17 Apr 2010 - 10:30 AM
Kimmell Center, NYU 60 Washington Square Park South New York, NY
The New York City Asian American Student Conference is an annual gathering dedicated to promoting awareness of APA issues and history among college students. This year's conference will explore the theme of "Change in Motion." In previous years, we've examined and redefined our unique identity as Asian Americans, seeking to empower our community to challenge injustice through education and action. Since then, we have seen evidence of our thriving presence as Asian Americans – from high school students in Philadelphia taking a stance against intolerable circumstances and unresponsive institutions, to improvements in media representation in the characters of Russell in Disney-Pixar's Up and Kelly Kapoor in The Office. At the same time, we still confront longstanding issues of discrimination, racism and socioeconomic limitations in all aspects of our lives - from the political realm to the social, in access to proper health care and educational opportunities. Miriam Yeung, NAPAWF's ED's remarks are at 10:30AM... yes early, but they'll be worth it. http://www.nycaasc.com/ for more information or to register for this totally FREE and totally AWESOME conference.