AsiaConnect is hosting a Lunar New Year celebration at the Multicultural Center from noon to 1 p.m. February 9.
AsiaConnect February event: Lunar New Year celebration
Unit: Asia Connect
AsiaConnect January event: Study abroad student presentation
Join AsiaConnect on Friday, January 26 from noon-1 p.m. at DeGarmo Hall for a study abroad presentation.
AsiaConnect October Program: International Poetry Reading
To help celebrate the love of languages/literature, we will read 10 poems from around the world this year. Readers include Illinois State international faculty and students from Russia, Taiwan, Iran, the Netherlands, and Thailand.
Filipino culture and a love for photography
AsiaConnect welcomes Jason Reblando as a guest speaker to discuss how he brings together his Filipino culture and love for photography. In his presentation, he will discuss his previous projects surrounding his insights on Filipino history and its imagery.
Career series assists international Redbirds with their job search
Get career support and information to help you remain competitive and increase your confidence in the United States job market.
Alum forges EDI career path through life experiences and a stop at Illinois State
Dr. Jacob B. Chacko, M.S. ’14, has made student affairs the focus of his professional life. Washington University in St. Louis thought so much of his work that he was named the inaugural director of Dialogue Across Difference.
Fill, fold, connect: Asian Heritage Week workshop serves up intro to wonton making
A capacity group of more than 25 students, faculty, and staff participated in a “How to Make Wontons” demonstration and workshop Wednesday evening in the Tuner Hall food laboratory for Illinois State University’s Asian Heritage Week.
Asian Heritage Week, April 19-22
The diverse culture of Asia will be celebrated with Asian Heritage Week, April 19-22, 2023, with demonstrations, lantern making, and a film. Attendance is limited for some events. Register today.
Understanding Intersectionality and the Asian/Asian American Community: Past, Present, and Future, April 17
AsiaConnect’s anti-racism working group will host Dr. Jacob Chacko speaking on intersectionality, his katha (story), and moving the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community forward.
AsiaConnect anti-racism group statement of support for the recent victim at Indiana University
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, an 18-year-old Indiana University student was stabbed multiple times in a horrific anti-Asian hate crime. Our thoughts go out to the victim of this horrible crime, to her family and friends, and to those who are affected by the racial violence. We ask you to stand with your Asian friends, classmates, colleagues, neighbors, and community members in condemning this act of hate.
