms. Wong can ask
• Publicity:
• Thank you Ethan for making the poster!
• Irianna will email Ms. Finn for approval to put the posters around school
• Start putting up physical posters on Wednesday, September 15 after school
• Print around 15-20 posters 
• send the finalized poster to Señor Orque by tomorrow, September 14! so he can print them
• Who is free to help? (after 3:00pm) - Isa, Penny, Ashley, Vivian, Irianna 
• IG Post: Isa - Thursday, September 16, 2021 - post poster that Ethan made 
• SITV: Alycia and Ashley - Submit request for SITV on Tuesday, September 21
• Irianna will send the QR code that will be added to the ASC segment
4. Pasko updates