Food for Thought
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
For other Food for Thought's please check OIIR Lunchtime Discussion Series.
Fall 2009 Schedule:
August 25
Study Abroad Basics: Myths and Facts
Jerome Ng, Study Abroad
September 1
Asian American Cultural Center
Asian American Studies Annual Open House
September 8
Walking from Darkness: Asian American Suicide Prevention
Joel Wong, Indiana University
September 15
OIIR Lunch Scramble, Maintaining Our Spaces: Disenfranchisement of Marginalized Communities
May Kao Xiong and William Patterson, OIIR, at the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
September 22
Mystical Arts of Tibet
Deprung Loseling Monastery
September 29
Philanthropy for Education in India
Asha for Education
October 6
Orientals and Chinks: Do these sports mascots offend or honor?
Tessa Winklemann, History
October 13
Living Out Loud: LGBT Asian and Asian American Experiences
Kuanwu Lin, Counseling Center
October 20
Asia Extreme and the Global Cinema
Gary Xu, East Asian Languages and Culture
October 27
1.5 Generation Asian American Adolescents
Heekyong Teresa Pyon, Educational Psychology
November 3
Asian American (Independent) Media - What and where is it?
Vincent Pham, Communications
November 10
Korean American Youth Literature
Eunhyun Kim, Curriculum and Instruction
November 17
Chinese and American Hybrid Leadership
Qingyan Tien, Educational Policy Studies
December 1
Asian Ameritrek: Asian Americans and Star Trek
Kent Ono, Asian American Studies
December 8
Manzanar: Remembering Japanese American Internment
Yuki Llewellyn, AACC
What Students are Saying