APIDA Heritage Month

Our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Heritage is a celebration of community, one as colorful and vibrant as it is diverse. Just as in a family, our different facet over 40 nationalities, dozens of religions and hundreds of languages are a part of what makes us strong. Listen closely: Each language and dialect carries stories of both joy and persistence that reverberate across the nation and the world. See us: We are your neighbors, friends, Nobel Prize winners, political trailblazers, Olympic athletes, artists and inventors. We use our rich traditions, built over generations, to illuminate the way to a better world. Like the lotus flower, we persevere in the face of uncertainty and challenges to find light and growth. Multiple cultures, one community.

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FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL - APASA WILL FOCUS ON FEATURING STUDENT ORGANIZATION PARTNERS VIA INSTAGRAM: 

Week of April 5: Pre-professional Student Groups

Week of April 12: Performance-Based Student Groups

Week of April 19: Fraternity/Sorority and Student Activist Student Groups

Week of April 26: Cultural / Ethnic Student Groups


 

APIDA Heritage Month Events & Initiatives

Throughout the month of April and May, APASA invites our community attend events hosted by our student organizations, campus partners, and APASA. Please contact APASA@email.arizona.edu if you would like to include your events and initiatives as we celebrate our community. 

 

April 2nd

Who: Asian/Asian Pacific American Students' Coalition at ASU
What: Statewide Student Social with NAU, ASU, and Arizona

April 2nd

Who: South Asian Student Association (SASA) 
What: Movie Night (HOLI Festival)
When: 7:30pm
Contact: UASASACLUB@gmail.com

April 5th

Who: Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
What: Pre-Health APAMSA Gen Meeting
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/apamsaspring2021 

April 7th

What: APASA's Advising Fellow with Raini Wijeweera 
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom ID: 920 8477 1232 or contact raini@arizona.edu

April 7th

Who: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
What: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) Gen Meeting
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/VSASpring21 

April 7th

Who: APIDA Community Conversation (hosted by Ward 6 & Tucson Mayor) 
What: APIDA Community Conversation (hosted by Ward 6 & Tucson Mayor) 
When: 6pm - 7:30pm
Where: bit.ly/3sPS3zM 

April 7th

Who: Asian Corporate & Entrepreneur Leaders (ACEL) 
What: Field Day
When: 6pm
Where: UA Mall

April 8th

What: CAPS Office Hours with Dr. Ishani Deo 
When: 3pm - 4pm
Where: Zoom ID: 875 0244 1252 or contact ideo@arizona.edu

April 8th

What: APA Student Council Meeting hosted by APASA 
When: 4pm - 5pm
Where: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/86861772589

April 8th

Who: Pu Yin Lecture Spring 2021
What: Buddhism and Protest in Early Modern Japan: Buddhist Priests as Arbiters of Conflicts in Local Communities by Takashi Miura, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies 
When: 4pm
Where: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/81909763760

April 8th

Who: Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/UAFASASpring2021 

April 8th

What: APASA, AASA, & LGBTQRC Coordinator Finalists Interviews #1:
When:
11am - 12pm - Meet & Greet with Students:  https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84068712036
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Candidate Forums: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/83775125565  

April 9th

Who: APASA, NAU, and ASU's Asian / Asian Pacific American Student Coalition
What: Student Panel: Discussing the Recent Rise of Violence Against Asian / Pacific Islanders in the U.S. 
When: 6pm - 7:30pm
Where: RSVP via Instagram for Zoom info: aapasca.asu (linktree)

April 10th

Who: Japanese American Student Association (JASA) & Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) 
What: Soupreme Soup (Collaboration between VSA & JASA)
When: 6pm - 8pm
Where: For details, check out Instagram: @jasa.arizona and @vsa.arizona

April 12th - May 12th
Ramadan

April 12th

What: APASA, AASA, & LGBTQRC Coordinator Finalists Interviews #2
When:
11am - 12pm - Meet & Greet with Students:  https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84068712036
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Candidate Forums: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/83775125565 

April 12th

Who: Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
What: Pre-Health APAMSA General Meeting
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/apamsaspring2021 

April 12th

Who: Arizona Youth Partnership (AYP)
Who: Arizona Youth Partnership (AYP)
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: To Register: College Dating Violence Prevention Workshop - AZYP - Arizona Youth Partnership

