Usually
held every first Wednesday of every month. The mass meeting
updates all the members of what is happening with the organization.
Also provides creative ways to promote different cultures. Every
meeting begins with an icebreaker to make sure everyone feels
comfortable and they don't feel left out and we follow it
with impressive and creative presentations. Some presentation
gives information about the country, cultural dances, traditions or
demonstrations. And the best part is that in the end we have the food sponsored by the students or an organization, which is congruent with the theme of the meeting.
Back to School Picnic
Every
semester we host a Back-To-School Picnic to provide a social event for
freshmen and new transfer students a chance to meet new friends. We provided everyone with fee food usually hot dogs, burgers, chips, refreshments. Also
we have creative games that are just really make you feel at home.
We have watergun fights, baloon fights, picnic games (sack races,
banana eating contest, apple dance, Maria went to town, etc...) and we also paly football, baseball, soccer, and ultimate frizbee.
Halloween Social
This
social is usually coprogrammed with the Philippine Student
Association and Vietnamese Student Association to celebrate the
Halloween festivity. All groups dressed in costumes for the occasion. We have music and finger foods. And it's just a fun time to get together and meet people.
MAASU: Midwest Asian American Student Union
This conference is held semi-annually at different locations in the Midwest. MAASU's location changes annually. This
gathering is beneficial to students that are willing to gain leadership
skills as well as network within the Asian American community. The
conference is usually $30, but it's a great time to get out of DeKalb
and hang out with people you normally don't hang out with.
United Colors of NIU
Every fall semester we hold a Multi-Cultural Show in order to increase cultural awareness on our campus. It is a wonderful event where all types of organizations get together to provide an act from their respective cultures. This
event is open to all cultural organizations from various schools, which
also increases a greater network among our respective communities. This
event attracts about 170 people, which are mostly from NIU. This
program is positive because it brings in a vast diversity of people.
Although a majority of people are from NIU this programming also
attracts other campuses like UofI, UIC, Depaul, Loyola and
Northwestern.
Karaoke Night
Usually
co-programmed with the Philippine Student Association, we host an
evening with food and singing. This event is social that brings
different cultures together. We celebrate by singing together and
enjoying each other's company. This program is usually held at
someones apartment to have a laid back type setting. So it is really relaxing and comfortable as well as free.
Fashion Show
AAA's
Fashion Show is the largest program we showcase each
spring. Usually held in April during Asian American Heritage
Month. This program involves a lot of people and shows the creative
side to the AAA community. There are over 50+ performers who meet and
practice every week until Fashion show which make it vital to promote uniqueness, creativity and comedy.
Taste of Asia
Taste
of Asia is an annual event in which the AAA community participate in.
During this event attendees can visit each table and sample food, watch
a demonstration, or learn a tradition. We
bring such creativity like the pop culture favorite,
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) to Taste of Asia. People can play the
game, learn or watch and interact with the different tables. Also,
during this event awards are given in this program to organizations and
individuals who have made an impacting difference in the Northern
Illinois community.
End of the Year Picnic
End of the Year Banquet
