Asian American Political Activation Program

🫧 AAPA is proud to host a Restorative Justice Workshop with Phoeun You this Thursday, November 17th! We will be introducing the concept of restorative justice as a tool for repairing harm and building community.
🫧 The event will be held over Zoom, and is open to the community to join. RSVP at tinyurl.com/aapaRJWorkshop for further information.
🫧 Phoeun You is a Cambodian genocide survivor and refugee. Phoeun served 25 years in the CA prison system where he transformed his life and the lives of others as a mentor and restorative justice facilitator. Despite being granted early release, Phoeun was cruelly deported by ICE to Cambodia in August 2022. We are honored that he will join us from Cambodia to offer us insights on healing and transformation despite being so unjustly taken from his community this year.

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A set of pink and teal slides that advertise the Restorative Justice Workshop event, detailed in the informational text above.

✨🌱 Cultivating joy & possibility 🌱✨

Thank you to everyone who joined Sowing Seeds: Cultivating Asian American Movement Futures last Thursday!

We are honored to have been able to have a meal together and learn together.

We look forward to growing the seeds we sowed over the course of this year!

[Image description: a photo of LaNada War Jack, Harvey D**g, Somdeng Danny Thongsy, Janie Chen, and Alex Abalos standing in front of a projector screen, standing, smiling, and talking together.

Image 2: at the MCC patio, a picture of around 20 people in sitting around a kind table eating food and talking. It is sunny and the patio is surrounded by planter boxes.
Image 3: A picture of a piece of paper on a window. The piece of paper has text that reads “What can you do/we do to cultivate these seeds into strong, loving, interdependent community roots.” Through the window you can see a different angle of image 2 with the backs of people facing the long table.]

Welcome Back! In order to highlight the abundance of our community, we are creating an Asian American Community Directory and Resource Guide.

We invite on and off campus organizations, programs, and spaces etc to send in submissions for this living document that we will host on our website as well as share actively with our student communities via newsletters, orientations, and new student welcomes.

Submit by September 30th to be included in our first draft - bit.ly/aapaDirectory

Image description: on a backdrop of autumnal tones of hand drawn flowers. The top in bold letters reads “Call for Submission”. Below on a graphic that looks like lined paper with two edges taped with text overlaid that reads “ Asian American Community Directory and Resource Guide. We are compiling a list of organizations, resources, experiences, and services to share with our community. For more information, go to bit.ly/aapaDirectory
To be included in our first draft, submit by September 30th”

🎆 Come to the Southeast Asian Culture Festival, which will be held on Sunday, April 24th, 2022 from 1-5pm at Alumni House! A collaborative effort between SASC, APASD, and many other wonderful organizations on our campus, the SEA Culture Festival will be a day full of fun, food, exhibitions, performances, and so much more to help our SEA communities on campus and beyond truly shine.

🎆 Admission is FREE so if you are interested, RSVP at tinyurl.com/seacf22!

🎆 If you are interested in performing, whether as a group or individually, you can register at tinyurl.com/seacf22perform. If you are interested in submitting a piece to our exhibition, please register using the same link! We will be donating $75 to groups/organizations and $25 to individuals.

🎆 Come to the Southeast Asian Culture Festival, which will be held on Sunday, April 24th, 2022 from 1-5pm at Alumni House! A collaborative effort between SASC, APASD, and many other wonderful organizations on our campus, the SEA Culture Festival will be a day full of fun, food, exhibitions, performances, and so much more to help our SEA communities on campus and beyond truly shine. 🎆 Admission is FREE so if you are interested, RSVP at tinyurl.com/seacf22! 🎆 If you are interested in performing, whether as a group or individually, you can register at tinyurl.com/seacf22perform. If you are interested in submitting a piece to our exhibition, please register using the same link! We will be donating $75 to groups/organizations and $25 to individuals. --- Image Description Hosted by S.A.S.C. & A.P.A.S.D. Southeast Asian Cultural Festival Sunday, April 24th, 2022 1-5 PM Alumni House, Berkeley Free admission, performances, and food! RSVP: tinyurl.com/SEACF22

A belated Happy Solar New Year from us at AAPA!

