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| APA Lunch Discussion How Do You Define Yourself? Dr. Shalini Batra Counseling and Mental Health Center | September 11, 2008 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Center for Asian American Studies, GRG 220 | Dr. Batra will lead a discussion addresses APA/bicultural identity development, cultural values and conflicts w/parents, and sexuality/LGBT issues. Pizza will be provided! Kindly RSVP. Limited seats available. RSVP at kydawson@mail.utexas.edu or 512-475-6948 | The Center for Asian American Studies, Counseling and Mental Health Center |
| CAAS Fall Open House Featuring Dr. Judy Yung and Eddie Fung | September 15, 2008 3:30 PM-5:30 PM ACES 2.302, Avaya Auditorium | Join us in welcoming the new academic year with faculty, students, and staff while viewing a slide show and talk by Eddie Fung, with his editor and wife, Dr. Judy Yung. This event will feature Eddie Fung's life from a Chinatown childhood through World War II POW in Burma, and after. Eddie Fung has the distinction of being the only Chinese American soldier to be captured by the Japanese during World War II. He was then put to work on the Burma-Siam railroad, made famous by the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai". Dr. Judy Yung is Professor Emerita in American Studies at UC, Santa Cruz. Some of her books include, Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 (1980), Images of America: San Francisco’s Chinatown (2006), and the award-winning Unbound Feet (1995). Reception, 3:30-4:30 Talk and Book Signing, 4:30 - 5:30 Books: $15.00, The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War Kindly RSVP: kydawson@mail.utexas.edu, 512-232- 9468 This event is free and open to the public. | The Center for Asian American Studies |
| AAAFSA Welcome Reception Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association | September 18, 2008 12:00 PM-2:00 PM Santa Rita Room, 3.502- Texas Union | Welcome event for new and continuing faculty and staff to the University of Texas at Austin. Program begins at 12:30pm. RSVP appreciated by September 12, 2008 to: ebeh@mail.utexas.edu | Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association (AAAFSA), Center for Asian American Studies, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Human Resource Services, Office of the Dean of Students |
| Cinema Truth: The Children We Sacrifice (2000) Featuring Poet, Mamata Misra Film Screening Series SAHELI and CAAS | September 25, 2008 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Lone Star Rm, 3.208 - Texas Union | The Children We Sacrifice (2000), Directed by Grace Poore THE CHILDREN WE SACRIFICE discloses the many layers of a subject traditionally shrouded in secrecy. Insights into the far-reaching psychological, social and cultural consequences of incest are accompanied by thoughtful assessments of strategies that have helped adult women cope with childhood trauma. The video also analyzes social and cultural resistance in South Asia and the Diaspora to dealing with incest's causes and its effects on its victims. This personal and collective letter from South Asian incest survivors and their advocates is both a validation of their struggle and a compelling charge to protect future generations of children better. Our goal with this film series is to educate people about Asian/Asian American issues of domestic violence/survivors, show Asian/Asian American females in positive roles, gender issues/cultural issues regarding gender roles (i.e. emphasis on culture, religion, etc), sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women. This event is free and open to the public. SAHELI  | The Center for Asian American Studies, SAHELI |
| CAAS Speaker Series Dr. Gilbert Gee UCLA School of Public Health | September 26, 2008 12:00 PM-1:30 PM ACES 2.302, Avaya Auditorium | Dr. Gee's research examines how racism and other forms of structural disadvantage contributes to health and health disparities. In addition, his work examines stress, neighborhoods, and environmental justice using a multi-level and life course perspective. | The Center for Asian American Studies, The Department of Sociology |
