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Featured Event: Asian Heritage Week

Our first annual Asian Heritage Week includes a dinner/performance event, a series of educational programs, and 5th annual film festival. Click on the Events link on the top to see the schedule!

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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.

Featured Event: Welcome Back Potluck

Enjoy great food at our annual welcome back potluck party. Bring your family and enjoy great conversation.

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

Welcome Back Potluck Party

Please join AsiaConnect at the annual fall Welcome Back Potluck Party on September 20, 2019 in the lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.  Enjoy Asian food (it is optional to bring a dish to share) and meet others in the campus community.

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.

AsiaConnect Scholarship 2019

The AsiaConnect Scholarships for 2019 have been awarded to Grace Sullivan and Dillon Harding.  Both will be invited to give a 20 minute presentation about their experiences at an AsiaConnect meeting this coming fall semester.  Details about the scholarship:  AsiaConnect_Scholarship2019.pdf 

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Events

Time
Location
Event
Sept 20 5:30p-7:30pm

Center for the Performing Arts 

Welcome Party

Oct 4 noon - 1pm

WIH 116

General Meeting

Nov 1 noon - 1pm WIH 116 General Meeting
Feb 7 noon - 1pm WIH 116 General Meeting
Mar 6 noon - 1pm WIH 116 General Meeting
2019-08-27T09:04:31.144-05:00 2019