We have made the following changes to the event:

1. The date has been changed — from March 5th, to Friday March 26th 2010

2. We have decided to change the venue to Thea’s Lounge in Koerner Grad Student’s House

3. Tickets will be$11 before the show and at the door, and appetizers and snacks will be provided!

THIS IS A 19+ EVENT! please bring your IDs. Alcohol can be purchased at the bar.

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Once again, we have brought back the Asian Canadian Indie Music Festival!

Come out and discover the amazing young, talented and local Asian Canadian performers of UBC and beyond! In its second year, ACCO’s Indie Music Fest is set to exceed last year’s expectations and open your eyes to the incredible diversity of up-and-coming Asian Canadian talent, featuring live performances by rock bands, singer-songwriters, acoustics crooners, traditional instrumentalists and much more. Refreshments will be served. This is ACCO’s biggest performing arts event of the year and is NOT to be missed!!!

Tickets only $11 in advance and at the door
All proceeds support Downtown Eastside Womens’ Centre

Date: Friday, March 26, 2010
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Location: Thea’s Lounge, UBC Koerner Graduate Student building
Doors open @ 6:30pm, Show starts @ 7pm

You can get your in-advance tickets by:

1. Directly contacting any ACCO exec member (Crystal, Kristina, Anais, Jung Ah, Bard, Teresa, Lola, Brian, Jason), or
2. Emailing us at info@ubcacco.com, or
3. Dropping by our info booth on the SUB Concourse after March 5!!!

See you all there!

CLICK HERE for photos from last year’s music fest awsomeness!

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Hi All,

Some of you have emailed us to ask just what it is we do. The “we” being — the Asian Canadian Cultural Organization (ACCO), of ubc. Here’s a quick briefing about us, as well as some additional information on our upcoming events this year.

What we do:
Our club is not a socializing outlet, we actually promote political awareness as well as socio-cultural understanding about Asian Canadians and the various cultures that form this demographic. Specifically, ACCO pushes for more fair and balanced representations of Asians (whether Sri Lankan, Hong Konger, Japanese, Mongolian, Uyghyr, you get the gist…) within mainstream media, politics and Canadian society in general.
So what do we really do? — we are having two main events this year:
1. An Indie Music Festival — this festival will be a celebration of all forms of Asian Canadian artists and entertainment. Last year, we featured a range of groups from Broadway Acapella, J-Rock (Japanese rock band), Cambodian Rapper, to hip hop dancers! If you, or your friends are seeking better musical or artistic exposure (whether you sing/rap/dance in English/Punjabi/Korean/etc) please feel free to step up to our request!
2. An Asian Canadian “Love-In”
A mini conference where we will discuss such issues as Asian dating in Canada, inter-Asian romance, Fob vs Local born Asian discrimination, and other things. This event will be fun and free to all, and will culminate in a party where we all hang out and celebrate our diversity!

Our first club meeting of the year will be:
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Time: 4 – 5pm
Place: Room 315, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Everyone - ACCO members and interested general public alike – are welcome and encouraged to join us at this introductory meeting. We look forward to seeing you!

The Asian Canadian Cultural Organization is proud to invite you to our 2009 opening party!!

We’ll be explaining exactly what it is that we do; as well as the two major events we will be hosting this year in the name of Asian Canadian social awareness. In addition, we’ll introduce you to our executive team, as well as share with you which executive openings are currently available. We’ll also be talking about some of the funner events and collaborations we hope to have with fellow UBC clubs such as: Perspectives, UBC Postsecret, Asian Music Club, Indo-Canadian Club, etc. And we will introduce some of our local community partnerships with Schema Magazine, the Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop, CBC, and other affiliates.

And Lastly! we’ll obviously be hanging out, feasting (Italian dishes and hors d’oeuvres for you food fanatics!) and taking time to get to know each other (Games and Prizes).
In spite of ACCO’s socio-cultural and political purposes, we definitely aim to have a lot of fun this year!

ACCO Icebreaker
Friday October 16th 2009
Room 213, SUB, UBC
Time: 4:30 (doors), 5 – 7pm
RSVP: smallhearted@gmail.com *please let me know if you can make it ^^

So stop by and check us out, I guarantee it will be an awesome time

Best,

Crystal Tai
President, ACCO

This is Kristina here, your new VP for 2009/2010!

A new year is upon us and we would like to invite every single one of you out to our UBC Club Days booth!!

