Asian Pacific Islander Desi Affairs at UF

the powerful and fearless APIDSE team wishes you good luck on all of your finals!!! and hope you had an amazing school year :)
sincerely, your 2023-2024 student ambassadors and Pengu & Shoba

AAPI Heritage Month Event alert‼️
Mark your calendars for our latest collaboration with next Tuesday!! Come learn about blackout poetry and make some blackout poetry buttons!
Additionally we are thrilled to collaborate with to giveaway some amazing superfood drinks!
A sneak peak for some of the awesome flavors include
Calmansi Lemonade🍋
Iced Milo Lattes
Iced Matcha Lattes 🍵
And more!!

When: Tuesday, April 9th 12:30pm-1:30pm
Where: Library West Room 212

Join APIDSE to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month with a series of fun events! From game nights to self-care days, spend the last month of the 2023-2024 semester with us before exam season!

This month’s Chai Chats we will be collaborating with AASU to discuss voting in the Asian and South Asian Diaspora!! Join us on Thursday, April 4th from 5pm-6pm in the APIDSE office. This event will include tea, food, and a chance to win a special prize!!! Hope to see you there :)

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Student Engagement would like to wish happy Holi to those who celebrate! Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating the love of the deities Radha and Krishna. It also serves as a symbol of good overcoming evil, commemorating the victory of Vishnu against Hiranyakashipu. Happy Holi!

MFOS and APIDSE welcome you to join us on April 5th for our open mic and boba night!! The event will be held in the APIDSE office from 3pm-5pm. Enjoy boba (while supplies last) with karaoke, poetry, comedy, instruments, etc.
Performer applications can be found in the linktree in our bio. The applications are due March 22nd.

Mark your calendars for this Wednesday for a Mocktail Workshop at APIDSE!! Come learn how to make some delicious mocktails while learning about safe drinking practices before Spring break☀️🏖️
Happening at the APIDSE Office (Room 2215) , 5-6pm , join us while you learn (and try!) some of our favorite recipes!

Happy Women’s History Month from the APIDSE Office!

Join us and the Asian Faculty and Staff Association on Thursday, February 22 for a fun mixer event! Come enjoy snacks and refreshments while making professional connections. You will also have the chance to win super cool prizes! To RSVP, go to the Linktree in our bio 😊

Celebrate Lunar New Year with APIDSE!! A week long celebration for the year of the dragon 🐉

Happy first week of school! We're so excited to have you all back again :))) Come and visit the APIDSE Office on 1/18, 12pm for some yummy pancakes and say hi to Shoba and Pengu. See you there!

Happy Holidays!! We miss you guys so much. ☃️☃️
-Pengu and Shoba

Thank you to everyone who showed up at our annual Cultural Fair! We hope you had fun with all the cultural activities and giveaways. HUGE shoutout to all the participating orgs .icsa .lion.dragon and our student ambassadors for making this happen. See you at our next Cultural Fair, and don't forget to follow us for more fun events in the future!

Photographed by UF Marketing Team
Edited by our frequent office visitors :)))

Come join us on a Zine Making Marathon tomorrow 10am-12:45pm at the Office of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Student Engagement (Reitz 2215)! Our talented graduate student, Hien Pham, will be there to assist anyone who needs guidance on making a zine.

Reminder that tomorrow will be the last day to submit a zine for our Open Call Zine Competition as well! We encourage everyone to participate and have a chance to win a Lego Bonsai Tree! The winner will be decided based on a voting system at the APIDSE Cultural Fair on November 28, 2023.

UPDATE❗️We will be postponing our Cultural Fair to 11/28 Tuesday due to weather conditions this week.
The submission deadline for our Open Call Zine competition has also been extended to 11/27 , Monday!
We can’t wait for see all of you and engage in all the fun activities planned!! 🫶

With Cultural Fair being 6 days away, we would like to give a shoutout to our participating student orgs! Each student orgs will station an activity booth at our Cultural Fair. Make sure to save the date (November 16, 2023) and come support our fellow student orgs!

Date: November 16, 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 5-7pm
Location: Reitz North Lawn

In conjunction with our "Chai Chat x Cultural Fair Zine Workshop" on Nov 13, the Office of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Student Engagement will be holding an open call zine competition! By participating in our zine competition, you may earn a chance to win the grand prize - LEGO BONSAI TREE SET!!!