We wanted to reshare this beautiful graphic from SoutheastAsianStudentCoalition] & look forward to celebrating with community this Sunday!

from SoutheastAsianStudentCoalition]:
We at SASC want to wish all who celebrate a very happy Solar New Year!

Solar New Year, also known as TLC New Year, is celebrated in many countries in South and Southeast Asia in April to wash away the past year and ring in new blessings. It is also known locally by the names Pii Mai, Songkran, Chaul Chnam Thmey, Thingyan, among so many others.

We also invite you to join us in our version of celebrating the new year and the Southeast Asian community on Berkeley's campus at our Southeast Asian Culture Festival on April 24th, 1 - 5PM at Alumni House! RSVP at tinyurl.com/seacf22!

With love and blessings,
SASComm xo

[Image Description: White and light blue text on a blue background reading, "Southeast Asian Student Coalition wishes you a Happy Solar New Year! May this year bring you blessing and good fortune!" Additional decorative text written in blue reads, "Happy New Year!" written in Burmese, Lao, Thai, and Khmer alphabets.]

We are honored to be able to support CERI] in celebrating Oakland’s
10th Annual Khmer New Year Celebration!

Repost from CERI]: Please join us, bring a friend, and celebrate Khmer New Year - Saturday, April 2nd....10-3 in Oakland! More details at the link in our bio.

Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at AAPA! 🧧

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A simple graphic celebrating the Lunar New Year. Hand drawn lanterns in an array of red shades drape over the background while a cartoon tiger is framed by the words "Happy Lunar New Year!" in a circular arc.

📖 AAPA (+ APASD) are proud to present: a new deCal offered this spring! We’re super excited to let you guys know about ASAMST 98/198: Asian American Agency and Activism. This course will examine the history and present-day agency and activism of Asian Americans in the US and aims to highlight the rich and enduring presence of Asian American resistance and political engagement.
📖 Contact [email protected] if you have questions!

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A set of slides that discuss technical information and promote the ASAMST 98 deCal course.

Image 1: A burgundy slide background with a graphic on the front. The image depicts a vintage Asian American organizing group linking arms in front of a banner that reads “End all Oppression!” in multiple languages. Attached to the photos are salmon pink ovals that have the APASD and AAPA logo inside as well as “New deCal alert!” Underneath is yellow text that reads “ASAMST 98/198: Asian American Agency and Activism.”

Image 2: On top of the burgundy slide background are lighter maroon spirals in the background of photos and text. The photos on the top right and bottom left of the frame depict modern organizing events and frame salmon-pink bubbles of yellow text. The first bubble reads “A historical and contemporary study of Asian American resistancy, solidarity building, and political activation.” The second reads “Students will learn about the diverse issues affecting Asian Americans and how these communities respond and become agents of change.”

Image 3: The last burgundy slide is designed in a similar fashion to the previous slide in both background design and bubble-text color. A black-and-white photo on the left is an overhead vintage shot of a protest for minority lives. On the right, yellow text reads “Meets on Mondays at 2-3 PM, Dwinelle 250, 1 unit. All majors and grades are welcome! Course enrollment code is 23867. Contact [email protected].”

🎨 Reminder to submit to Kibo! Kibo is an upcoming zine that centers around activism and collective healing in the Asian American community. For more information, please contact [email protected] or check the submission form at bit.ly/KiboZine.

🎨 We welcome all submissions and are excited to celebrate your creativity and experiences!

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Image 1: A navy blue slide background with white text that reads “Reminder about upcoming submissions: Kibo - 1/31” centered in the middle of the frame and bordered with white spiral drawings that frame the center.

Image 2: A navy-blue slide with white text that reads “AAPA. invites you to submit to Kibo, an art zine centered on activism and collective healing.” White spiral designs border the text on the left.

Image 3: A navy-blue slide with white text that reads “Through creativity, whether visual artwork or written works, many have dealt with hardships in the last year and promoted positive change.” On the right of the text are white spiral designs that follow the border of the slide.

Image 4: A navy-blue slide with white text that reads “All types of media are welcome! If submitted and accepted, these will be included in a printed zine.”

