AARC (Asian American Resource Center)

The Asian American Resource Center & Native Indigenous Resource Center in collaboration with the Q***r Resource Center for World AIDS Day Programming invite you to a film screening of, “Healing Inner Voices.” Martin Morberg, Indigenous HIV Activist and Film Creator, will join us for opening remarks and a closing reflections session.

HIV: Healing Inner Voices is a peer-led indigenous collaborative film that addresses the issue of stigma through the voices and experiences of eight Indigenous people living with HIV. Not a typical health documentary, the 29-minute short documentary is made by and for Indigenous people living with HIV. The film focuses on reflecting the voices of the participants, all Indigenous people who have faced stigma in one way or another.

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2nd
Time: 5pm PST
Location: Q***r Resource Center (Walton Commons)

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🌏 Join us for Part 1 & 2 of Philippine Society & Revolution this Friday, Nov. 21 at the Asian American Resource Center (AARC), Pomona College, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Program.

As typhoons and earthquakes devastate our homeland and government corruption leaves our kababayan to fend for themselves, it’s more important than ever to understand that these crises are not isolated. They are rooted in the historical and systemic conditions facing the Filipino people.

Let’s come together to study, learn, and deepen our collective understanding, so we can strengthen our movement and take action for genuine change.

✊🏽please join us, everyone is welcome!

RSVP: tinyurl.com/abiepsrwinter

Join the PIE (Pacific Islander Empowerment) program for a Lei Making Workshop on Thursday, November 20th from 3:30-5:00 PM at the NIRC (Pomona’s Smith Campus Center, Room 205)! Materials, food, and drinks provided— just bring yourself and a friend 😁🌺

Join us TONIGHT! PIE (Pacific Islander Empowerment) from AARC and NIRC is hosting Kilo Hōkū, where we will learn the histories and practice traditional Hawaiian star navigation while gazing at the night sky! By the end of the event, you’ll have created your own star map to take home with you! ✨✨🌟💫

🗓️ Date: Friday, November 14, 4-6 PM
📍Estella Laboratory Planetarium (2053)

Happy Fall!! 🍂🍁♥️ Here is the Fall 2025 STEP (Saturday Tongan Education Program) schedule. Please reach out if you have questions!

🎓 Shout out to the class of 2025 graduating this weekend! Special shout out to our community across all of our 5C campuses and our senior class student staff at the AARC, NIRC, and 5C AdBoard graduates. 🎓

📢📢 Calling all APIDA students and alumni! Join us at the AARC (SCC 240) on MAY 2ND during alumni weekend to meet former and current generations of APIDA students and AARC/AAMP alumni. There’ll also be a career networking portion to learn from alumni in industries you’re interested in. 💬✨

Food (Portos, baked goods), snacks, and drinks provided! 🥳🙌🏻

🗓 Date: Friday, May 2, 3:30-5 PM
🌟 All APIDA folks welcome—can’t wait to see you there!

AARC’s STEP program is recruiting!

Info sessions are this week in Frary Dining Hall’s private Dining Room North: Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm and Thursday 6pm-7pm

The Saturday Tongan Education Program (STEP) is a K-12 enrichment/ program run in collaboration by Pomona’s AARC and MALO, a nonprofit community organization run by and for Tongans in the Inland Empire. STEP provides tutoring, college, access, and community-building activities to counter issues facing the Tongan community. All of our work is possible because of our student volunteers, which is why we’re beginning to recruit for next year!

We meet every Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm with optional lunch. Please scan the QR code below if you’re interested and reach out with any questions! Our email is [email protected].

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The AARC is hiring for academic year 2025-2026. See flyer for date, time, and handshake job code. Deadline to apply is March 11. Please share widely!

Join the Program for South Asian Voices at the AARC (Asian American Resource Center) and The Q***r Resource Center on March 4th from 7:00pm-8:45pm at The Q***r Resource Center for a screening of A Nice Indian Boy, a q***r rom-com featuring a white-Indian couple who have to grapple with one of their conservative families. This movie night would be a light-hearted open space for people to relax, consider the intersection of South Asian and q***r identities, and enjoy snacks while doing so!

Continuing our 2024-2025 staff series is Joseph! Joseph works with AARCivist and RISE and is a new intern this school year!