Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Present: Viv, Eva, Penny, Isa, Ashley, Justin, Nam, Rini, Liv, Ann

Late:

Absent: Caitlin

1) How is everyone doing? 

• Think: Favorite song of late?

2) Board Shoutouts!

• all of your dedication makes it possible to host these intricate events -- thank you all!
• would anyone like to shoutout a specific board member?

3) SIPAC

• update? (Sr. Orque)

- none for now

• Call with SIPAC and AALPA
• Long term planning
• Solidarity
• letter to Ms. Levine
• Aim to send out ASAP
• Waiting for Ms. Hernandez’s feedback + Dr. Davis
• SIPAC writing a response - want to amplify ASC’s efforts
• Received response last week
• Hollaback/Right to Be Training update?
• SIPAC has a meeting with Dr. Davis tonight

4) ASC Jackets

• already in contact and waiting for a price
• delivery time might take about 7 weeks 
• ONLY SENIORS can pre order the jackets once we figure out a price
• tentative price value: $100
• goal is to design, order, and distribute them before the end of the year

• visit Boathouse website for jackets that are pricey but a good investment- Eva and Viv
• Ella has made final edits- 1st design
• Ella's design: talk about suggested changes in design
• has more variety of Asian cultures
• change Student to Students’
• suggest adding the Filipino parol at the center of the design instead
• change 50 to 50th
• change 2023 to est. 1973
• change est. 1973 to Saint Ignatius (keep the same font)

4) ASC Letter

• Send out date TBD
• meeting with Dr. Davis (Eva, Viv and moderators were present)
• hoping to send out letter by Friday, May 12
• need to rework and make changes to make the language sound less accusatory (ex. blatantly saying administration is being complacent), but the bulk of the letter is good
• skim through the letter and comment on areas where the tone feels tense —> rework the tone to sound more invitational and focused on community building
• need to make it clear that we will not condone this behavior

5) AANHPI Month in May

• ID formation event/social: May 17 event
• Send out letter first
• Meeting with ASC students for a safe space (like healing circle)
• Beneficial because of how reflective, educational, and engaging they are
• Topic Ideas: reacting to letter
• Wednesday, May 17, 2-3pm
• closed event 
• Open space for questions 
• Food: KBBQ 

6) Prayer Schedule

• May (AANHPI Month)

• Wednesday, May 3 - Caitlin

• What is AANHPI Month?
• Name events
• Tuesday, May 9 - Liv
• TBD

• Wednesday, May 17 - Penny
• TBD
• Can reach out to Mr. Hansen to do a prayer centered around mental health (unless if there are other prayers that are already scheduled for that)
• Mr. Hansen will reach out to readers— ask Viv or Eva for help writing!

7) AANHPI Posters Social

• Monday, May 1
• Put up posters and have a social event (we’ll get boba!!)
• Tpumps
• Have a selection of options rather than have people choose their order
• Casual event with icebreakers and talking about the people we did posters on
• Have a space for ~30 people
• Make people RSVP and order drinks in advance
• Publicity:
• Google Form - Nam and Justin
• 4/28 Friday: Instagram story- Caitlin
• 5/1 Monday: Instagram story- Justin

9) ASC Support 

• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!
• as we enter the fourth quarter, we remind ourselves to take consistent breaks, reach out to wellness counselors or trusted adults when we need help, and to always prioritize our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health!

• don’t hesitate to reach out to one another!

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Present: Viv, Eva, Penny, Isa, Ashley, Justin, Rini, Liv, Caitlin

Late:---

Absent: Nam, Ann

1) How is everyone doing? 

• Think: What is your favorite food or dessert in hot weather?

2) Board Shoutouts!

• you all are rockstars - thank you for staying active and excited throughout this fourth quarter!
• would anyone like to shoutout a specific board member?

