Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival (APAHF) is a series of events to showcase our Asian Pacific American history, culture and community. It is a series of events put on by Asian Pacific American Student Assembly (USC APASA) as well as our 21 member organizations, to highlight and raise dialogue on various aspects of what it means to be Asian Pacific American. This year we have also included various cosponsored APASA events as well as those put on soley by USC Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) and DESI Project to connect you with more programming that aims to serve all Asian Pacific American students on campus.

This year's APAHF theme: "Discovering Voices" is meant to be a continuation of last year's theme of "Building Bridges". The first step to empowerment is understanding one’s own identity. Therefore, Discovering Voices is about reclaiming portrayals and sharing stories; it’s about uncovering and exploring the diversity within the APA community. Discovering Voices is about understanding how far our identity can take us and is ultimately about taking back our voice for the world to discover.

ON GOING EVENTS:
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Asian Pacific American (APA) Leaders
February-March
Nominate APA student leaders to be recognized for their acheivements on campus!

Professors of Color
March - April
Nominate professors of color who you think deserve to be recognized for their acomplishments in teaching and mentoring

"Know History, Know Self": An Asian Pacific American Lecture Series
Join us for a lunchtime series of workshop style lectures on different topics relating to Asian American history, current issues and identity. Stay tuned for more information on topics and location!
Wednesdays in March
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location TBD

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FEBRUARY 2016:
USC APASA Presents: APAHF Extravaganza
Come get free tacos and swag while watching some student performances to kickoff the beginning of APAHF with us!
Monday, February 8
11:30 am- 2:00 pm
Hahn Plaza

API Activism: Where do APIs fit in #BlackLivesMatter?
Explore our history of API activism and talk about where we fit into the current #BlackLivesMatter movement today.
Wednesday, February 10
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TCC 351/TCC 352

Queer Vietnameseness Documentary Screening with Queer and Ally Student Assembly
Join us for a dinner, screening and Q+A of "Queer Vietnamesness" by USC alum Quyen Nguyen!
Thursday, February 12
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TCC 227

APASA Speaker Event
Stay tuned for when we announce our special guest speaker for this year :)
Tuesday February 16
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bovard Auditorium

USC Asian American Business Association's Resume & Cover Letter Workshop
Come meet AABA and learn how to improve your resume and cover letters for getting those summer internships!
Tuesday February 16
8:00 pm
TBD

Korean Movie Night with USC KASA
Come kick it at a movie night with KASA! Check back for more details on the movie being screened!
Wednesday February 16
6:00 pm
KASA House

USC Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS) Lunar New Year Celebration
Friday, February 19th
Celebrate lunar new year with friends and food in the APASS Office!
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
STU 410

ReclaimED: Stories of Asian Pacific American Resilience with EdMonth
As a part of EdMonth's ReclaimED Series, join us as we uncover and explore stories of resilience in our APA communities
Tuesday, February 23rd
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
TCC 227

USC Premed APAMSA's Bone Marrow Drive
Sign up to be a bone marrow donor to get some free cookies :)
Wenesday, February 24th
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Trousdale Parkway

DeconstructED: Breaking Down the Model Minority Myth with EdMonth
As a part of EdMonth's ReclaimED Series, engage in a discussion on how the model minority myth works to create education barriers with an expert panel
Wenesday, February 24th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location TBD

Pre-InspirASIAN Mixer with USC Haneulsori | 하늘소리 and Student Coalition for Asian Pacific Empowerment (SCAPE)
Eat some food and meet Haneulsori and SCAPE before InspirAsian!
Thursday, February 25th
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
THH 112

InspirAsian with Student Coalition for Asian Pacific Empowerment (SCAPE)
As a follow up to the APA Kickoff Concert in the beginning of the year, join SCAPE as they engage in a deeper discussion with different APA artists on how their work intersects with, and is informed by their identities.
Thursday, February 25
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
THH 101

APASA's Got Talent
Come out to see your talented friends and fellow students perform and receive feedback from celebrity judges. Stay tuned for announcements on our student and guest performers!
Friday, February 26th
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Ground Zero

