Heritage & Health Series Program

Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021

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Thursday, May 6

KDrama Boba Tea with President Thuy
12-1 p.m.

Share your favorite KDrama and win boba tea giveaways with the KDrama quiz!

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If you don’t already have a Zoom link, please request event access via email with your first and last name and CWID to Erin Ortiz at ortizerin@foothill.edu.

 

Welcome Week Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Opening Ceremony
2-2:30 p.m.

 Join us in celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with FC President Thuy, student speakers, performance by student leader Fatai Heimuli singing “'E 'Otua, Tataki Au”, viewing of traditional Lion Dancing & much more!

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Lecture Series I: Fighting Back against Anti-Asian Violence and Hate Speech
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Featuring FC English Professor Scott Lankford, and author/activist SFSU Assoc Professor of Creative Writing, May-lee Chai. May-lee Chai has become a frequent guest on national and statewide talk shows focused on fighting back against Anti-Asian Violence and Hate Speech in America. https://may-leechai.com/about/

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If you don’t already have a Zoom link, please request event access via email with your first and last name and CWID to Erin Ortiz at ortizerin@foothill.edu.

 

Monday, May 10

Food Series: Cooking with Ria 
Noon-1 p.m.

Featuring FC ASFC student leader Ria Vidyasagar! Ria and her mom will be making a South Indian Breakfast dish called Dosa and Chutney.  Dosa is a thin pancake or crepe originating from South India, made from a fermented batter predominantly consisting of lentils and rice. Chutney is type of sauce that is made from fruits or vegetables with vinegar, spices, and sugar. 
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Tuesday, May 11  

Yoga: The Origins & Importance
Noon-1 p.m.

Join Project Hope Club and Yoga Instructor Ruby Walia for a Yoga Session, exploring the origins of Yoga and its importance to Hinduism and history.

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If you don’t already have a Zoom link, please request event access via email with your first and last name and CWID to Venicia Massey at masseyvenicia@fhda.edu.

Art Presentation: Mana, Wayfinding, and Tattoo in Oceanic and Pacific Island Art History 
4-5 p.m.

An introduction to the art and history of Oceanic cultures of the Pacific Islands. Discussion topics will include concepts of sacred power, community, and journeying in wayfinding and walkabouts. Join us and get to know the resiliency of these survivors of colonialism and perhaps the most vulnerable to climate change among us.

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Wednesday, May 12

Art Presentation II: Foothill ISP & Kularts Co-Present “Stories from Asian Diasporas”
Noon-1 p.m.

A panel presentation on creative renditions of Asian histories and realities as a means of awareness and a path to healing. With collaborating artists, Alleluia Panis and Wilfred Galila from Kulintang Arts, Inc., founded in 1985, now known popularly as Kularts, the premier presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipino arts in the United States. More Information: https://www.kularts-sf.org/she-who-can-see1,  https://www.kularts-sf.org/lakbai-diwa,  https://www.kularts-sf.org/inthebelly. 
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Chai Talk & Bharatanatyam
4-5 p.m.

 Join us for an hour of making traditional Masala Chai,  sharing Indian Culture, & performances of Bharatanatyam classical dance. Featuring FC student leader Venicia Massey & classically trained Bharatanatyam dancer Srushti Adesara. 

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Thursday, May 13

Lecture Series II: Sneha Gandhi White, Co-author of International Women of Color Who Boss Up.
2:30-3:20 p.m.

Featuring FC English Professor Scott Lankford, and Foothill Alum, Sneha Gandhi White, a Bay Area Educator and Success Coach who helps to empower women of color nationwide. https://bossupbestseller.com/international-women-of-color

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Friday, May 14

Stop the Hate
12:15-1:30 p.m.

Join FC Communications Professor Ché Meneses & Ohlone College Communication Studies Professor Larissa Favela, in a conversation on Biculturalism, focused on Anti-Racism, Anti-violence against Asian and all people of color.

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If you don’t already have a Zoom link, please request event access via email with your first and last name and CWID to Venicia Massey at masseyvenicia@fhda.edu.

 

Monday, May 17

Film Discussion: Generation Rising
10-11:15 a.m.

Join Sociology Professor John Fox and Equity Librarian Laura Gamez as they facilitate a discussion on  Generation Rising from the PBS documentary series Asian Americans. “During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans. The war’s aftermath brings new immigrants and refugees who expand the population and the definition of Asian America.” 

