THE WINNER of Round Two of PASA’s 1st Annual Essay Contest is…

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CELINE VILLANUEVA!

Thank you to all of the applicants! The judges all agreed that they had a hard time picking a winner–all the essays were excellent. Amazing job! Thank you also to the scholarship panel for all your hard work.

Apply again next year for your chance to win the cash price.

Congratulations to Christine Espinas for winning PASA’s first ever essay contest!! Thank you to everyone who entered. You all did an amazing job! Eric Reyes, ASAM professor at CSUF, sends you his congratulations on writing such passionate and insightful essays. He sends all of you his best wishes for your post-graduation endeavors.

Now it’s your chance to win round 2 of the scholarship contest! Download your scholarship application today by clicking on the following link. All you have to do is write a SHORT, 2 page essay… and the cash prize of $100 can be all yours!

PASA Scholarship Application

The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 5th at midnight. If you have any questions, please e-mail the Academic Chair, Jake Pinawin, at academic@csufpasa.com. When sending the form, please format the subject as follows:

LastName_FirstName_Scholarship

Note: Due to compatibility issues, the form may look distorted on your computer.

Download your scholarship application today by clicking on the following link!! All you have to do is write a SHORT, 2 page essay… and the cash prize of $150 can be all yours!

PASA Scholarship Application

The deadline has been extended to March 3rd at midnight. If you have any questions, please e-mail the Academic Chair, Jake Pinawin, at academic@csufpasa.com. When e-mailing the form, please format the subject as follows:

LastName_FirstName_Scholarship

Note: Due to compatibility issues, the form may look distorted on your computer.

Download your AKA form today by clicking on the following link!!

PASA AKA Revealing Application

The deadline is on March 3rd at midnight. If you have any questions, please e-mail the Academic Chair, Jake Pinawin, at academic@csufpasa.com. When e-mailing the form, please format the subject as follows:

LastName_FirstName_AKA

For example:

Doe_Jane_AKA

Note: Due to compatibility issues, the form may look distorted on your computer.

Download your Ate/Kuya/Ading application now!

Applications are due on Oct. 1, 2009 but the sooner, the better

We had such an incredible semester this spring, and it was made PASA-ble because of Kaibigans like you! It was a pleasure serving you on board!  To recap the events we had this semester:

- 1st GEN/SPRING KICK-OFF Meeting!
- Ate/Kuya/Ading Revealing
- Sportsfest XX
- PCN 2009: Love How You Do
- PASA End of the Year Banquet
- B-Day Socials @ Knowlwood

…and much, much more!

And congratulations to our Fall Board 2009! Here are the election results:

Executive Board
President: Selyna Arciaga
Internal VP: Marc Maestre
External VP: Sheila Pacleb
Secretary: Trina Tan
Treasurer: Nikko Arce

Board of Directors

Academic Chair: Erika Lee
Alumni Liaison: Karlet Reyes
Community Advocacy-Cultural Chair: Anghel Paras
FG Coordinator: Sammie Sotoa
FG Co-Coordinator: Jerome Cerame
Historian: Robert “Beebo” Benitez
IP Executive Director: Jerell Rosales
Kronicle Editor: Mara Pangan
PCN Coordinator: Clyde Jonathan Bessey
PCN Dance Coordinator: Cherry Mabutas
Publicity Chair: Joy Gordo
Social Chair: Keisha Macon
Sports Coordinator: Andrew “Panda” Kaison

Best of luck to all of Fall Board!

And to all of our graduates this Spring: THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of the time, experiences, laughs, and love you’ve given to us all, I hope that you all go forward in life and grow to become the absolute best that you can be.
Look out for any PASA events in the summer… Beach trip anyone?!?

God bless, and Ingat! that’s Tagalog for take care! See yaaaa!

Hey Kaibigans! This is a message about the Asian American classes @ CSUF:

Hey everyone, DO NOT LET THE LENGTH OF THIS DESCRIPTION SCARE YOU OFF. I’m reaching out to you because I need your help, and I know you can give up 5 minutes of your time for something important to me.

You don’t have to be a student, or be Asian American to help out. You just have to believe in the importance of ethnic studies.

Here’s the breakdown.
The University is trying to cut down our Asian American Studies (ASAM) program from 5 Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF) to 4. Other departments are faced with cuts too, but theirs are to their part-time faculty; ASAM don’t have part-time faculty to cut. If you’re interested in the full story, go here: http://bit.ly/xqebI

What this means:
To be able to keep the amazing professors we have, they’ll have to teach classes for other departments. This reduces the capacity of the program.

Why Asian American Studies?
Professors are required to give back to the community and conduct research on top of teaching to get tenure. They are also required to teach a certain number of students each semester. The college gives money to each department to hire part-time faculty so the FTEF can conduct their research while reaching their quota. Our money was taken away from us by the college to use for other departments, and now we’re threatened with more cuts.

What can I do?
ENROLL IN ASAM CLASSES!
Especially during Titan I (July7-27), because those are the initial numbers that the college counts. You’ve gone through K-12 learning about history, but none of it really pertained to you. Here you are in college, with the opportunity to learn about the history and experiences of your own ethnic people. Take advantage of the opportunity!

