April is APIA Heritage Month

CAPAS Dim Sum Coffee Cart
Wednesday, April 8, 9:30–10:30 am
Scott Hall Courtyard, Pitzer College
Pick up a free copy of the APIA Heritage Month calendar and dim sum for 50 cents.

APIA KEYNOTE SPEAKER: HELEN ZIA, Author and Activist
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 pm
Founders Room, Pitzer College
Join us at 6 pm to learn and sign up to volunteer with community based organizations in the atrium. Sponsored by 5C Ad Board.
Special thanks to Changemakers, IDAAS, Pitzer Student Senate, PAct, Pomona Basin Institute for making this event possible.

YOURS TRULY, MISS CHINATOWN (2008) Directed by Daisy Lin Shapiro
Wednesday, April 8, 7 pm
Broad Hall 210, Pitzer College
In Person: Daisy Lin Shapiro (Director) and Kristina Wong plus a surprise guest!

7th Annual APA/I Alumni & Senior Recognition Dinner
Friday, April 17
6 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Dinner
Founders Room, Pitzer College

AGAINST THE GRAIN: AN ARTIST¹S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO PERÚ (2008), Directed by Ann Kaneko
Wednesday, April 22, 7 pm
Broad Hall 210, Pitzer College
In Person: Ann Kaneko (Director)

CHANTS OF LOTUS/PEREMPUAN PUNYA CERITA (2008) Directed by Fatimah Tobing Rony, Upi Avianto, Nia diNata, Lasja F. Susatyo
Wednesday, April 29, Broad Hall 210 or Rose Hills Theater
TBC in Person: Fatimah Tobing Rony (Director)

This festival is funded in part by Pitzer College Campus Life Committee, Pitzer College Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS), Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS) and Intercollegiate Media Studies (IMS) at the Claremont Colleges. For more information go to: http://asianamericansinmedia.wordpress.com or email Ming-Yuen S. Ma.

For more information, go to the Asian American's in Media Blog http://asianamericansinmedia.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/hollywood-chinese-screening-wednesday-april-1-7pm-broad-performance-space-pitzer-college/

For a mini-festival of recent Asian American films schedule, go to:
http://asianamericansinmedia.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/mini-festival-of-recent-asian-american-films-the-claremont-colleges/

All events are free and open to the public. The CAPAS Office is located in Little X Tower, Mead Hall; (909) 607-9816.

In 1990, the month of May was designated as APA Heritage Month to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the US on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the largely built transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. Based on the academic calendar of The Claremont Colleges, the APA Heritage Month is celebrated in the month of April.