There will be a fabulous array of auction items, beautiful Ms. APAS contest, Frank Hara Service Awards, Raffle prize, 3-course dinner, dancing, and entertainment!
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Photo by Chris Ong
| Ms. Cambodia Ms. Sokhoeum Chau sokhoeun_chau@yahoo.com |
Ms. China Ms. Lulu Mao Imao1@tulane.edu |
| Ms. India Ms.Shivani Gilotra |
Ms. Indonesia Ms. Fitr Sudradjat fsudradjat@gmail.com |
| Ms. Korea Ms. Soo-ryun Anh w0302368@selu.edu or Soo.ryun.Ahn@selu.edu |
Ms. Philippines TBA |
| Ms. Taiwan Ms. Hui Perng huiperng@gmail.com |
Ms. Thailand Ms. Jittima Ruchiratna mohdale@yahoo.com |
| Ms. Vietnam Ms. Tu Vy Nguyen tuvy.nguyen@gmail.com |
School officials in Terrebonne Parish are considering a policy that would require all commencement speeches to be in English only. The proposal comes after Hue and Cindy Vo, co-valedictorians at Ellender High School , delivered part of their commencement address in Vietnamese. The article can be accessed here .
Community members and organizations have written press releases to express discontentment with the Board's anti-immigrant sentiment and lack cultural sensitivity. The ability to speak in a different language is an important part of maintaining cultural identity to one's heritage. APAS mission is to promote, preserve and education Asian culture and heritage. Please support APAS mission of cultural preservation and education by writing to the Board and encourage them to not move forward on a policy that does not promote cultural diversity.
Below is a letter APAS sent to each board member and a link their contact information. continued »
The Asian Heritage Festival is held each Spring. This year the festival took place at Audubon Zoo and was a great success!
Thanks to a generous donation of land by Ms. Sudaporn Boonmonthira, plans are underway to build the center at 6245 Wainwright Drive, across from the UNO Campus.
APAS seeks to preserve the experiences of Asians living in the New Orleans area in part through the documentation of cultural practices (such as festivals) and the experiences of Asian individuals or oral traditions (such as storytelling).
Originally created by the late Shaie-Mei Temple, the "Asian Bayou" website is recreated here in its entirety.
APAS fundraising efforts for relief to communities throughout the world struck by natural disaster.