Details below:
Date: September 25th (this Friday!)
Time: 10am to 4:30pm (drop by whenever)
Place: Student Union Building (SUB), Room 215 (upstairs)

We will have our traditional big ACCO display, totally revamped for the new school year! You can’t miss it. AND there will be prizes for participation

This is *the* prime time to sign up for or renew your membership, and we will have execs on hand to talk to you more about our club and what we have in store this year, as well as answer any questions you may have.

Spread the word to your friends and classmates and get them over to our booth this Friday! See you all there!

Cheers,

Kristina Chang, Vice President
on behalf of all the ACCO 2009/2010 execs

PS – Don’t forget to check out our facebook group!

Hi Everyone,

This is my swan song. The semester has come to an end and so has my reign as President of ACCO. It has been an amazing year and I have learned a lot from the executives that have worked so hard this year to make ACCO’s second year a success. I won’t lie as there were many challenges and I would like to use this space to share some thoughts that may help next year’s executives:

1) I think my biggest challenge this year was that I had to completely rebuild the club as all our executives from the first year had graduated. With a lack of a support system, understandably my fear was that the people I recruited would become overwhelm with their duties (as it was the first time for many to take on an executive role) and then I would lose them. So, I became a bit relaxed in holding people accountable as I understand that other priorities came first (family, exams, etc.), BUT I think that was a mistake to an extent as there were preparations that were completed last-minute when they should have been completed way beforehand. So, for the new executives, make sure to understand that people do have other priorities but after taking that into consideration, clearly ask volunteers or club members what the extent of their commitment is and always hold them accountable to what they agree to.

2) Be organized; answer e-mails on time; and follow-up with community volunteers and leaders who want to help advance the organization. Although ACCO is a student club, one of our goals in our mandate is to promote Asian Canadian cultural and community events, and to do so, you must make connections with the community!

3) Establish long-term and short-term goals with all members at the beginning of the year and make sure all members’ voices are heard. Refer back to these goals periodically so that the group will stay on track.

4) Motivate and encourage one another. The team can only be strong as the teamwork that is involved. Everyone’s opinions count and ACCO is only successful as long as the people involved find value in it.

5) Have fun! This is what we certainly did this year

Those are my last thoughts as President. As I pass on the torch to Crystal, I know that she will lead with authority and grace and with Kristina as Vice-President, the two of them will make a formidable team. Good luck to the girls and the new executives. If you need anything, I am always here to support and encourage you!

I have met such great people this year and made some beautiful friendships. Thank you everyone for making my Presidency such a wonderful experience.

- Angela

ACCO Executives 2008-2009

Are Asian girls just all passive naive sex kittens?

Are Asians to blame for the gang violence in Vancouver?

Do you hate being called a FOB?

Join in on our *FREE*Unconference sponsored by INSTRCC on March 5th and 6th in the UBC SUB Rooms 214 and 216, and address these issues with us. UnConference is our annual two day event that consists of six workshops facilitated by our student members. Each workshop tackles a different topic that affects the Asian Canadian community. Below is our program:

Note:
- Door Prizes!
- no sign up required!
- Pop in ANY time! attend any of the topics *mentioned below*
- Food and refreshments will be provided, complimentary of ACCO

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Program:

March 5th, 2009 – Day 1

Opening – 11 am to 11:30 am

Workshop 1 – 11:30 am to 12:50 pm SUB 214

Asian Women are Sooo Exotic
This workshop will open up a nice girly flow of conversation pertaining to the cultural and sexual stereotypes of Asian women in the West. Topics to be addressed include: media representation, family and cultural upbringing, and, sexuality and identity. Led by UBC student Crystal Tai, we invite you to join us in breaking down some of the misnomers that affect Asian women, and help us come up with different ways to counter such misconceptions.

Workshop 2 – 1:00 pm to 2:20pm SUB 214

Asian Man, Take a Stand! Reframing the Angry Asian Man Experience
Are you angry? Asian? Join UBC Students Kenji Shimizu and Mark Lee on a journey of self-discovery. From media portrayals to interracial dating, explore the causes of the angry Asian man phenomenon and discuss practical methods to grow and overcome these problems. Women, non-Asians and the non-angry are also welcome!

Workshop 3 – 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm SUB 214

New versus Old: Conflicts between Immigrants and Canadian-Born Asians
Have you ever wondered where your Asian parent is coming from? Or pondered about what your immigrant and Canadian-Born Asian peers think about one another? UBC student Andrea Chan will explore the culture and value differences between Asian immigrants and CBAs. This workshop will discuss social interactions, thoughts and feelings between those new to Canada and those that are born in Canada and have thus been accustomed to Western culture.

