Asian-American Student Union
GA & Board Meeting
2008-10-10
Asian-American Student Union
GA Meeting Agenda
Friday, October 10, 2008
ASU Room – CMU 219
• “Our History is still being written” people
o BSU and La Raza have agreed to co-sponsor a meeting
o Asking ASU to do the same, help advertise it, etc.
o Book about people fighting oppression
o Covers racism and nationalism
o Meeting is on November 19th, 7 PM Anderson hall
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• ASU / Affiliate Updates
o PSA: Fundraisers for research study for candy, chocolate and music…eat before you do the study, listen to music and they see how it affects your interpretation. Sign up will be posted in ASU October 20, 40 people can do it. $15 per person for PSA. FACT: Oct 24th, going to FACT. $60-70 per person, chance of possible reimbursement. Next meeting, talking about current issues in Philippines. Oct 17 rollerskating event there will be a theme.
o CASA: Tomorrow, Ultimate Fundaricbee; meeting at 10 AM. Fri Oct 18th, in ASU 7-10…Chinese games, video games, ice cream. Dumpling Night: Nov 8th, location and time TBD. Nov 22nd CASA pageant in the Whole. Keep an eye out for applications. CASA is looking for referees for the tournament tomorrow.
o KSA: fashion show Oct 30 at Alumni Center, 6 PM. Seating and selling tickets at the door, show starts at 6:30. VIP is $10, nonstudents $15, students $2, KSA member is free. Selling tickets in Coffman on Oct 15 & 16 at a contact table. Collaborating with KISO; having a dance on Nov 22, at the Hyatt, starts at 7.
o KISO: Going to have a Halloween social. KISO had a very successful event last night.
o CSAM: New Year: On Apr 4th. Karaoke Night Nov 7, Roy Wilkins, from 7-11. Competition between Malyasian club, Nov 7 at the Field House.
o VSAM: Oct 27 Vietnamese workshop 6:30-7:30 in Folwell, free food. Spots open for FMSC on Oct 18th from 4:30-6:30. VSAM: goal of $150 for Any Soldier. Still going to Madison, all spots filled up
o JSA (not present) Halloween social on the 24th
• ASU Halloween Social
o Friday, October 24, 2008 – 7:30pm to 10pm, President’s Room
• AnySoldier
o ASU will be coming to interested affiliate’s meetings to talk about the project
o ASU is fundraising in ASU by selling candy, help us by buying/eating
• ASU is holding Yoga lessons in ASU every Thursday at 5 PM in ASU, starting next week. Come join us and learn yoga
• ASU / Affiliate check up (with Andy and Irene)
o Next week
• ASU Co-sponsoring update
o Info session with Andy and Paul in near future (TBA)
• If you have any concerns about school, tuition, complaints, talk to Vanessa or Irene about it, since they sit on the Activities & services committee.
Board Meeting Agenda
• President/VP Check up (<5 minutes)
o Feedback, thoughts, comments next week as not everyone has done it yet
o Let Andy and/or Irene know if additional things come to mind
Talk next week about it overall
• ASU Halloween Social (20-30 minutes)
o Committee updates
Logistics
• Turned in food permit
• Talked about prizes
• Considering purchasing a new machine for fondue
Decoration
• Haven’t met yet but Coffman contacted Andy; Andy and Ellyn met about the President’s Room
• Can’t put anything on the walls
• Meet after the meeting to find a meeting time
Activities
• 7 events total
• Decorate cookies, wrap the mummy, costume, painting pumpkins,
• Costume: most unique, cutest, plus one more
• Do a mystery box game? Have 5 choices, make people touch it and guess what is inside
• Meet after this meeting to discuss further
PR
• Fliers- zombies are done, they’ll be in ASu this weekend, so please go get some to pass out
• Chalking, please help! On the day of
• Pass out fliers in the mall area outside of Coffman
• Need to make a facebook event still
We should think about incorporating something Asian-ness into the event?
• AnySoldier (20 minutes)
o Got together as a committee; two separate events. Check website for dates…bake sale and ramen/mac & cheese day. (Selling in ASU)
o Someone needs to write something out for the ASU website.
o Called Operation Any Soldier, minutes will be posted to ASU website
• Taiko drumming updates (10 minutes)
o $600, at the West Bank Auditorium, on Nov 7th. Japanese snacks and tea? Use a crock pot to keep water hot? 7-11 PM
o It’s downstairs in Willey Hall
o Show at 7; people arrive at 6:30
o PR; make fliers
• MAASU updates (10 minutes)
o Who Can Go? Jimmy is going….
o Membership has been mailed
o Register deadline: October 19th
• TCAR updates (10 minutes)
o Went last weekend to Mcallester Taste event…ASA had already cleaned up their booth. Talked with Sharon; interested in doing something with ASU as a collaborative event in the future.
o Keyur: contact her to ask if they have anything in mind; otherwise mention that some sort of date auction or bake sale could possibly work?
o TCAR meeting tomorrow from 12-1 at St. Kate’s.
• Jimmy: room cleaning was a disaster today! We can do a lot better job of it. We need to do our part, do the thing we need to get done together. Point number 2: room setup for GA meeting. Vote on how to setup room for future GA meetings: presentation style (like 2 weeks ago)
• Goals for next GA meeting: arrive 10 minutes early, agendas passed out at 5:30 or before meeting!
• Vincent Chin: consider it for next meeting. Watch Youtube
• Questions, comments, additions
• Clean room – moved to after GA meeting.
• Position Updates (15 minutes)