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Tuesday, May 18

Film Screening: 'Chinatown Rising' Excerpts and Discussion
10-11:15 a.m.

Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed with a 16mm camera and leftover film scraps from a local TV station, turned his lens onto his community. Totaling more than 20,000 feet of film (10 hours), Harry Chuck's exquisite unreleased footage has captured a divided community's struggles for self-determination. Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian-American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. Through publicly challenging the conservative views of their elders, their demonstrations and protests of the 1960s-1980s rattled the once quiet streets during the community’s shift in power. Forty-five years later, in intimate interviews these activists recall their roles and experiences in response to the need for social change. Discussion and Q&A with the film's Co-director, Josh Chuck, follows the excerpts.

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Wednesday, May 19

Lecture Series III: Mete Özel, Turkish Poet
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Featuring FC English Professor Scott Lankford, and Turkish Poet Mete Özel!

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Monday, May 24

Art Presentation III: Foothill ISP & Str8jacket Co-Present “Start Asian Love through Hip Hop”
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Bay Area performers from Str8jacket (a predominant Asian dance team) and Hip Hop for Change (a non-profit) utilize dance as a tool for resiliency and activism. Together, they present on Afro-Asian solidarity, racial trauma, training, and healing resources.
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Tuesday, May 25 

Lecture Series IV: API Women in Leadership
11 a.m.-Noon

Featuring new ASFC President Fatai Heimuli and Mountain View City Mayor Ellen Kamei! https://www.ellenkamei.com

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Public, please request event access via email with your first and last name to Veronica Hernandez at casashernandezveronica@fhda.edu. Students & Staff please request event access via email with first, last name & CWID  to Erin Ortiz at ortizerin@fhda.edu.

Equity & Empowerment
3-3:30 p.m.

Featuring Pauline Brown, ASFC President-Elect Fatai Heimuli, FEI, and APAN! 

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Wednesday, May 26

Ethnic Studies Panel
Noon-1 p.m.

Join us as we engage in community discourse surrounding Pacific Islander historical erasure, the importance of establishing ethnic studies, and the impact this could have on PI students. The panel will feature members of the Chabot college community, as they have been successful in establishing ‘Intro to Pacific Islands and Oceania Studies’.

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Orientalism in Picture Postcards
3-4 p.m.

Picture postcards of SF Chinatown from the early 1900s were used to spread stereotypes of the Chinese both in the United States and abroad. Join FC Photography Professor Ron Herman and students from PHOT 8H to learn about their project that explores the artistic conventions that were employed by postcard photographers/publishers and illustrates the spread of these racial stereotypes.

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If you don’t already have a Zoom link, please request event access via email with your first and last name and CWID to Venicia Massey at masseyvenicia@fhda.edu

 

Thursday, May 27

Lecture Series V: Women in Bangladesh
2:30-3:30 p.m.

Featuring FC English Professor Scott Lankford, and Foothill Alum, Kareeda Kabir. Kareeda is a principal contributor the new anthology "No Planet B: A Teen Vogue Guide to the Climate Crisis" focusing on women in Bangladesh. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/no-planet-b-climate-change-book-launch 

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Friday, May 28

Reading & Conversation with Author Karen Tei Yamashita
Noon-1 p.m.

Writer and National Book Award nominee, Karen Tei Yamashita, will join Foothill to discuss her work, including the acclaimed I Hotel which chronicles the Asian American movement in San Francisco during the 60s and 70s. Comprised of stories that capture a wild array of perspectives, the novel uses equally wild literary innovation to imagine past social justice struggles--including battles to establish college Ethnic Studies programs, to protest war in Asia, and to fight against anti-Asian violence and aggression at home. Across her works, Yamashita exposes and satirizes past moments, and with rollicking humor and insight speaks loudly to our current reality. Yamashita's numerous works, including Tropic of Orange, Circle K Cycles, Letters to Memory, and most recently Sansei and Sensibility, are widely revered for their transnational focus and for bending the boundaries of genre in order to call critical attention to flows of labor, struggles for justice (visible and disappeared), and the act of storytelling. https://cres.ucsc.edu/faculty/regular-faculty.php?uid=ktyamash

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