Image 5: A navy-blue slide with white text and white spiral designs bordering the left. The first bullet point with white text reads, “All submissions include an artist statement of purpose, inspiration, and description of work.” The second bullet point in white text reads, “If you choose to submit a written piece, there is no word limit.” The third bullet point (also in white text) reads, “If you choose to refer to or quote from other works, please cite them appropriately.” The final, fourth bullet point in white text says, “If you choose to submit a visual art piece, please take a picture or scan of your work.”

Image 6: A navy-blue slide with white text that reads, “Those who submitted to the zine have the opportunity to showcase their work at a year-end event, whether it be part of an exhibit or a performance.” White spiral designs border the right of the frame, similar to the third slide.

Image 7: The final navy-blue slide with white text that reads, “If there are any questions please contact [email protected].” Underneath the email address is a link to the submission form which is bit.ly/KiboZine. Text underneath the submission link reads, “Submissions due January 31st.” White spiral designs fram the text on the top and bottom.

💐 Hello everyone and welcome back to the new year! We hope you had a restful and healing winter break. AAPA is ready to bring you more events and surprises this semester!

💐 If you haven't done so yet, don't forget to submit to Kibo, a zine that centers around activism and collective healing in the Asian American community. We welcome all submissions and are excited to celebrate your creativity and experiences! For more information, please contact [email protected] or check the submission form at bit.ly/KiboZine.

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A set of images that have various messages welcoming students back to the new year and other encouragements.

Image 1: A sage-green slide background with white text that reads “Welcome Back!” centered in the middle of the frame and bordered with drawings in pink and white of a bunny, a goose with a ribbon around its neck, a butterfly, and a tree branch.

Image 2: A sage-green slide (the same color as the first background) with white text that reads “We’re glad to have you here.” On the top right is a small drawing of a pink bouquet of flowers, and on the bottom right a drawing of a letter with a heart on the front.

Image 3: Another matching sage-green slide with white text that reads “And we’re excited to share in this new year.” On the left of the text is a drawing of two yakult bottles tapping together with a small handwritten “Cheers!” near the top of the bottles. The slide has various pink hearts scattered around the text and the drawing.

Image 4: The final matching sage-green slide with white text that reads “You’ve got this” with a smiley-face emoticon at the end. Above the centered message are drawings of pink vines that frame the top of the slide. The message is signed with a pink, handwritten “Love” with the Asian American Political Activation Program logo as a signature.

Hello! 🌸 We're AAPA (ah-puh) and we're excited to introduce ourselves. AAPA began at UC Berkeley in 1968 and, amongst other historical changes, helped create the first Ethnic Studies program here at Cal. We're ready to provide cool facts, resources, fun events, and learn with you as we grow an awesome community for ALL Asian Americans. Stay tuned - we've got a lot more coming! ✨

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Welcome post describing the opening and goals of the Asian American Political Activation Program at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Image 1: Image of text reading “Welcome” three times overlaid on top of spiraling cobalt blue and white background graphics.

Image 2: Infographic with a black-and-white infographic of an Asian American Political Association protest on the left of burgundy text that reads “Introducing the Asian American Political Activation Program.” The caption underneath reads “A.A.P.A. Members at SF anti-Vietnam War March, 1968. Photo by V. Wong.” Blue spiral graphics are covering the background.

Image 3: Infographic with a black and yellow logo that reads “Asian American Political Alliance” on the left of burgundy text that reads “A.A.P.A. has a long history here at Berkeley.” The caption underneath the logo reads “Original A.A.P.A. logo from 1968.” Blue spiral graphics are aligned to the left in the background.

Image 4: Infographic with burgundy text that reads “And we’re so excited to support you with Asian American resources, events, and community!” Blue spiral graphics are aligned to the right in the background.

Image 5: Infographic with burgundy text that reads “We’d like to use this space to grow with you and cultivate knowledge and access for the community.” Blue spiral graphics are aligned to the bottom left corner in the background.

Image 6: Infographic with burgundy text that reads “So let’s begin!” Blue spiral graphics are aligned to the bottom right corner in the background.