3) SIPAC

• update? (Sr. Orque)
• Call with SIPAC
• Long term planning
• Solidarity
• letter to Ms. Levine
• Aim to send out ASAP
• Waiting for Ms. Hernandez’s feedback + Dr. Davis
• SIPAC writing a response rn- want to amplify ASC’s efforts
• Received response last week
• tomorrow, Friday, April 21 - MANDATORY X-Period (Hollaback/Right to Be Training)
• Joint meeting w/ SIPAC next week

4) ASC Jackets

• goal is to design, order, and distribute them before the end of the year

• visit Boathouse website for jackets that are pricey but a good investment- Eva and Viv
• Ella has made final edits- 1st design
• Ella's design: talk about suggested changes in design
• has more variety of Asian cultures
• change Student to Students’
• suggest adding the Filipino parol at the center of the design instead
• change 50 to 50th
• change 2023 to est. 1973
• change est. 1973 to Saint Ignatius (keep the same font)

5) AANHPI Month in May

• what kind of events would you like to see?

• send out interest form to ASC students after quarter break
• still waiting on this for now, but hopefully send out BEFORE spring break
• Send Friday 3/24- Nam
• Optional: ask ASC students for current emotions
• ID formation event- likely too much to be 2 separate events, so combine w/ May 17 event (see below)
• Send out letter first
• Meeting with ASC students for a safe space (like healing circle)
• Beneficial because of how reflective, educational, and engaging they are
• Topic Ideas: immigration, diversity and visibility in education,
• reacting to letter
• Structure Ideas: 
• anonymous circle sharing of personal stories/experiences with questions (think sophomore retreat and Arrupe Council)
• micro affinity groups within Asian and Asian American communities (inspired by POC Conference Señor Orque and Ms. Wong went to)
• Wednesday, May 17: Last event (tentative date)- closed event 
• Open space for questions 
• Food: KBBQ 

6) Prayer Schedule

• thank you, Ash and Viv!
• thank you, Penny, for coordinating prayer!

• May (AANHPI Month)

• Wednesday, May 3 - Caitlin

• What is AANHPI Month?
• Name events
• Tuesday, May 9 - Liv
• TBD

• Wednesday, May 17 - Penny
• TBD
• Mr. Hansen will reach out to readers— ask Viv or Eva for help writing!

7) Last ASC Event

• Tentative Date: Wednesday, May 17 at 2pm-3pm 
• KBBQ social! 
• Boba maybe? 

8) AANHPI Posters Social

• Monday, May 1
• Put up posters and have a social event (we’ll get boba!!)
• Publicity:
• 4/28 Friday: Instagram story- Caitlin
• 5/1 Monday: Instagram story- Justin

9) ASC Letter

• Send out date TBD
• share letter with moderators to go over and talk with Ms. Hernandez to talk about
• goal is to send it ASAP

10) ASC Support 

• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!
• as we enter the fourth quarter, we remind ourselves to take consistent breaks, reach out to wellness counselors or trusted adults when we need help, and to always prioritize our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health!

• don’t hesitate to reach out to one another!

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Present: Viv, Eva, Penny, Isa, Ashley, Justin, Nam, Rini, Liv, Caitlin

Late:

Absent: Ann

1) How is everyone doing? 

• Think: What is your favorite liquid drink and why? (could range from smoothies, to lattes, to boba)

2) Board Shoutouts!

• shoutout Justin and Nam for all of their hard work with the letter! (we will review the letter together at the end of the meeting)
• would anyone like to shoutout a specific board member?

3) SIPAC

• update? (Sr. Orque)
• letter to Ms. Levine
• Aim to send out by Friday 3/31
• SIPAC writing a response rn- want to amplify ASC’s efforts
• Received response last week
• Friday, April 21 - MANDATORY X-Period (Hollaback/Right to Be Training)
• Had a talk about DEIB with SIPAC

4) ASC Jackets

• goal is to design, order, and distribute them before the end of the year
• design contest sent out to ASC students 
• final due date: Monday, March 20 at 9am (before quarter break)
• Criteria: 
• establishment year (1973)
• include ASC somewhere
• front and back design
• have something on the back that represents Asian cultures
• remind people that ASC is inclusive of ALL Asian cultures on the Asian continent
• students are only designing the logo on the top left and back
• how many design submissions have we received? 
• which are our favorites?

