TONIGHT— Asian American Cultural Renaissance Workshop & "Where Are You *REALLY* From?" Photo Project at BarHOP ASIAN AMERICAN CULTURAL RENAISSANCE WORKSHOP with RYAN TAKEMIYA BUT JUST WHO IS RYAN TAKEMIYA<http://www.ryantakemiya.com/about/>? Friday, May 8th 5-7 PM Carson L02 "The Asian American Cultural Renaissance is a powerful and cohesive Pan Asian arts and cultural movement to revitalize, inspire, and empower the Asian American community. A rebirth is imperative because traditional Asian culture has been somewhat erased.. Not just language, but music, dance, art, and other forms of Asian cultural knowledge have been discarded in favor of role-playing within White American culture. We are no longer interested in our own cultural potential. Instead, assimilation into White American, middle-class, capitalist society has left us comfortable and complacent. But not without creating a significant identity crisis..." **Co-Sponsored by the Music Department, English Department, and History Department** Join us on Facebook! Asian American Cultural Renaissance w/ Ryan Takemiya<https://www.facebook.com/events/891645714233437/> [cid:368AA54C-28C1-4174-AC12-847E056329FC] WHERE ARE YOU *REALLY* FROM? PHOTO EXHIBITION & PHOTOSHOOT [cid:F77AF389-A755-4384-9C97-F5F631595AC8] What kind of Asian are you?<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ> YouTube Video<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ> <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1>"Where Are You *Really* From?<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1><https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1>”<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1> <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1>Photo Project on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.938815849471896.1073741838.282082121811942&type=1> Friday, May 8th 9 PM BarHOP Challenge how people unconsciously highlight the disparity between "Asian" and "American" - between who you are and what your heritage is. Often, these questions seem innocuous and are asked with good intentions in mind. However, they reveal a hidden assumption whereby what someone looks like and where one's ancestors are from come to comprise a plurality of his/her/their Asian American identity. Intentionally or not, the question "Where Are You *Really* From?" replaces a person with a location - a stereotype. Join us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/558912637582590/