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Lunar New Year Banquet

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 || 4PM-10PM || SGA HOUSE

Join us for a night of good (authentic) food and good company as we celebrate the Lunar New Year!

  • 4:30PM Dumpling Making with CCSA
  • 5:00PM Meet and Greet
  • 6:00PM Catered Banquet
  • 8:00PM Games + Activities:
    • CCTV New Year Gala
    • Flower Drum Song
    • Mahjong

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10966865_898671403518019_1619438848_nHosted by Bryn Mawr Association of International Students (AIS), Chinese Cultural Studies Association (CCSA), Asian American Students Association (A/ASA) & Haverford Asian Students Association (HASA).

Name Change

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In light of recent events surrounding race and identity on campus, Asian Students’ Association (ASA) has decided to change our name to Hyphen (Asian-American Students’ Association).

Two major changes have been made: the new title, Hyphen, and the addition of the –American to our subtitle.
  1. The name Hyphen was chosen to represent the space between Asian-American, a space which is not necessarily hyphenated but is one that Asian Americans must constantly negotiate, reclaim, and redefine.
  2. This is also why we chose to add the –American to our subtitle; part of negotiating our identity includes struggling with American racial dynamics and the “Model Minority” myth and “Forever Foreigner” stereotypes, among others. These stereotypes falsely homogenize the Asian-American experience by erasing the prejudices we face as people of color from a diverse group of cultural minorities.Despite our name change, we still welcome those who do not identify as Asian-American. But our club mission remains the same: to start conversations about Asian American identity and its intersections, especially within Bryn Mawr College; to serve as a general safe space for Bryn Mawr College’s Asian-American community; and to stand in solidarity with those who must also identify as a –American.