April 13th
Songkran (Thai New Year)

April 14th - April 16th
Cambodian New Year

April 14th

What: APASA, AASA, & LGBTQRC Coordinator Finalists Interviews #3
When:
11am - 12pm - Meet & Greet with Students:  https://arizona.zoom.us/j/84068712036
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Candidate Forums: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/83775125565 

April 14th

What: APASA's Advising Fellow with Raini Wijeweera 
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom ID: 920 8477 1232 or contact raini@arizona.edu

April 14th

Who: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/VSASpring21

April 15th

Who: Japanese American Student Association (JASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 4pm - 5pm
Where: Discord

April 15th

What: CAPS Office Hours with Dr. Ishani Deo 
What: General Meeting 
When: 3pm - 4pm
Where: Zoom ID: 875 0244 1252 or contact ideo@arizona.edu

April 15th

Who: Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where:
tinyurl.com/UAFASASpring2021 

April 15th

What: Sexual Assault Prevention Workshop (featuring Nadeeka Karunaratne)
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where:
For APIDA students only. For Link, contact kimportante@arizona.edu

April 16th

What: Women Trans Nonbinary Femme (WTNF) Lounge: Intro to Embroidery 
When: 3pm - 4:30pm
Sign up for supplies by April 15th: https://tinyurl.com/WTNFemb 
Where: Zoom ID: 889 6687 9046

April 19th

Who: Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
What: Pre-Health APAMSA Gen Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where:
tinyurl.com/apamsaspring2021 

April 21st

What: APASA's Advising Fellow with Raini Wijeweera 
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom ID: 920 8477 1232 or contact raini@arizona.edu

April 21st

Who: Global Experiential Learning & APASA 
What: GEL Spotlight: Ni Hao Boba (Featuring a local Asian Business in Tucson)
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: gel.arizona.edu

April 21st

Who: Global Experiential Learning & APASA 
What: GEL Spotlight: Ni Hao Boba (Featuring a local Asian Business in Tucson)
When: 4pm-5pm
Where: Instagram Live (More info TBA)

April 21st

Who: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
What: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) Gen Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/VSASpring21 

April 22nd

What: CAPS Office Hours with Dr. Ishani Deo 
When: 3pm-4pm
Where: Zoom ID: 875 0244 1252 or contact ideo@arizona.edu

April 22nd

Who: Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/UAFASASpring2021 

April 24th

What: Admitted Student Day Presentation by APASA 
When: 1pm - 1:45pm
Where: Contact apasa@email.arizona.edu for more information 

Week of April 26th - April 30th
Culture Week hosted by APA Student Council

April 26th

Who: Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA)
What: Pre-Health APAMSA Gen Meeting
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/apamsaspring2021

April 28th

What: APASA's Advising Fellow with Raini Wijeweera 
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom ID: 920 8477 1232 or contact raini@arizona.edu

April 28th

Who: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
What: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) Gen Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/VSASpring21 

April 29th

What: CAPS Office Hours with Dr. Ishani Deo 
When: 3pm-4pm
Where: Zoom ID: 875 0244 1252 or contact ideo@arizona.edu

April 29th

What: APA Student Council Meeting hosted by APASA 
When: 4pm - 5pm
Where: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/86861772589

April 29th

Who: Japanese American Student Association (JASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 4pm - 5pm
Where: Discord

April 29th

Who: Filipino American Student Association (FASA)
What: General Meeting 
When: 5pm - 6pm
Where: tinyurl.com/UAFASASpring2021

April 30th

What: Women Trans Nonbinary Femme (WTNF) Lounge
When: 11:30am - 1pm
Where: Zoom ID: 889 6687 9046

May 5th

What: APASA's Advising Fellow with Raini Wijeweera 
When: 1pm - 2pm
Where: Zoom ID: 920 8477 1232 or contact raini@arizona.edu

May 6th

What: CAPS Office Hours with Dr. Ishani Deo 
When: 3pm-4pm
Where: Zoom ID: 875 0244 1252 or contact ideo@arizona.edu

May 7th

Who: APASA's Lotus Laureate & Leadership Awards Ceremony
What: Celebrating Class of 2021
When: 2pm - 3pm
Where: To register: TBA