Tuesdays from 12-1 pm at 1210 W. Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Free lunch for attendees
Topics/schedule are subject to change.

• September 10th: Asian American Studies & You
  Presented by: Augusto Espiritu & Will Yepsen
• September 17th: Rising From the Ashes: Fighting Back by Writing Back
  Presented by:  Paula Yoo
• September 24th: Note(s) to Art and Asian American Community
  Presented by:  Traci Kato-Kiriyama
• October 1st: Storytelling, Identity, and Community Activism: A discussion with author Hannah Moushabeck
  Presented by:  Hannah Moushabeck
• October 8th: The Environmental Legacies of War
  Presented by: Danae Hendrickson
• October 15th: Stories of Asian Americans
  Presented by: Randy Kim
• October 22nd: Good Game, Well Played: How Filipino Youth Play Mobile Games
  Presented By: Cheeno Sayuno
• October 29th: Pink Power Surge: Rise of AA female political leaders
  Presented By:  Qiaoyi Nie
• November 5th: Navigating the Storm: Managing Mental Health Through Presidential Election Outcomes
  Presented by: Megan Fernandes & Michael La
• November 12th: Innovate with Identity: Building AA Startups
  Presented by: Mayank Mehta
• November 19th: Have You Eaten Yet: Food can deepen your fiction
  Presented By: Mia Manansala

• February 6 - Courage to Tell Stories
  Presented by: Lisa Kwong, Indiana University 
• February 13 - About the AACC Internship - Former Interns Tell All 
  Presented by:  Tingting Rui, Yanira Quezada, Prthivi Nese, Will Yepsen
• February 20 - Surviving Japanese American Incarceration: Striving for equality and eliminating racism 
  Presented by:  Alice Murata, Northeastern Illinois University
• February 27 - Language Identity and Rights: Remember the 50th Anniversary of Lau v Nichols
  Presented by:  Trish Morita-Mullaney, Purdue University
• March 5th -  Marginalized to Margin of Victory: The Rising Power of the AAPI Vote
  Presented by: - Christine Chen, APIA Vote
• March 12th – Spring Break
  No programming - AACC facility will be closed
• March 19th - Beyond Stereotypes: Understanding Student Perceptions of East Asians
  Presented By: Angela Lyons, Da Eun Kim, Qiaoyi Nie, UIUC
• March 26th - Broadening the Spectrum: Body Image & Eating Disorders from a Cultural Perspective
  Presented By:  Emma Aculado, Gabby Drong, Counseling Center
• April 2nd – Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir
  Presented by: -  Curtis Chin, Community Organizer and Documentarian
• April 9th – Creating Communities of Support for Asian Undocumented Students
  Presented by: - Ross Wantland, Yadira Alonzo, Kristina Serrano, UIUC
• April 16th - Community Archiving as Agency: Documenting Chinese Immigrant Women's Experiences in the US
  Presented By: Yingying Han, UIUC
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• September 5 - Investing in Career Development as an International Student    Presented by: Pankaj Desai, The Career Center
• September 12 - Japanese American Activism: From Barbed Wire to Reparations
  Presented by: Rob Buscher, Artist-Activist
• September 19 - What’s Old is New: The Ink Paintings of Shozo Sato
  Presented by: Maureen Warren, Krannert Art Museum
• September 26 - Breaking Down the Stigma: Suicide Prevention in the AAPI Communities
  Presented by: Chris Lofton and Megan Fernandes, Counseling Center
• October 3 – Sexuality Across Cultures
  Presented by: Danisha Moore, McKinley Health Center
• October 10 - Your Chinese Drag King, Tea Shott
  Presented by: Tea Shott, Drag King
• October 17 - Study Abroad in East Asia through UIUC
  Presented by: Chelsea Swick, International Program at LAS
• October 24 - Too Muslim to be American: The Racialization of American Muslims"
  Presented by: Asena Karipek, doctoral student in Sociology
• October 31 - Communicating Across Language Difference
  Presented by: Kimberly Yau, Office of International Student and Scholar Services
• November 7 - Celebrating Diwali: The Festival of Lights
  Presented by: Indian Graduate Students Association
• November 14 – Unmasking Diet Culture: Exploring an Asian Perspective
  Presented by: Stewart Montgomery, McKinley Health Center
• November 21- No Food for Thought
  Fall Break
• November 28- Bruce Lee's Enduring Legacy, 50 Years After His Death
  Presented by: Santanu Rahman, Founder of Austin Kung-Fu Academy
• December 5- Sanctity of Water
  Presented by: Sowmya Anand & Nazanine Agassi, Spirit of India/Ascend Art360