WRITE AN EMAIL!
We want to let the university know that we will not be shut down. Because students will be gone during the summer when the cuts happen, we want to collect 500 letters for 5.0 Faculty in 5 days! All you have to do is copy the template below, sign it, and email it back to titanASAM@yahoo.com. ANYONE CAN DO THIS, IT TAKES 1 MINUTE.

Can I do more?
Why, yes, you can. If you have 10-15 minutes to spare, invite everyone you think would be able to help out with this event. Then, instead of just sending in the template, write your own email.

Some suggestions of things you can talk about:
-Name, Major, and year @ CSUF
-Make a specific request to keep 5 Full-Time Equivalent Faculty in our ASAM program budget
-Which ASAM classes you have taken, when, and with whom?
-With which ASAM faculty have you interacted – how and why?
-How satisfied were you with the classes and/or faculty?
-What did you take away /learn from the classes and/or faculty
-How did the classes and/or faculty help to build your critical thinking and leadership skills?

You can also take classes! Most ASAM classes fulfill two different GE requirements! For more information on classes, check out the website at http://hss.fullerton.edu/asian-american/.

If you have any other questions, feel free to msg me, or contact any of the ASAM professors.

HELP US KEEP OUR ASAM PROGRAM STRONG. SHOW THE UNIVERSITY THAT WE WILL NOT BE MARGINALIZED!

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[Sample Letter]

Dear CSUF Decision-Maker:
The five Asian American Studies (ASAM) faculty at Cal State Fullerton serve not only students in their respective classes at CSUF, but also Asian American and Pacific Islander-related student organizations, student leaders, undocumented students, and indirectly, our families and friends. Their outreach into the community is a model for how we can learn to serve our communities and society as a whole.
My experience in my ASAM course(s) or with ASAM professors has benefited me tremendously. As a result of my experiences with ASAM Studies at CSUF, I have gained greater insight into social diversity, social inequities, and social justice, as well as valuable critical-thinking skills to prepare me to deal with these issues in our society. Overall, I am more satisfied with my CSUF education because of my ASAM experience.

Therefore, I urge you to keep 5.0 Full-time Equivalent Faculty in the ASAM Program budget. CSUF is well-known for its commitment to serving its students and the AAPI community. By keeping 5.0 FTEF in the ASAM program, CSUF will show that it continues to be committed to both students and the AAPI community.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Name
Major
Year in school

FRIDAY APRIL 10th!! 5pm doors open to our…

22nd Annual Pilipino Culture Night,

“Love How You Do”

FREE for all CSUF Students & Faculty with valid CSUF I.D.

$15 at the Door!

DOORS OPEN @ 5PM!

DIRECTIONS!!!

DATE/TIME: Saturday April 4th, 2009, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

LOCATION: The Historic Yost Theater
307 N. Spurgeon Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

The Dolores Huerta Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity, in association with The Fiesta Marketplace, a merchant’s association in downtown Santa Ana, is hosting a FREE screening of  “Viva La Causa.” The documentary film focuses on one of the most influential and historical events in the struggle for farm worker human rights – the first grape strike and nationwide boycott in the 1960s led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Directed by Bill Brummel of Bill Brummel Productions, the film was made by the Southern Poverty Law Center for use in their Teaching Tolerance program.

The purpose of this FREE film screening and celebration is to introduce this remarkable educational film to educators and school districts and to benefit the work of the Dolores Huerta Foundation whose mission is to inspire and motivate people to organize sustainable communities to attain social justice. Anaheim Union High School District and Santa Ana Unified School District have partnered with the “Viva La Causa” Committee to ensure that all of their 7th to 12th grade teachers received a flyer about the event.

Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, will serve as the key note speaker for the main event.   A Community Celebration will be held in the Yost Plaza, in front of the theater, before the screening from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., which will include a car show sponsored by The Fiesta Marketplace.

Teachers will have an opportunity at the event to order the free “Viva La Causa” DVD and teaching materials or may obtain the materials for free by visiting the Southern Poverty Law Center website at www.splcenter.org and clicking on the “TEACHING TOLERANCE” tab.

Do you ever wish you could find a familiar face in any of your classes? Do you need someone to trade/sell your textbooks with? Are you looking for a study buddy or someone to show you the ropes to CSUF college life?

SIGN UP FOR THE ATE/KUYA/ADING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM!

In Tagalog, “ate” means “big sister, “kuya” means “big brother,” and “ading” means “little brother/sister.”

The AKA Program is a great way to meet new people and find someone who can guide you through your college experience. Let PASA help you find a brother or sister to call your own!

All first-time PASA members will be matched up with an Ate or Kuya.

I encourage all exisitng PASA members who were an Ading last semester to sign to become an Ate or Kuya to show new members what they learned through their PASA experience.

All paid PASA members may sign up and turn in the application by March 4, 2009!

Download the application for more details here or pick one up at the next meeting this Wednesday!

Ate/Kuya/Ading Application