Whoa...so many events!

October is a busy month...midterms (actually, I have one tomorrow I should study for. Hmmm...), colder weather, extracurriculars heating up...and AAA is no different! We have a ton of interesting events that we encourage you all to attend this week!

1. Teach for America Information Session - interested in public education, kids, or social justice? Want to take a few years off from school or before starting your "real life" job? This is one excellent option to consider!  Sever 102, Tuesday (Oct. 12), 6-7 PM 

2. (Ice Cream) Brain Break for the Ballot - geared at freshmen, although everyone welcome! We'll help you register to vote or get your absentee ballot for the upcoming November elections. And then we'll give you ice cream. How awesome is that? Annenberg D-Hall, Wednesday (Oct. 13), 9-10:30 PM


3. Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance (H4A) 1st Inaugural Summit - join us for an exciting weekend of movie screenings, receptions, panels, networking, the Elevate Pitch Competition and a chance to meet many of Harvard's coolest Asian American alumni! Harvard University, Friday - Sunday (Oct. 15-17)


4. We also encourage all undergraduates to sign up for one of our mentorship programs. Check your emails - you can be placed with a graduate school mentor from Harvard Medical School, Business School, or Law School!

5. Finally, we support our LGBTQ friends in National Coming Out Day (Oct. 12). There will be a rally tomorrow morning and a vigil tomorrow night, so please join us in these events if you can!

Pre-frosh Weekend 2010!

What's up Harvard Class of 2014? We hope you are as excited about visiting Harvard as we are to see you. Here is a list of official events that we are holding this weekend. Hope you can make it to at least some of them! We will be wearing bright blue T-shirts all day Saturday, and we even have some free AAA sunglasses for you. Come meet us and get your pair! :)

SATURDAY

Pan-Asian Barbecue

12-2 PM | Science Center Lawn

Sponsored by AAA, Taiwanese Culture Society, Thai Society, Japan Society, Korean Association, Harvard Vietnamese Association, Harvard Hong Kong Society, Chinese Students Association, Half Asian Peoples Association, and Harvard Philippine Forum; the Pan-Asian BBQ is YOUR chance to meet and celebrate the diversity of Asian culture at Harvard. Come join us for BBQ favorites and Asian selects.

Pre-frosh Saturday Night Social
8- ? PM | Cabot House B-41; Meet at the John Harvard Statue at 8 PM!
Join Asian American Association and Harvard Philippine Forum for an evening of fun pre-party music, food, and mingling. We'll also show you where the parties are and how to get there so you can enjoy your Saturday night!

SUNDAY
Asian American Association Picnic
1-3 PM | Science Center Lawn
Interested in meeting cool people, eating good food, learning about different cultures, or serving the Asian-American community? Then come enjoy a mid-day picnic with AAA. We will serve dim sum and other delicious Asian treats. Frisbee also provided, but feel free to bring any other fun outdoor game ideas you might have!

Student Activities Fair

3-5 PM | Student Organization Center-Hilles

Come find our booth and chat with our board members!

Nighttime Nosh
8:30-10 PM | Adams Lower Common Room
If you're attending classes on Monday, you'll need some brain food to stay alert. Enjoy some high-energy snacks, drinks, and icebreakers during this Sunday night study break with members from Asian American Association and Fuerza Latina!

Tonight Was a Good Night

So the lighting isn't the best in this picture, but I'm glad we have proof that we met Vera Wang. She was pretty chill. Rose was like, "Can we take a picture with you?" and Vera (yup, first name basis! LOL...yeah, not really) was like, "Yeah, sure." Woot.

Anyway, it was really fun to volunteer for Identities 2010, because we got to take part in an amazing production (congrats Phil, Nara, and the rest of the Identities Board!). Can't wait until next year!

After the show, Kevin, Andy, and I headed to Matthews Basement to cook some Korean BBQ for basically anyone in the near vicinity. The next time we have some random food to cook late at night, please feel free to join us! We had beef, pork, rice, pickled radish, seaweed, spicy tuna, and Coca-Cola. Best combo ever. Here are some pics of food and chilling...at 3 AM. :D

Coffeehouse is going to be way too delicious tomorrow

Look at all of these foods we're going to be eating tomorrow for Coffeehouse (RSVP to the facebook event here). Best of all, it's all FREE! My mouth is watering as I upload these pictures:

Tai Shao Baozi
(picture courtesy of
 eatingasia.typepad.com)

              

Shumai 
(picture courtesy of zabu-zabu.com)

Asian mini-cakes, including tiramisu, 
strawberry, and chocolate flavors 
(picture courtesy of jessicasdinnerparty.com)

Buns (pineapple + 10 other flavors)
(picture courtesy of newyork.seriouseats.com)

Mango pudding 
(picture courtesy of forkyou.com)

Red Bean Pudding
(picture courtesy our-lildiary.com)

Zhong Zhi
(picture courtesy of beachloverkitchen.com)

Red Bean Balls
(picture courtesy of rasamalaysia.com)

Egg Tart
(picture courtesy of blog.craftzine.com)
*Note: Don't worry - your egg tart will not actually have a face on it!