Theme: You & Your Cultural Identities

Submission requirements:
1. Make a physical 8-page zine that reflects the theme - You & Your Cultural Identities.
2. Learn how to make zine at our zine workshop on Nov 13 or follow the guidelines from the graphic.
3. Submit your zines to the APIDSE student ambassadors at desk by Nov 15, 7pm.
4. Zines will be displayed for voting at the Cultural Fair on Nov 16, 5-7pm, Reitz North Lawn.

Submission of the zine will be accepted from November 8-15. The submitted zines will be displayed at the APIDSE'S Cultural Fair on Nov 16, and the zine with the highest vote will be the winner! Good luck, and looking forward to seeing all of the creative zines you all make!

CHAI CHAT × CULTURAL FAIR COLLAB EVENT IS HERE! Join us to make some cool and fun zines and participate in our zine open call competition at the Cultural Fair! This zine workshop will be led by our beloved graduate student, Hien Pham, from . Save the date and come learn more about zinemaking and explore your cultural identity creatively!

Date: November 13, 2023 (Monday)
Time: 12pm-1pm
Location: APIDSE office, Reitz 2215

More details about the zine competition will be shared soon. Stay tuned and big shoutout to Hien for designing this zine workshop graphics!

With the Fall 2023 Cultural Fair as our 3rd annual Cultural Fair, we would like to celebrate by showcasing our new logo and theme for the program!
Huge shoutout to UF Marketing & Strategic Communications for designing our Cultural Fair logo. Our Cultural Fair theme this year is Asian Street Market! Follow and stay tuned for more information about the Cultural Fair.

APIDSE 3RD ANNUAL CULTURAL FAIR
Date: November 16, 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 5-7pm
Location: Reitz North Lawn

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Student Engagement invites you to our 3rd annual APIDSE Cultural Fair on November 16, 2023! Join us with our participating student orgs for some food, fun activities, and giveaways. More details will be shared, so stay tuned! Don't forget to save the date and invite your friends too. Hope to see you there.

Date: November 16, 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Location: Reitz North Lawn

Get ready for our October’s RAMEN SOCIAL!!!!🍜🍜
Come join us to create your very own ramen at our ramen bar with toppings, flavors and more!!!
Happening Tuesday Oct 31st from 5-6pm!!

Join us for our Wellness and Boba event with the CWC on Monday , Oct 30th 12-2pm!
Come learn, discuss and engage about personal wellness, make vision boards, make bracelets/keychains, engage in a mindful eating discussion and GET SOME BOBA!! 🧋🧋
(Till supplies last!)
Where:
Reitz Room 2201 (CIME Fishbowl, 2nd floor Reitz Union)
When: Monday Oct 30th, 12-2pm

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Student Engagement would like to present Declassified Gator Guide Ep. 2: Converse, Connect, Collaborate where we will learn how to network effectively from the UF Career Connections Center!

Location: APIDSE Office, 2nd floor of Reitz Union
Date: Monday, October 30
Time: 4-5 PM

The RSVP form can be found in our Linktree, we hope to see you there :)

Chai Chat is finally back on Oct 13, 12pm- 1pm! Come join us at the APIDSE Office for our first Chai Chat of the semester - From Leaves to Legacy! There will be tea-tasting around Asia, along with some fun giveaways for our participants! Hope to see you there!

Date: October 13, 2023 (Friday)
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: APIDSE Office (Reitz Union 2nd floor, CIME)

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Student Engagement would like to celebrate Filipino American History Month! Every October marks the arrival of the first Filipinos in modern-day Morro Bay, California 🇵🇭

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Student Engagement would like to wish you Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is one of the most important festivals in many Asian cultures, dating back over 3,000 years. It celebrates the rich harvest and encourages harvest-giving light to return again the following year. 🌾Popular traditions include family dinners and reunions, eating mooncakes, and making lanterns. 🏮 Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

Come celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with us on Friday, September 29th from 12-5 PM, where we’ll be doing crafts, playing games, and eating mooncakes! 🥮🐇

The Office of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Student Engagement is introducing its new Initiative: Declassified Gator Guide with its first episode POUR, PARTY, PROTECT! Come join us for some tips and tricks on how to elevate your drinking experience safely with Gatorwell!

Location: APIDSE Office, 2nd floor of Reitz Union
Date: September 28, 2023 (Thursday)
Time: 4-5pm

The first 25 participants of the event will receive a free bottle of Ramune Soda! RSVP FORM can be found in our link tree! Hope to see you there :)

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