Events

ASIAN CANADIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010!!!!

Once again, we have brought back the Asian Canadian 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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March 5 and 6, 2009 – UnConference 2009

Join in on our *FREE*

Unconference sponsored by INSTRCC
a 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.

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

February 20, 2009 – A.Jam

Pictures from ACCO’s First Ever Cultural Festival… A.Jam!

For the rest of the pictures, please visit: ACCO Presents A.Jam 2009 Photos

The Asian Canadian Culture Organization (ACCO) invites you to join us at AJAM — a fundraising night of good music, cultural performances and awesome food! AJAM will donate half its proceeds to the Asian Society for Intervention of AIDS (ASIA), which aims to raise awareness and prevent HIV in the local community.

Featuring local artists:
No More Enemies (band)
x: Enders (band)
SVS Choreography (hip hop dance crew)
Off Beat Broadway (theatre)
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. Early bird tickets $9 only.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

December 20, 2008 – Christmas Party

For the rest of the pictures from our Christmas Party, you can find them at:

ACCO Christmas Party 2008

October 3, 2008 – Games Night Icebreaker

You can see the rest of the photos from our Icebreaker at:

ACCO Games Night Icebreaker

March 6-7, 2008 – UnConference

Workshop 1- “Who are Asian Canadians?” Illustrating Identity and Sports for Asian Canadians

UBC Students Leanne Riding will discuss Asian Canadian sports history and origins with the idea that a greater degree of participation in the community will lead to confidence and pride in being Asian Canadian. The majority of Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver are a young generation, mostly below the age of thirty-five. To construct an identity, individuals need to develop an active appreciation and involvement in learning about symbols, literature, politics, and history in Canada and internationally. Having access to Asian Canadian studies on UBC Campus will help us gain a further self-understanding and deeper issues of our global community.

Workshop 2 – “Ying, Yang, and Me!” The Complications and Implications of Interracial Dating and Interracial Families

Explore the quirks, perks and irksome issues of interracial dating and interracial families! UBC Students Terumi Kataoka and Teresa Au-Yeung will lead a discussion regarding the challenges of interracial dating and the difficulties of language and cultural barriers in a relationship. Children tend to become the official translators of the family and peace keepers within an interracial family. Yet they also struggle with the legitimacy of their own identities and personalities.

Workshop 3 – “Striking the Bamboo Ceiling” Asians in the North American workforce

UBC Students Kepler Rotheisler and Noreen Ma with special guest, Rudy Chung, President of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) will discuss the implications and consequences of a “bamboo ceiling” among Asians in the Canadian workforce. Do stereotypes and matters stemming from culture or confidence create a difference in how Asian Canadians approach their careers?

Workshop 4- “Hey Asian Guy, Why So Angry?” A Look into Asian Stereotypes in Television and Film

UBC students Tracy Tan and Vicky Mok explore in discussion how films and television shows stereotype and typecast Asian Canadians/Americans in the popular media. The objective is to show how stereotyping is not exclusive only to Asians.

Workshop 5: “Queer + Asian = ?” Difficulties and unique challenges of being Asian in the Queer Community and being Queer in the Asian Community.

Led by UBC students Jennifer Ritchie and Mike Morris, this workshop examines the challenges and difficulties of homosexuality and the Asian culture while providing resources for those trying to navigate both worlds. Aimed at all people who have an interest in the Gay and/or Asian Community, regardless of if they identify as straight, queer, homosexual, gay, lesbian, questioning, bisexual, trans, Asian, of Asian decent, part-Asian, or non-Asian!

February 9, 2008 – Lunar New Year Luncheon

October 15- 19, 2007 – Outpost: Asian Canadians Reframed

Outpost: Asian Canadians Reframed is a community art project jointly created by students from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. What began as the youth component of the Anniversaries of Change 2007 has expanded to address popular stereotypes of Asians by redefining them into the meaning of “Asian Canadian.”

Inspired by the need to give young people a voice to share their issues, the project deconstructs what the general populace sees as “Asian”. By acknowledging and overcoming these stereotypes, the project aims to help dismantle the barriers erected by people’s preconceptions of Asian Canadians.

Members of the general public were asked to name three famous Asians as well as three traits they associate with Asians. Over four hundred surveys were collected from SFU, UBC, the Vancouver Public Library, and online sources. They were then sorted and categorized, with the results serving as the themes from which individual artists could create their images.

A recurring theme that emerged was defining the category of “Asian.” While some South Asians felt it necessary to mention that they too are Asian Canadian, many respondents named the likes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Lucy Liu as the famous people of Asian descent that first came to mind. This suggests many see “Asian” as mainly “Chinese,” regardless of the other Asian communities that live in and have had a major impact on the Lower Mainland.

Through this project we aim to recognize that “Asian Canadian” includes a wide range of communities, and that Canadians of Asian descent can be as uniquely Canadian in our multifaceted mosaic.

March 22, 2007 – Screening of Eve and the Fire Horse

March 8, 2007 – Screening of Better Luck Tomorrow and the animated short, What Are You Anyways?