15th Biennial Midwest Asian American
Student Conference Schedule
March 7 - 9, 2008
Registration & Late registration on site: Wilder Alcove
2:00 pm - 6:30 pm March 7th
9:00 am - 5:00 pm March 8th
Friday March 7th
- Screening of "Second Class Veterans" with discussion to follow
Jenny C. Lares, A/PA Community Coordinator, Oberlin College
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Wilder 101
- Opening Banquet with Keynote Speaker
Christine Chen, Executive Director, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote.org)
Tickets cost: $3 students, $5 general admission & at the door, available at Wilder Desk
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Root Room
Saturday March 8th
- The Awkward Turtle: Asian Americans in the Education Access and Equity Debate
Oiyan Poon, PhD Candidate in Race & Ethnic Studies in Education, UCLA
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Wilder 101
- Workshop on Hate Crimes on College Campuses
Ron Katsuyama, Midwest District Governor, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
11:10 am - 12:10 pm | King 101
- Conference Meet and Greet Lunch
Tickets cost: $3, available at Wilder Desk
12:10 pm - 1:30 pm | Third World House Lounge
- Panel on Sustaining Ethnic Communities
Panelists: Arnab Mukherjea, Program Director, Health Career Connection
Marlan Maralit, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Charu Gupta, The Cleveland Free Times
Moderator: Shelley Lee, Assistant Professor of History and Comparative American Studies, Oberlin College
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm | King 106
- Discussion on Violence Against Women
Purvi Shah, Executive Director, Sakhi for South Asian Women
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Wilder 101
- Blue Scholars Concert Performance
Tickets cost: $5, available at Wilder Desk
10:00pm - 1:00am | Sco
featuring SPARK
Sunday March 9th
- Mobilizing Communities Workshop *
Mai Dang, Community Organizer, Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation (MQVN CDC) and National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencied (NAVASA)
10:00 am - 11:00 am | Wilder 112
- Oberlin Asian American Student Activism *
Rashne Limki '05, Masters and PhD candidate in Ethnic Studies, UC San Diego;
Daniel Domaguin '06, Masters in Social Work, University of Michigan
11:10 am - 12:10 pm | Wilder 115
*Only open to students