Yesterday marked the kickoff of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Opening ceremonies took place at the Third World Center last night featuring guest speaker PJ Kim and visiting humanities professor Maria Ressa as keynote speaker.
Ressa spoke about Asian-American identity and her experiences as a Filipino immigrant.
"What's Asian-American?" she said. "You're neither Asian, nor American. You can't split yourself. You will integrate because you have no choice."
Ressa is on sabbatical from CNN, where she has worked for 14 years as a correspondent and bureau chief in Asia. She said of her job, "I'm bridging cultures."
Princeton's APAHM council co-chair Jung Ju '03 said, "We wanted Maria Ressa to speak because she's a Princeton alum, Class of '85, so she can relate to Princeton students and has a real heart to see multicultural issues brought to expression here."
"Also, she works in Asia as a bureau chief, so she has much connection to Asian culture and politics, giving her a better perspective of what it means to be Asian American as opposed to just Asian.," Ju added. "She is a highly successful Asian-American woman who has great life experiences she can share."
Although May is officially Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Princeton APAHM council organizes events for April, when classes are still in session. The month of recognition was designated by legislation introduced by Rep. Frank Horton (R-NY) and Norman Mineta (D-CA) in 1977. It was signed by President Bush and approved by both houses of the 102nd Congress.
Ju said the APAHM council aims to "encourage the students and faculty . . . at the University to celebrate Asian-American cultures . . . By inviting distinguished guests, speakers and performers to campus, we hope to facilitate a better understanding of culture, identity and race as they affect both Asian and non-Asian Americans on campus."
The council has invited an Asian-American rap group, the Mountain Brothers, and Stir Friday Night, an Asian-American comedy group from Chicago, to perform. It is also sponsoring movie nights and discussion dinners throughout the month.
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