USC Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)'s 38th Vietnamese Culture Night
Come through for a night of traditional and modern dances, superb acting and singing at the VSA's Culture Night!
Saturday, February 27th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bovard Auditorium

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MARCH:

ON GOING:
"Know History, Know Self": An Asian Pacific American Lecture Series
Join us for a lunchtime series of workshop style lectures on different topics relating to Asian American history, current issues and identity. Stay tuned for more information on topics and location!
Wednesdays in March
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location TBD

DESI Project Presents - Islamaphobia: Unlearning Through a Sikh Lens
Tuesday, March 1st
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
VPD 302

APASA's Volleyball Tournament
Sunday, March 6th
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
PED North Gym

DESI Project Presents - Islamaphobia and Mental Health
Tuesday, March 8th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
VPD 302

USC CASA Culture Show
Saturday, March 5th
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Bovard Auditorium

Make a Wish Lanterns with USC TAO
Tuesday March 8th - Wednesday March 9th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Trousdale Parkway

EdMonth's Dreamers Panel
Wednesday, March 9th
7:00 pm
TCC 227

APASA's Movie Night
3/10/16
9:00 pm-12:00 am

EdMonth's Undocumented Resource Fair
3/10/16
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tommy Trojan

"The End of Karma: Hope and Fury among India’s Young." Book Talk with Somini Sengupta with DESI Project
Tuesday, March 22
Time and Location TBD

USC Nikkei Culture Show
Thursday, March 23
7:30 pm
TCC Ballroom

Tour of Filipinotown with USC APASA and Troy Philippines
Saturday, March 26
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Historic Filipinotown

Traditional Chinese Dance at USC's 11th Annual Showcase: Interwoven
Saturday, March 26
8:00 pm
Bovard

“Can” Screening and Discussion: Asian Americans and Mental Health with USC School of Social Work Student Org., USC American Studies and Ethnicity Club - ASE, USC Asian Pacific American Student Services (APASS), USC Academic Culture Assembly and USC APASA
Wednesday, March 30th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location TBD

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Conference: Empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
Wednesday, March 30th - Thursday, March 30th
Bonaventure Hotel

Yumi Sakugawa: A Reading, Talk and Workshop
Thursday, March 31st
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
TCC 302

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APRIL

Tutoring and Dim Sum Social with USC Asian American Tutorial Project (AATP)
Saturday, April 2nd
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Golden Dragon Restaurant

USC Kazan Taiko's 7th Annual Spring Concert, Kazan Matsuri: Eikyō-ryoku
Saturday, April 2nd
5:00 pm
TCC Ballroom A

USC SCIA's Culture Show
Sunday, April 3rd
6:00 pm
Bovard Auditorium

Troy Philippines's 24th Pilipino American Culture Night
Sunday, April 3rd
7:00 pm
TCC Ballroom

Zeta Phi Skid Rho with USC Zeta Phi Rho
Sunday, April 8th
McCarthy Quad

USC Haneulsori | 하늘소리's 4th Annual End of the Year Showcase
Friday, April 15th
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
TCC Ballroom A

USC Hawaii Club's Luau
Saturday, April 16th
6:30 pm
TCC Ballroom

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Shoutout to our 21 member organizations:
USC Asian American Business Association
USC Asian American Tutorial Project (AATP)
USC Premed APAMSA (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association)
USC CASA (Chinese American Student Association)
CCC (China Care Club)
Delta Phi Kappa
Gamma Epsilon Omega
USC Haneulsori | 하늘소리
Hapa SC
USC Hawaii Club
Hapa SC
USC Kazan Taiko
USC KASA (Korean American Student Association)
USC Nikkei NSU (Nikkei Student Union)
Student Coalition for Asian Pacific Empowerment (SCAPE)
USC SCIA (Southern California Indo Americans)
USC Sigma Phi Omega
USC TAO (Taiwanese American Organization)
Traditional Chinese Dance at USC
USC Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
USC Zeta Phi Rho