{"118941":{"#nid":"118941","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The 30 Percent: Asian Americans Celebrate Culture on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt a university where Asian students comprise 30 percent of\nthe student population, Asian American Awareness Month will be a time of\ncelebration for many in the Tech community.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThough the national month is recognized in May, the Asian\nAmerican Student Association (AASA) has organized two weeks of events from\nMarch 26 through April 9 to honor the culture of\nAsian Americans on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe whole month is really a progressive event,\u201d said Gar\nYeung, president of the AASA and a fourth-year environmental engineering major.\nThe celebration begins with a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=118861\u0022\u003Efilm series\u003C\/a\u003E on\nMarch 26 and 30, culminating with a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=118691\u0022\u003Eclosing dinner\u003C\/a\u003E\nApril 9.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHighlighting the two weeks of events is a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=117311\u0022\u003Evisit from Sachi Koto\u003C\/a\u003E,\nveteran of CNN, on Thursday, March 29. Koto will talk about American history\nfrom an Asian American perspective, building on her work as a CNN anchor,\nwriter and producer, as well as work in Tokyo\u2019s television market.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re hoping Sachi is the first of many Asian American\nspeakers we bring to campus to talk not just about history, but also current\nissues,\u201d Yeung said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Wednesday, March 28, AASA will \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=118731\u0022\u003Escreen \u201cA Village\nCalled Versailles,\u201d\u003C\/a\u003E a documentary about the struggles of Vietnamese\nAmericans after Hurricane Katrina. Catholic priest Father Vien, who is featured\nin the film, will also attend the screening. A \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=118741\u0022\u003Estudent panel\ndiscussion\u003C\/a\u003E on Saturday, March 31, will convene students from other Georgia\nuniversities, as well as Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel\nHill, to discuss political engagement, activism and initiatives that the Asian\nAmerican community hopes to achieve, specifically in the Southeast. A \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=118911\u0022\u003Ecommunity panel\ndiscussion\u003C\/a\u003E the next day will complement this event.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAll events during the celebration are free and open to all\nof campus, but an online RSVP is requested for the dinner on April 9.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAASA has been active since 2010, helping smaller Asian-interest\nstudent organizations be successful in their endeavors and holding large-scale\nevents for the campus community.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther Asian American Awareness Month events:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPhilanthropy Week, hosted by Sigma Sigma Rho\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFocus on Stereotypes of the Asian Community\nThrough the Media, hosted by Delta Phi Lambda, Taiwanese American Student\nAssociation and Xi Kappa \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENight of Diversity, hosted by Delta Phi Lambda\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECulture Shock, hosted by the Filipino Student\nAssociation\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENight Market, hosted by the Taiwanese American\nStudent Association\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Asian American Student Association has organized two weeks of events from March 26 through April 9.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Asian American Student Association has organized two weeks of events from March 26 through April 9."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-03-23 09:32:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:52","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"118961":{"id":"118961","type":"image","title":"Asian American Awareness Month, Roots Pin","body":null,"created":"1449178268","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:31:08","changed":"1475894738","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:38","alt":"Asian American Awareness Month, Roots Pin","file":{"fid":"194316","name":"pin.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pin_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pin_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":381746,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pin_0.jpg?itok=l35gBf3K"}},"118751":{"id":"118751","type":"image","title":"Asian American Awareness Month: Roots Theme","body":null,"created":"1449178256","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:30:56","changed":"1475894738","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:38","alt":"Asian American Awareness Month: Roots Theme","file":{"fid":"194308","name":"roots_email.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/roots_email.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/roots_email.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":114925,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/roots_email.jpg?itok=DxDaBDuM"}},"118971":{"id":"118971","type":"image","title":"Asian American Awareness Month Schedule","body":null,"created":"1449178268","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:31:08","changed":"1475894738","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:38","alt":"Asian American Awareness Month Schedule","file":{"fid":"194317","name":"rootsback_woimmersion.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rootsback_woimmersion_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/rootsback_woimmersion_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1044140,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/rootsback_woimmersion_0.jpg?itok=rO5MW230"}}},"media_ids":["118961","118751","118971"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/aasa.gatech.edu\/","title":"Asian American Student Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"27871","name":"aasa"},{"id":"27291","name":"asian american awareness month"},{"id":"27281","name":"asian american student association"},{"id":"3093","name":"culture"},{"id":"167420","name":"student organization"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gtaasa@gmail.com\u0022\u003EGar Yeung\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAsian American Student Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}