Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Wednesday, April 25

Wednesday, April 25
Present: Starlette, Megan, Cherina, Katelyn, Spencer, Hannah, Tyler
Absent:

1. X Period Debrief

  • Most seniors did not attend because they already had their sash requirements
  • Productive meeting!
    • Reflected on the year to improve for next year
      • What went well
      • What did not go well
  • Improvements:
    • More clarification on what the x-period will be about


2. APAHM Posters

  • Deadline for paragraphs: Thursday, 4/26 @ 8:20am
  • Last chance to take pictures: Thursday, during both lunches


3. Social

  • Food & drinks: taken care of
  • Welcome: Tyler
  • Questions: Spencer and Megan
  • Closing: Cherina


4. Letter Updates

  • Final Deadline: May 1st
  • Include narratives of the new board, especially lowerclassmen
  • Have Mr. White take a look at it beforehand


5.  APAHM Updates

  • Morning Prayers
    • Mr. Ottersberg will reach out to students
  • Luau
    • Will combine with Korean BBQ


Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

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

1. Department Letters

  • Send reminders to people about personal narratives-- need them ASAP
    • Complete by next meeting, April 25th
  • Meet with Ms. Hernandez and Mr. Joo before sending final letter out


2. April Identity Formation Meeting

  • April 25th
    • At 3pm
    • Open to everyone
  • Updates on panelists? 
    • Suzanne Ah-Tye, formerly Chief Counsel of the Legal Department of the State Compensation Insurance Fund.  
      • Will be talking about discrimination in the workforce and her personal experiences
    • She put in 35 years of service and retired in 2011.
    • Friend of Rachelle Chong (Gen's mom)
  • Structure of meeting: free Q & A? Predetermined questions?
    • Short introduction/speech for context
    • Have predetermined questions ready
      • Spencer
    • Open up to audience questions
  • Publicity: email, SITV, posters?
    • CANNOT be just email
    • GOYB?
      • Cherina will talk to Mr. Evans
    • Posters
      • Hannah will make them
    • SITV
      • For Friday (4/20) and Tuesday (4/24)
      • Starlette will ask Alex Ring and complete form
    • Email
      • Tyler


3. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

  • Reference Google Doc schedule

  • Morning prayer
    • Incorporate new board
  • Hero posters
    • Currently 9 people, including Sr. Orque and Ms. Wong
  • Asian Cam Fest?
  • Other ideas:
    • Bake sale
    • Free dress
    • Luau
    • Come up with ideas for week 3

  • Week 1: KBBQ
  • Week 2: CAAM Fest
  • Week 3: Luau?

4. Unity Council Updates

5. General Meeting, April 24th

  • Room 304, during break
  • Schedule of the month
    • Morning Prayer
      • Come up to Katelyn to sign-up
    • KBBQ
      • RSVP form
    • CAAM Fest
      • Brief intro


Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Wednesday, April 11

Wednesday, April 11
Present: Hannah, Megan, Starlette, Spencer, Cherina, Tyler
Absent: Katelyn



1. Department Letters
  • Update?
    • All statistics completed
  • What else is needed?
    • More personal narratives
      • Need different students (so far, only three girls from class of 2018)
        • Kailey S. (sophomore)
        • Spencer Lee (senior)
        • Tyler Lok (senior)
        • Izzy Morales (junior)
        • Eggy (sophomore)
        • Also will ask future freshmen board members to write/share
  • Final deadline: May 1st, 2018
2. April Identity Formation Meeting Ideas
  • Finalize date - April 25 or 26?
    • April 25th
  • Speakers/panel? 
    • Sr. Orque will coordinate with SIPAC
    • Will have info for next week's meeting

3.  Leadership Applications / Recruitment

  • In process
  • 9 applications

4. Unity Council Updates

  • Updates?
    • None


5.  Asian American Heritage Month Ideas

  • Decide who will be in charge of which items
    • Hero posters
      • Tyler will send out email
        • Try to have it sent on Sunday, show Ms. Wong and Sr. Orque draft beforehand
    • Korean BBQ
      • Food: Ask Commons kitchen
      • When: Thursday, May 24th
      • Where: Choral Room?
    • Morning Prayers
      • Email sign-up form
    • Asian Cam Fest
      • Will think about it!

  • Finalize ideas from last meeting:

  1. Morning prayers

    1. Katelyn will contact Mr. Ottersberg
    2. Reserve Tuesdays and Fridays
  1. Hero posters
    1. Mr. Orque: Asian American heroes in media, or personal heroes from family
      1. Example: ALAS and BSU, they did heroes from the family (grandparents, parents, etc)
  2. Korean BBQ
  3. Asian Cam Fest
  4. SITV Announcements

Monday, March 26, 2018

Monday, March 26

Monday, March 26, 2018
Present: Hannah, Megan, Katelyn, Tyler, Spencer, Cherina
Absent: Starlette

Week of 3/26, meeting will be on Monday

1. Department Letters
  • Final version
    • Completed after Spring Break, April 20th 
  • Statistics present? 
    • Still need to get stats about Asian students in each class from the last 4-5 years
  • Student narratives present?
    • Only 2 personal narratives
      • Carina and Cami
    • If not enough from ASC members, will result to other board members

2. April Identity Formation Meeting Ideas

  • Finalize ideas and time
    • Maybe April 25 or 26
  • Speakers/panel
    • Maybe reach out to SIPAC if they know any people available
    • Ideas:
      • Obstacles in the workplace
      • How Asians are seen as the model minority

3.  Leadership Applications / Recruitment

  • Anyone else besides the notes from the last meeting?
    • Jocelyn Wong (sophomore)

4. Unity Council Updates

  • No updates


5.  Asian American Heritage Month Ideas

  • Morning prayers
    • Katelyn will contact Mr. Ottersberg
    • Reserve Tuesdays and Fridays
  • Hero posters
  • Korean BBQ
  • Asian Cam Fest
  • SITV Announcements


Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Present: Megan, Starlette, Spencer, Hannah, Tyler, Cherina
Absent: Katelyn

Week of 3/26, meeting will be on Monday

1. Department Letters

  • Megan put in statistics from last week
    • In the past 4 years, how has the student body changed, specifically people of color?
    • Class of 2020 and 2021, 50% students of color
  • Include other student narratives
    • Tiffany Hue
    • Izzy Morales
    • Carina Leung
    • Cami Doo
    • Spencer Lee
    • Tyler Lok
  • Deadline: Wednesday, 3/28



2. April Identity Formation Meeting Ideas

  • Ideas
    • Ping-Pong Playa Movie
    • Asian American Activism
    • Bring in one or two speakers
  • Brainstorm ideas for next meeting


3.  Leadership Applications / Recruitment

  • Izzy Morales (11th)
  • Tristan Syler (9th)
  • Mia Peneyra (11th)
  • Adriel Garcia (9th)
  • Jericho Ansay (9th)
  • Emily Gueco (11th)
  • Currently, two applications


4. Unity Council Updates - Katelyn is absent

  • No updates


Tuesday, March 6, 2018

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

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

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