March 6th, 2009– Day 2

Workshop 4 – 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm SUB 214

Drugs, Gangs, and Asian Youth Culture
With the rise of gang-related crimes in the Lower Mainland, the street gang lifestyle has been increasingly associated with Asian Canadians. Police-raided grow-ops have also indicated that Asians own a fair share of these illegal operations. Are these statements a fair assessment? Are Asians really more prone to joining gangs and dealing drugs? UBC students Narith Heng and Angela Wong will lead a workshop examining the association of drugs and gangs with Asian Canadian youths and the social and political consequences it has on the Asian Canadian community.

Workshop 5 – 1:30 pm to 2:50 pm SUB 214

Prudes! Nymphos! Asians? Ideas of Sex in an Asian Canadian Mindset
Did you grow up in a traditional Asian household where sex was a taboo subject? Did you learn about sex through other outlets besides your parents? Are Asian women really better in bed? Do Asian men make bad lovers? UBC students Angela Wong and Crystal Tai will explore traditional Asian concepts of sex and how the younger Asian Canadian generation bridge traditional and western concepts of sex. Ideas of sexual stereotypes associated with Asians and the implications for Asian Canadians will also be examined.

Workshop 6 – 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm SUB 214

The Rise of Canadian-Born Asian (CBA) Culture
In the vibrant and dynamic multicultural city of Vancouver, you can hardly take one step outside without noticing this relatively new phenomenon: Canadian-Born Asian culture. Bubble tea at the movies, Korean Supermarkets in downtown, Anime Conventions attracting thousands of participants and Bollywood movies rapidly gaining a surprising audience: When did it start and how did it become such a ubiquitous and uniquely “Canadian” culture? In this interactive and thought-provoking workshop, UBC students and CBA connoisseurs Rainie Tian and Kristina Chang will take you through the rise of CBA culture in Vancouver and discuss its social, economic, and political implications.

4:30 – 5:00 pm – Closing
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for more info, please email us at info@ubcacco.com

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR UNCONFERENCE 2009

A big thank you to everyone that attended A.Jam. It was an amazing event! There was delicious food, a great raffle draw and fantastic performances! Also, half the proceeds will be going to ASIA so not only was it a fun event but it we were also helping a worthy cause. A BIG thank you to our volunteers, INSTRCC, and all our wonderful and talented performers. I’ve included some photos (click on them to see the full size) but feel free to see the rest of the pictures at: ACCO Presents A.Jam 2009!

SVS Style Dance Crew

x:Enders

Angy & Karyn from ASIA

Mark and Kristina

Crystal and Anais

Some of our Attendees

Andrea and Rainie

Kristina, DJ Oker Chen, Angela

Kristina, Crystal, and Angy

No More Enemies (band)
x: Enders (band)
SVS Choreography (hip hop dance crew)
Off Beat Broadway (theatre)
Elfina Luk (singer-guitarist)
Oker Chen (DJ)
…and more (tbc!)

Come hang out with us on February 20th, 2009 — from 6:30pm to 9pm — at the SUB ballroom, UBC.  Tickets at the door are $12.

**~ last call to be added to the performance list ~
Musicians, Magicians and Tap Dancers alike — contact Kristina Chang at kristina.chang@Live.ca

**~ If you are interested in covering the event for local publications (print, online, etc) — please contact Crystal Tai at tai.crystal@gmail.com

**~ If you have any other inquiries about the event, please e-mail us at info@ubcacco.com.

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR A.JAM

Thank you for visiting ACCO’s brand new website! We are excited to be doing this relaunch where you can find up-to-date information on the club and our events, access websites of our community affiliates and sponsors, learn about volunteer opportunities in the Asian Canadian community, and read up on interesting articles and commentaries posted by our talented members.

This month, ACCO is frantically organizing two major events that are coming up in the next several months. The first event will be a fundraiser which will highlight the uniqueness of Asian Canadian performers and artists in the Lower Mainland. The event will be held on Friday, February 20 in the SUB Ballroom at UBC. For those interested in performing, obtaining tickets or finding out more about how YOU can get involved, please get in touch with our Fundraiser Chair, Kristina Chang.

Our second event is ACCO’s second annual UnConference which will be held on March 5 and 6. Like last year’s format, we will have 5-6 workshops focused on different topics that are pertinent to Asian Canadians. The workshops will be faciliated by our members who have been working hard at researching. If you would like to get more information or collaborate in presenting this unique event, please contact our UnConference Chair Andrea Chan.

So, have a look around our website, get to know our fabulous executives, and don’t forget to email us for more information on how you can get involved! Also, if you have Facebook (which I know most of you do), join our Facebook group!

- Angela