COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
* Steven Liang, PZ '10, Asian American Studies major, awarded Public Policy International Affairs summer 2009 fellowship at UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy
* James Kato, PO '09, awarded Fulbright to teach in Korea.
* Professor David Yoo, CMC, awarded Haynes Foundation Faculty Fellowship to research faith and social justice work in Southern California.
IDAAS brings together resources and expertise from both the campus and community to conduct research on Asian Americans, strengthen community empowerment, and support Asian American Studies on campus.
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MARGO OKAZAWA-REY SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP
2009 Recipient: Leora Aquino, PZ, '11
"Agbayani Village: A Documentary Film on Filipinos and Latinos in the United Farm Worker Movement."
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Leora Aquino writes: "The project I aim to create is a documentary focusing on Agbayani Village as a symbol of solidarity between the Filipinos and Latinos in the United Farm Worker movement. The 10-15 minute documentary will include interviews with people at Agbayani Village, and others such as Dolores Velasco. A theme the documentary will show include how everyday people can contribute to a movement."
Asian American Studies majors design collaborative, and community-based thesis that addresses food justice issues.
SENIORS: James Kato, PO '09
Joyce Kim, PO '09
Jessica Lee, PO '09
Sarah Park , PO '09
Senior Project Description:
"As Asian American Studies majors at the Claremont Colleges, we wanted to create a senior thesis that reflects the principles of Asian American studies--self-determination, relevant education, and building academia-community partnerships. The four of us are collaboratively writing a thesis with theory based in and practiced at a Los Angeles community organization called the Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA). We wanted to address the lack of APIA involvement in the Environmental Justice Movement and confront the environmental injustices that various communities face, particularly through the lens of food."
COMMUNITY PARTNER: Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA)
http://www.seaca-la.org/aboutus.html
COMMUNITY ADVISORS: Sissy Trinh, PZ; Sophia Cheng, PO '07
FACULTY ADVISORS:
Sharon Goto, Seung-Hye Suh, Maria Tucker, Lynne Miyake