• visit Boathouse website for jackets that are pricey but a good investment
• send an email to the designers about different aspects of their design we would like to cooperate on? -- Nam and Justin
• things to note:
• Ella's design: talk about suggested changes in design
• has more variety of Asian cultures
• change Student to Students’
• suggest adding the Filipino parol at the center of the design instead
• change 50 to 50th
• change 2023 to est. 1973
• change est. 1973 to Saint Ignatius (keep the same font)

5) AANHPI Month in May

• what kind of events would you like to see?

• send out interest form to ASC students after quarter break
• still waiting on this for now, but hopefully send out BEFORE spring break
• Send Friday 3/24- Nam
• Optional: ask ASC students for current emotions
• ID formation event (leaning towards this idea)
• Meeting with ASC students for a safe space (like healing circle)
• Beneficial because of how reflective, educational, and engaging they are
• Topic Ideas: immigration, diversity and visibility in education,
• Structure Ideas: 
• simulation-like structure to lead students through
• anonymous circle sharing of personal stories/experiences with questions (think sophomore retreat and Arrupe Council)
• micro affinity groups within Asian and Asian American communities (inspired by POC Conference Señor Orque and Ms. Wong went to)
• Student Hero Posters
• Board members SHOULD submit one!
• Sr. Orque sent the email on Monday 3/27
• Due date: April 18, Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. (after spring break)

• possible identity formation topics:

• mental health in the aftermath of extreme events (violence and acts of racism)

• how to build inter-affinity unity

6) Prayer Schedule

• Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (to remember ancestors) - Ashley and Viv

• Monday, April 17, 2023 (Lao and Cambodian New Year) - TBD (reach out to ASC students)

• Friday March 31: send out interest email - Penny
• include deadline for replies by Wednesday, April 5

• May (AANHPI Month)

• Wednesday, May 3 - Caitlin

• Tuesday, May 9 - Liv

• Wednesday, May 17 - Penny

7) Last ASC Event

• Tentative Date: Wednesday, May 17 at 2pm-3pm
• Last event of the year!! 
• ID Formation

8) AANHPI Posters Social

• Monday, May 1
• Put up posters and have a social event (we’ll get boba!!)

9) ASC Letter

• let's look at it together :)
• send it out by tomorrow?
• unsure about the larger scale audience to the entire student body because we lose our jurisdiction over articulating our thoughts
• maybe focus more on the letter to the ASC community for now
• how do we make sure that our words don’t come off as attacks to school administration and the entire student body?
• Zoom meeting on Sunday, April 2nd at 10:30am to debrief finalizations of the letter
• share letter with moderators to go over and talk with Ms. Hernandez to talk about
• goal is to send it after spring break

10) ASC Support 

• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!
• as we enter the fourth quarter, we remind ourselves to take consistent breaks, reach out to wellness counselors or trusted adults when we need help, and to always prioritize our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health!

• don’t hesitate to reach out to one another!

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Present: Viv, Eva, Penny, Ashley, Justin, Nam, Rini, Liv, Caitlin, Ann

Late:

Absent: Isa

1) How is everyone doing? 

• Think: What is one moment that sparked joy in you this week?

2) Board Shoutouts!

• the dedication to the letter and the communication within this team has been incredibly strong (and a pleasure to witness and be a part of)!
• in regards to Holi,
• thank you, Justin and Nam, for creating our beautiful poster and our RSVP form!
• for both the anchor announcement and commercial, huge thank you to Rini and Nam!
• thank you, Penny and Liv, for creating and sending out our email!
• Caitlin and Ash, thank you for posting on Instagram!
• would anyone like to shoutout a specific board member?