• June 13 – Asian Americans and Our Role in the Affirmative Action Debate
  Presented by: Will Yepsen, AACC Intern
• June 20 – Decoding Cultural Norms at Work
  Presented by: Joy Das, Illinois Leadership Center
• June 27 – A Short History of Asian Americans and the Republican Party
  Presented by: Dr. Vivian Yan-Gonzalez, Asian American Studies
• July 4 – No Food for Thought (Federal Holiday)
• July 11 – What's a Zine?
  Presented by: Maria Emerson, University Library
• July 18 – The Imposter Phenomenon
  Presented by: Emese Poszet, Counseling Center
• July 25 – Heart to Heart: How to Start End of Life Conversations
  Presented by: Summer Xia Yu Chen, School of Social Work

• January 31 – Yoga and Health: Evidence from Scientific Studies
  Presented by: Dr. Neha Gothe, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• February 7 – Funding Study Abroad in Asia with the National and International Scholarships Program
  Presented by: Nicole Nowbahar, National and International Scholarships Program
• February 14 – Nikkeijin Illinois: An Exhibition on the Japanese American Experience
  Presented by: Jason Finkelman, Guest Curator, Spurlock Museum
• February 21 – Sex Ed 101: Understanding My Sexuality
  Presented by: Danisha Moore, McKinley Health Center
• February 28 – Red Thread Reflections on International Adoption from Asia
  Presented by: Callie Goering, AACC Intern
• March 7 – Asian/Asian American Representation in Comic Books
  Presented by: Shannon Cheng
• March 14 – No Food for Thought (Spring Break)
• March 21 – Exploring Interracial and Intercultural Dating
  Presented by: Prthivi Nese, AACC Intern
• March 28 – Anti-Asian Hate and Public Statements
  Presented by: Dr. C. Aujean Lee, University of Oklahoma
• April 4 – We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For
  Presented by: Dr. Mimi Nguyen, Women and Gender Studies
• April 11 – Centering Community Voices Through Community-Based Exhibitions
  Presented by: Jessica Rubenacker, Wing Luke Museum (Seattle, WA)
• April 18 – A Discussion on Turning Red and Intergenerational Trauma
  Presented by: Kelly Liu, AACC Intern

• September 6 – Suicide Prevention Week: Supporting Students in Distress and Mental Health Tips
  Presented by: The Counseling Center
• September 13 – Debunking DACA in the AAPI Community: Myths and Facts
  Presented by: Erika Vergara, New American Welcome Center
• September 20 - Stumbling Blocks to Intercultural Communication
  Presented by: Kimberly Yau, International Student and Scholar Services
• September 27 - Keep your Stress in Check: Learn Positive Steps to Managing your Stress and Wellbeing for the Academic Year
  Presented by: Anna Pryde-Wait, McKinley Health Center
• October 4 - I Ain't No FOB: Exploring FOBism in the Asian American Community
  Presented by: Dr. Kenneth Wang, Fuller Theological Seminary
• October 11 - Something to Talk About: Asian Americans, Communication, and Relationships
  Presented by: Dr. Teresa Mok and Gina Yu
• October 18 - Diwali Holiday and Traditions
  Presented by: Indian Graduate Students Association
• October 25 - Appreciating or Appropriating Asian Cultures
  Presented by: Dr. David Chih, AACC
• November 1 - Maria Orosa and the Decolonial Promise of Philippine Native Food Science, 1916-1945
  Presented by: Dr. Christine Peralta, Amherst College
• November 8 - No Food for Thought (All-campus Holiday)
• November 15 - Be Like Water: Combating Anti-Asian Hate During COVID-19
  Presented by: Dr. Russell Jeung, San Francisco State University