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Source: Christina Patch, cjp5015@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Nellie Ryan, 785-532-6415, media@k-state.edu
Monday, March 2, 2009
K-STATE TO OBSERVE ASIAN-AMERICAN AWARENESS MONTH IN MARCH
MANHATTAN -- To observe Asian-American Awareness Month, Kansas State University's Asian American Student Union and Union Program Council's Multicultural Committee have teamed up to bring several events to K-State that promote cultural awareness of Asian-Americans.
The month's activities will include a performance by comedian Elliot Chang at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in the Grand Ballroom at the K-State Student Union. The K-State performance is part of Chang's &1xbet online casino ;Barely Legal&1xbet online casino ; national tour. Chang has performed at more than 400 colleges, and his TV appearances include Comedy Central's &1xbet online casino ;Premium Blend,&1xbet online casino ; MTV's &1xbet online casino ;FN MTV,&1xbet online casino ; Spike TV's &1xbet online casino ;Crash Test&1xbet online casino ; and NBC's &1xbet online casino ;Law & Order SVU.&1xbet online casino ;
&1xbet online casino ;What makes Elliot's performance so great is his question-and-answer session,&1xbet online casino ; said Christina Patch, sophomore in accounting, Manhattan, and president of K-State's Asian American Student Union. &1xbet online casino ;This is where he really talks about topics that are important to minorities, like Asians in the media and voting. A lot of times we don't have a voice unless we have a huge voting group, and that's true for any minority.&1xbet online casino ;
The panel discussion &1xbet online casino ;Personal Stories of Asian-American Faculty and Staff in Celebration of Our Heritage&1xbet online casino ; will be noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the Union courtyard.
Sai Vang, a Hmong comedian, will be performing at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Union's Room 212. The Hmong tribe was a group from Laos that was persecuted during the Vietnam War because they sided with the U.S. Many Hmong tribe members fled Laos to Thailand, and a huge community of Hmong people now lives in the U.S., including Sai Vang. Vang's comedic material deals with growing up poor, Asian-Americans, the differences between races and the differences between sexes.
&1xbet online casino ;The Asian American Student Union at K-State actually has four members that are Hmong,&1xbet online casino ; Patch said. &1xbet online casino ;Sai Vang is really funny. He talks about his experiences and what he went through when he was younger. He does a great job of promoting cultural awareness.&1xbet online casino ;
All events are free and open to the public. More information is available by contacting Patch at cjp5015@k-state.edu.
