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March Organization Spotlight: KUSA’s Culture Night

March Organization Spotlight: KUSA’s Culture Night

The Korean Undergraduate Student Association (KUSA) hosted it’s most anticipated annual event, KUSA Culture Night (KCN), on Friday, March 26th, 2010 in the Union Ballroom. Audience members flooded into the ballroom within minutes as soon as the doors opened at 7pm. UT students, family and friends sat down with their KCN program anxiously waiting for the event to start. Immediately, band Batteries Not Included began performing after being introduced by MC Logan Park. Their music and vocals moved the crowd and gave … Read entire article »

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March Student Spotlight: Jaya Soni

March Student Spotlight: Jaya Soni

Jaya Soni, a Sociology Doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin from Long Island, NY, graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with an Honors BA in Social Anthropology and a BA in Communications. She served as the last National President of Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc and is currently the Programming Chair for the Asian/Asian America Faculty and Staff Association at UT. When she’s not enjoying her hobbies of running, playing soccer, … Read entire article »

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Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network Social

Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network Social

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, you are cordially invited to the first social event of the Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network (TEAAN) on May 6th from 6:00-8:00p.m. at Hudson on Fifth, located at 301 W. 5th, Austin, TX 78701. The Texas Exes Asian Alumni Network was founded in 2008 to increase … Read entire article »

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ITASA Midwest Conference Comes to Texas

ITASA Midwest Conference Comes to Texas

AUSTIN – For the first time ever, an Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) conference will be held in Texas. The ITASA 2010 Midwest Conference will be hosted by the Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA) of The University of Texas at Austin on campus, March 26-28, 2010. The Round Up theme of the conference is a hearty celebration of Austin’s Texan roots and indicative of how the Taiwanese American community is a melting pot of … Read entire article »

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UT Hosts National Asian American Studies Conference

UT Hosts National Asian American Studies Conference

One of the best kept secrets about Texas is that it is home to the third largest population of Asian Pacific Americans—even more than Hawaii. To celebrate and explore the history and culture of Asian Texans, the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin is hosting the annual Asian American Studies conference April 7-10, 2010 at the Austin Omni Hotel Downtown (700 San Jacinto St.). When the 1965 Immigration Act … Read entire article »

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