AAPI Month Convocation

Event Time and Date:  Tuesday, April 1st 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  PAC Forum

Event Organizers:  AASC

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  Join AASC for the 2025 AAPI Month Convocation with speeches given by Asian and Asian-American students, faculty, and alumni addressing the theme of this year's AAPI month, which is IntegrASIAN.

Shaolin Soccer Film Screening

Event Time and Date:  Thursday, April 3rd at 8:00pm ET

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2001. Hong Kong. Dir: Stephen Chow. 112 min . (Free).  A Shaolin man teams up with a group of misfits from his past to create a soccer team using their martial arts skills. Starring Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Ng Man-tat, and Patrick Tse.

The Geopolitics of Statelessness in South Asia: Historical Roots and Contemporary Crises

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 4th at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: We expect to have a location booked by the end of this week

Event Organizers: Global South Asian Studies Department and Wesleyan Refugee Project

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  Professor Rudabeh Shahid will be giving a talk titled: "The Geopolitics of Statelessness in South Asia: Historical Roots and Contemporary Crises." The talk explores the geopolitics of statelessness in South Asia and the historical roots of contemporary crises. By connecting historical contexts to current geopolitical realities, this talk offers a nuanced perspective on statelessness as a product of both historical legacies and contemporary policy challenges.

Qingming Festival Celebration

Event Time and Date:  Friday, April 4th at 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Triple A House (107 High Street)

Event Organizers: Chinese Culture Club (CCC)

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)  We plan to host an event celebrating the Qingming Festival on April 4th. We will be making green mochi balls, which are traditionally eaten on the holiday. We will also be catering food from Shu Restaurant in West Hartford. Through this event, we will hope to connect, share cultural traditions, and enjoy good food.

AAPI Alumni Panel   

Event Time and Date: Tuesday, April 8th from 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  PAC Forum

Event Organizers:  AASC

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)  AAPI Alumni Panel is an opportunity for students to hear from AAPI alumni about their experiences.

Asian Night Market

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 11th, 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: Exley Patio Church side

Event Organizers: AASC, PINOY Shakti VSA CCC KSA HKSA TaiwanSA ThaiSA Wesleyan Nepali Students' Association, Freeman Scholars Mahjong Club  

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public)  Asian Night Market is an opportunity for people to come experience what various Affinity Groups have to offer. 

American Alien Play Performance 

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 11th - Saturday, April 12th, Three shows (two evening shows, one matinee) 

Event Location/Zoom Information: Westco Cafe

Event Organizers:  SHADES Theater Collective, Avanthi Chen, Sida Chu, Luna Kwon, Senica Slaton

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  This semester we are producing an original play by Sida Chu called American Alien, a romantic comedy that deals with themes of identity, citizenship, romance, trans identity, and the international student experience. American Alien is a mind-bending romantic comedy that follows Lia, a quick-witted college graduate on the brink of deportation after her work visa falls through. Estranged from the place she once called home and hence desperate to stay in the U.S., Lia sees one last option—marry a stranger for a green card. But as if love and bureaucracy weren’t complicated enough, the joys, frustrations, and trauma of being trans are bound to catch up with her. With a heart full of humor, emotion, and magical realism, American Alien spins a whimsical tale of outcasts, chosen family, and those of us who are, as the Department of Homeland Security would have it, “non-resident aliens.”

Korean Culture Festival

Event Time and Date:  Saturday, April 12th from 12noon - 3:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  PAC Forum (Food and activities) & Memorial Chapel (Performances)
Event Organizers:  Korean Student Association
Event Description: (attendance open to those who sign-up via Google Form)  Join KSA for the 2025 Korean Culture Festival. We will be joined by the Korean Culture associations from other universities. We will have performances, Korean food, and activities. There will be a raffle as well.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Film Screening

Event Time and Date:  Thursday, April 17th at 8:00pm ET

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2024. Thailand. Dir: Pat Boonnitipat. 125 min . (Free). A man who desires to receive his multi-million dollar inheritance quits his job to take care of his dying grandmother while trying to secure her approval. Starring Putthipong Assaratanakul and Usha Seamkhum. 

Dhruv Concert 

Event Time and Date:  Friday, April 18th, 8:00pm - 10:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Russell House Backyard

Event Organizers:  Shakti

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  Concert and talk by indie recording artist Dhruv.

AASC Formal 

Event Time and Date:  Saturday, April 19th, 8:00pm - 10:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Beckham Hall

Event Organizers:  AASC

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)  AASC Formal is AASC's formal open to celebrate Asian culture and unwind.

Dumpling Making

Event Time and Date: Friday, April 25th from 4:30pm - 7:30pm  

Event Location/Zoom Information: International House

Event Organizers: AASC

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)  Dumpling Making

Copper, Tin & Fire: Gongsmithing in Java Film Screening

Event Time and Date:  Saturday, April 26 from 9:45am - 10:45am 

Event Location/Zoom Information:  FCPA100 

Event Organizers: The World Music Archives & Music Library, ARCP, CLST, SBS Dean, THEA, ARHA, CoDES, Library/WAAC, HA Dean.  

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  Screening of the documentary "Copper, Tin & Fire: Gongsmithing in Java" with brief remarks and a Q&A by the filmmaker, Sam Quigley ’74, M’77,

Gamelan Bronze Instrument Petting Zoo

Event Time and Date:    Saturday, April 26 from 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Event Location/Zoom Information: World Music Hall

Event Organizers: The World Music Archives & Music Library, ARCP, CLST, SBS Dean, THEA, ARHA, CoDES, Library/WAAC, HA Dean.  

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)  A Gamelan Bronze Instrument Petting Zoo

Songkran: Thai Water Festival

Saving Face Film Screening

Event Time and Date:  Thursday, May 1st at 8:00pm ET

Event Location/Zoom Information: Goldsmith Family Cinema at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies (aka CFS100)

Event Organizers: Wesleyan Film Board and the College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM)

Event Description:  (attendance open to the public) 2004. USA. Dir: Alice Wu. 91 min . (Free). A mother moves in with her daughter after being kicked out of her parents’ home for being pregnant. What she doesn’t know is that her daughter is secretly gay and is in a relationship. A romantic comedy starring Michelle Krusiec and Joan Chen.