To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, the Ames AAPI community and other participating organizations (listed below) will hold a celebration event at 4:30 pm on May 7th in the Sunroom of ISU’s Memorial Union.  The event will include opening remarks by Ames City Mayor John Haila and ISU Associate Provost for Faculty Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince, a short documentary about AAPI heritage and contributions, a keynote speech by the ISU Dean of Library Services Hilary Seo, an award presentation to the winners of the 2022 AAPI Heritage Month Essay Contest, and a traditional AAPI music performance.  An Asian-style buffet reception will follow at around 6:15 pm.

Professor Zhengyuan Zhu is among the organizers of this event, which is free and open to the public.  Please consider attending to show your support for the AAPI community and to join in the celebration.  

The event will also be live-streamed via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1Mfs1QZyo.

Participating organizations:

Ames Chinese Language Academy, Ames Korean School,

Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association, Ames Human Relation Commissions,

Asiatic Philharmonia Society, ISU AAPI Faculty & Staff Association,

ISU Chinese Faculty & Staff Association, ISU Chinese Student Association,

ISU College of Engineering, ISU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,

ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, ISU Ivy College of Business,

ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,

ISU Department of World Languages & Cultures, ISU Korean Student Association,

Korean American Society of Iowa