Food for Thought: Spring 2006 Schedule
Food for Thought is a weekly noontime discussion series that is focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions included topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and issues of queer Asian Americans.
- January 24: "Intergenerational Relationships — Living Intersections of Generation, Language,
Age, and Culture"
Presented by Anne Saw and Kuanwu Lin of the Counseling Center. - January 31: "Asian Americans and the Voting Rights Act"
Presented by Tuyet Le, Executive Director of the Asian American Institute. - February 7: "Is It Bad to Have Only Asian Friends? Exploring the Meaning of Self Segregation"
Presented by Young-A Jo, Counseling Center Paraprofessional. - February 14: "Getting Real About the Ideal"
Presented by Teresa Mok, Licensed Clinical Psychologist. - February 21: "Asian American Community Building"
Presented by Kelly Z. Tsai. - February 28: "Exploring Sexuality: Beyond Being Labeled Exotic or Asexual"
Presented by Kimberly Rice. - March 7: An Inside look at Asian American Student Conferences
Presented by student panelist. - March 14: Return to Manzanar
Presented by Yuki Llewellyn and Clark Cunningham. - March 28: "Tired of the Model Minority Myth?"
Presented by Professor Keith Osajima. - April 4: "Making Data Count"
Presented by members of South Asian American Policy and Research Institute. - April 11: Exploring Asian American Studies at UIUC
Presented by Kent Ono, Director of Asian American Studies Program, Vincent Pham, graduate student, and Michelle Wang, undergraduate student. - April 18: Breaking the Silence — Sexual Assault and the Asian American Community
Presented by Sharon S. Lee, doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies and Teresa Mok, licensed clinical psychologist in independent practice. - April 25: Sex, Lies, and the Music Video — Asian Americans and Popular Culture
Presented by Diem-My Bui, doctoral candidate in communication research, currently teaching Intro to Asian American Popular Culture.
