Asia Connect - Illinois State

Featured Event: 2020 Annual Welcome Back Party

Bring your friends/family and enjoy great conversation.

Thank you for visiting the AsiaConnect website!

AsiaConnect is a campus affinity group established to represent the interests, needs, and concerns of Asian faculty/staff and to promote Asian cultures in the campus community and beyond.

Come Together with AsiaConnect!

ASIA

The Continent of Superlatives

the most

food-producing

Asia produces more food (rice, potatoes, tomatoes, pepper, cucumbers, broccolis, bananas, apples, tea, ...) than any other continents.

the

largest

30% of the world's land.

the

fastest-growing

Economic Growth (Asia has larger trade volume and more foreign reserves than any other continents)

the most

populous

Nearly 4.2 billion people (over 60% of the world's population)

the most

dynamic

Asia has the world's fastest computer (K Computer in Japan), tallest building (Burj Khalifa in Dubai), and most sensational entertainer (Psy from Korea).

the

most diverse

Ethnicity, Linguistics, Religions, and Cultural Identities (Asia has 50 countries, more than any other continents. Asia has more living languages than any other continents)

News and Announcements

Asian Heritage Week April 13 - 17

AsiaConnect invites our members, and members from Illinois state University, and the Bloomington-Normal community to celebrate the Asian Heritage Week on AsiaConnect's Facebook page. To participate, you will create a Facebook post to showcase your experience with an Asian culture. It can be an Asian country that you have travelled to in the past, a traditional Asian food you have tried or cooked, an Asian movie you have watched and would recommend, a book about an Asian country that you have read, etc. The post should provide some description through written text, photo(s), and/or short video(s).

Participants can directly post on AsiaConnect Facebook page, or tag AsiaConnect facebook between April 13th to 17th to enter a lottery. At the end of the Asian Heritage Week, winners will be drawn and rewarded with a prize.

AsiaConnect Membership Renewal

Also, please renew your membership for the next academic year. Please consider to becoming a member if you have not in the past, your membership supports AsiaConnect's student scholarships and Asian Heritage Week and many more cultural events throughout the year.

Membership dues are $25, please make your check to AsiaConnect. Membership form PDFs can be sent to our Treasurer, Debbie Ungson-Walbert at Campus Box 2520.

Like us on Facebook

Our Facebook page is up and running - http://www.facebook.com/ISUAsiaConnect. Please like it and write on our timeline.

Events

AsiaConnect Welcome Back Party

Date: August 28th, 2020
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Location: Anderson Park
Address: 503 E College Ave. Normal, IL
RSVP: RSVP Form
Facebook: @ISUAsiaConnect