Asian-Pacific Student Association - APSA, Elon University

03/19/2021

A virtual forum on March 24 will confront hate and violence faced by Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander people across the country

02/22/2021

This FRIDAY is our annual Lunar New Year celebration🧧bring friends and enjoy some delicious food & games🏮

09/06/2020

រីករាយថ្ងៃកាន់បិណ្ឌទី ៤ Today is Ben 4! Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in Cambodia, this year will fall on the 16th of September. Meanwhile, the Cambodians are already on their fourth day of Kan Ben, where families cook foods for the monks at pagodas in belief that they will generate merits that will benefit the dead (7- generations of their ancestors that passed away). Pchum Ben is very family-oriented. Families get together to cook, go to pagodas, and offer food to the elders in the village. It is a time of bonding with the family, reconnecting with extended families and distant relatives, giving, and making sure everyone in the village has access to food. For many college students and adults living far from home, Pchum Ben is one of the celebrations that create a deep feeling of homesickness, so wish your fellow Cambodian friends a Happy Pchum Ben! Here are the some of the ways you can celebrate Pchum Ben:

"Visit a pagoda

Cambodians visit pagodas to offer gifts to ancestors. Appreciate this tradition first-hand by visiting a pagoda and making an offering.

Do something special for your parents/grandparents

Parents are viewed as special gods by Cambodians. Before attending the pagoda, Cambodian children prepare lunch for their parents. A common saying is “What you have at home is more powerful than the god in the pagoda. Who are the gods in your house? They are your parents.” Show your parents and grands how much they mean to you by doing something special that you don’t do often.

Make Bay Bens

Bay Bens are balls of sticky rice cooked in coconut milk that are made during the festival. Get together with some friends and celebrate the holiday by making your own bay bens."

More information on the celebration: https://www.google.com/amp/s/nationaltoday.com/pchum-ben/amp/

08/25/2020

APSA's Execs' Office Hours! Visit us anytime at Moseley 105B (Opposite of the Octagon Room)! We can't wait to welcome new members and catch up with our APSA fam!

05/03/2017

Hello all,

This is more of a serious post, but it seems necessary. Elon APSA Exec has decided to release a statement in regards to recent events on campus. It's been a rough week for members of the Elon community, and the organization wants to stand with those affected.

- Nikki Manderico, APSA Co-President

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A Statement from The Asian-Pacific Student Association at Elon University Executive Team:

Because of the recent events that have happened on campus and in the nation that have deeply affected the Black community, we have decided that we can no longer stay silent.

The United States recognizes May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It’s a time for the Asian community to celebrate our cultures and a time to recognize the progress that has been made for us. Throughout the course of American history, Asian people have experienced racial violence, oppression, exclusion, and marginalization, both domestically and internationally. During the civil rights movement, Black Americans fought for the rights of all racial minority groups, including Asians/Asian-Americans. As Asian and Pacific Islander students at Elon, we have to recognize that we would not be where we are today without the work of Black American civil rights activists and the support of the Black community.

This past week has marked the 25th anniversary of the 1992 LA Race Riots, a point in American history where tensions between Black and Asian communities were high. Although these tensions definitely still exist to some extent, we want there to be reconciliation between us. If communities of color want to progress, then we need to stand in unity.

The Asian-Pacific Student Association at Elon University stands in solidarity with the Black community at Elon. We will work to create an inclusive campus space for our Black and African-American peers and continue to fight for justice for their community. We are here to support you when you feel alone, hurt, or threatened on campus. And we are here to celebrate and laugh with you in times of joy.

You are not invisible. You are not in this alone. You are valued on this campus. Your lives matter.



Signed,

The Asian-Pacific Student Association 2016-2017 Executive Team

10/13/2016

Reminder: We will be having a club meeting today from 5:30PM to 6:30PM in the Asian Resource Room (Room 225). It will be a short discussion about how Asians and Asian-Americans are presented in American news. Hope you all can make it!
Good Luck on your mid-terms and happy Fall Break!

09/23/2016

Come out to the CREDE and support BSU and Black Lives Matter. The march begins at 1:30.

09/22/2016

09/15/2016

First APSA meeting of the 2016-2017 school year is starting in ONE HOUR!

5:30-6:30 PM in the Asian Resource Room!Check us out. There will be snacks!

07/07/2016

This needed to be shared.

READING LIST International Solidarity and Militant Asian Activism Robin D. G. Kelley and Betsy Esche, "Black Like Mao: Red China and Black Revolution"http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccbh/souls/vol1no4/vol1num4art1.pdf History of I Kuen Wor I Wor Kuen 12 Point Platform and Program Tamara Nopper, ...

05/31/2016

http://bluestockingsmag.com/2016/05/27/more-than-model-minority-the-barriers-to-asian-americanpacific-islander-solidarity/

I never had to go out of my way to interact with other Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) folks back home in San Diego. I could be sure that any space I entered would be full of other Asians, and more than that, other Southeast Asians. So, of course I expected that coming to Brown would be a