3) SIPAC

• update? (Sr. Orque)
• letter to Ms. Levine
• Aim to send out by Friday 3/31
• Padlet link in email (see below)
• SIPAC writing a response rn- want to amplify ASC’s efforts
• SIPAC Career Panel: Wednesday, March 22 at 6:00 pm
• our hosts Viv and Justin did a spectacular job!
• takeaways for those who attended:
• Most important to find the college that’s right for YOU

4) ASC Holi Event

• Thursday, March 23, after school (3:15pm) @commons and piazza

• Open event, BUT cap at 100 responses
• If you don’t RSVP, you don’t get to come
• Google form send automatic email
• Volunteers:
• Uma Krpata, Skanda Dorbala, Dylan Mong, Kira Abhyankar, Hariel Goonetileke, Rohan Kohli
• Hariel, Rohan, and Skanda will NOT be in attendance tonight
  
• updates from Zoom meeting on 3/12 + 3/19:
• student volunteers who will be present at the event: Uma
• rsvp form: 
• tell students to bring their own white t-shirt
• set the form so those who RSVP get a confirmation email back
• we will cap the RSVP form when/if we reach 100 responses (because we want to make sure we have enough supplies)
• food
• kitchen will prepare: 
• Samosas
• mango lassi (drink) 
• does kitchen have all the food?
• students will bring: (storage: refrigerate; amount: for 80 people
• [Kira] Barfi
• [Uma] Pakoras and Kheer
• [Skanda] Galub Jamun 
• Rini’s suggestion: Chaat Corner [doordash – tell them two days beforehand]
• doordash them or call them directly @ 510-866-8358 for questions/delivery stuff! [https://chaatcornersf.com/]
• kachori (deep fried lentils stuff)
• Dahi Vada (yogurt with like lentil fritters)
• Vada pav (bread with potato patties + condiments)
• Pani Puri (instead of Malpua, but don’t worry it won’t get soggy!)
• color war plans
• color fight with powdered cornstarch or colored water  
• White t-shirts (+ clothes you’re ok with getting dirty) 
• will have some backups 
• Bright colors: yellow, red, blue, green, pink, orange, purple
• we will split teams today
• Team for each color
• Sr. Orque and Ms. Wong can decide our winners
• measure winners by which team gets the most color on other teams
• prizes (amazon gift cards/asc sweatshirts)
• teams are only given one color 
• supplies
• White t-shirts (ppl bring their own) 
• Gloves 
• Holi cornstarch powder
• what are we putting the powder in? (ie. cups) - ask Sr. Orque and Ms. Wong
• Cups
• Event outline
• RSVP
• Presentation
• Personal stories - Rini, Uma, Kira
• About the holiday - Nam, Caitlin
• caitlin, nam, ash 
• Food - Penny, Isa
• Activity - Viv, Eva
• Food 
• Go outside for the powder throwing 
• end: throw colors into air (for an sitv slo-mo AND/OR a cool photo)

5) ASC Jackets

• goal is to design, order, and distribute them before the end of the year
• design contest sent out to ASC students 
• final due date: Monday, March 20 at 9am (before quarter break)
• Criteria: 
• establishment year (1973)
• include ASC somewhere
• front and back design
• have something on the back that represents Asian cultures
• remind people that ASC is inclusive of ALL Asian cultures on the Asian continent
• students are only designing the logo on the top left and back
• how many design submissions have we received? 
• which are our favorites?

• visit Boathouse website for jackets that are pricey but a good investment

6) AANHPI Month in May

• what kind of events would you like to see?

• send out interest form to ASC students after quarter break
• Send Friday 3/24- Nam
• Optional: ask ASC students for current emotions
• ID formation event
• Meeting with ASC students for a safe space (like healing circle)
• Student Hero Posters
• Board members SHOULD submit one!
• email goes out Monday 3/27

• possible identity formation topics:

• mental health in the aftermath of extreme events (violence and acts of racism)

• how to build inter-affinity unity

7) Prayer Schedule

• Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (to remember ancestors) - Justin

• Monday, April 17, 2023 (Lao and Cambodian New Year) - TBD (reach out to ASC students)

• 4/3: send out interest email- Penny

• May (AANHPI Month)

• Wednesday, May 3 - TBD

• Tuesday, May 9 - TBD

• Wednesday, May 17 - TBD

8) ASC Support 

• reminder to all the board that we are here to support each other!
• as we enter the fourth quarter, we remind ourselves to take consistent breaks, reach out to wellness counselors or trusted adults when we need help, and to always prioritize our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health!

• don’t hesitate to reach out to one another!