April 17, 2016

Upcoming events

  • Mem Dinner!!

  • End-of-the-Year Picnic

Board Announcements

Hello OYFA! 
 
We still have two open positions on Council: PR chair and D7 Representative. Here is the nomination form: Click me!. If you are interested in either of these positions or have any questions about the interim interview process, feel free to contact me or anyone else on Board. 
 
Thanks! 

Advocacy

Hey OYFA,
Why Are Filipino Americans Still Forgotten and Invisible?

“Despite our unique history in the U.S., our large numbers, our significant contributions to the Asian American community, and our unique struggles with racism, immigration, health, and in other areas (e.g., education, income, etc.) that challenge the “model minority myth”, we are still ignored and rendered irrelevant.”
Incarceration Rates of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on the Rise
AAPI inmate data gets lost in the system — the population essentially doesn’t’ exist in prison and jails across the country– adding fuel to the fire of the model minority myth. “We’re not supposed to be in jail – Asian folks are supposed to be in school; but, that myth erases our experience of living in urban poverty, it doesn’t reflect the reality of our community” says Chhoum.
SF supervisors approve PHL cultural district
“A report on CBS San Francisco said the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (SFBS) adopted on April 12 a resolution that would create the heritage district, also known as SoMa Pilipinas, in the neighborhood.”


See you all next week!
Advocacy (mll3mm, az2pj)

 

Scholarship

Hey OYFAm!

 

Thank you to all who performed and submitted videos for the VMAs!  It was a huge success!!  We hope you had just as much fun as we did.  We appreciate all of you who came out to support the performers, the OYFA Excellence Scholarship, and the He Cares Foundation.

 

Love,

$cholar$hip

Gangsta-A (akh6rb) and Homie C (cp5ae)

 

Membership


Our last Mem dinner of the year will be at Newcomb, this Tuesday at 6 PM. This is during Newcomb's Asian Heritage Theme Dinner, and will ALSO be a joint dinner with VSA (Oooooh!) so come out for asian dishes and hang with yo VSA friends!

ALSO: Keep filling out the superlative form (link below) so that we can make sure everyone has a superlative at the End of the Year Picnic. Your family heads should have sent out superlative forms that include a list of your family members,  so make sure to check that out too!

SUPERLATIVE FORM: http://goo.gl/forms/JmV67N22dn

Love,
Boyz II Mem (jpmy5ye) and (mtm4fg)

 

D7 Representatives

Hey OYFAm, just wanted to say thanks to the awesome people who came out to VCU this weekend to watch FACT perform Sino. Athough I'm sad that it was the last culture show of the year, it was pretty lit. Also, if you are looking ahead to the future, we will be setting the date and location for D7 elections soon, so keep an eye/ear out for that. I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend.

 

Much love,

Dani

 

Sports

Hey everyone!

First off, a big thank you to everyone who came out to Relay, it was a huge success and an amazing fun time! Shout-out to anyone who brought food, blankets, games, anything to help us power through the night, we did it!!!

On another note, get hype for the End-of-the-Year Picnic! We've got some crazy fun games planned, including a new kickball game along with the classic football games! Hope to see you all there!

SPORTS,
Alexa and Ronald
 

Social

Hey OYFA!

No new announcements this week. Just a reminder to make sure you save the date for the End of the Year Picnic on May 4th from 11AM - 3PM! We will be sending a form out regarding allergies and other dietary restrictions later this week. Have a good week fam! Social out.

 

Love,

Jack-o-Barry (jac6dn & bxc2gn)

 

Student Advisors

Hey all!

 

Thank you to those who came out to our ice cream office hours on the lawn! (Even though I spent the first thirty minutes thinking I was there all alone -Vince)

 

Due to some other commitments, we will NOT be having office hours this week, but we are always available if you have any questions or concerns.


Vince and Elexa

 
General Announcements

  • [VSA@UVA] Presents Fall Phofest! Join the Vietnamese Student Association for a night full of pho, Thai tea, fried bananas and more! All proceeds will go towards the Collective Philanthropy Project, Kids Without Borders.
Featured OYFAN: Truc Vo

  • Name: Truc Vo

  • Year: 3rd

  • Major: Psychology and Accelerated Masters in Public Policy

  • If you could travel anywhere, where would you go: Japan for all da green tea stuff, yummy noms and kawaii things! Green tea flavored stuff

  • If you were invisible for a day, what would you do: I would probs go to Disneyland and skip all the long lines for rides and stuff hehe

  • The greatest thing about being you: I always have a **** ton of food LOL jk. Uhm I guess the greatest parts about me is the passion I have for the things I do and the care that I give to people who matter to me
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