ASIAN is not Oriental. Head bowed, submissive, industrious, model minority, hard Asiantationworking, studious, quite. ASIAN is not being Oriental. Lotus blossom, exotic passion flower, inscrutable.Handbook ASIAN is 2005-2006no - talking Oriental. ahh so, ching chong chinaman, no tickee, no washee. ORIENTAL is a white man's word. ORIENTAL is jap, flip, chink, gook. it's "how 'bout a back rub mama-san," it's "you people could teach them niggers and Mexicans a think or two you're good people none of that hollerin' and protesting" ORIENTAL is slanty eyes, glasses, and buck teeth Charlie Chan, Tokyo Rose, Madam Butterfly. it's "a half hour after eating Chinese food you're hungry again," it's houseboys, gardeners, and laundrymen. Oriental is a fad: yin-yang, kung fu. "say one of them funny words for me" Oriental is downcast eyes, china doll. "they all look alike." Oriental is sneaky. Oriental is a white man's word. WE ARE NOT Oriental. We have learned the word all our lives we have learned to be Oriental, we have learned to live it, speak it, play the role. The time has come to look at who gave the name. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2005-2006 Join us on the weekend of September 9-10, 2005 for the Grand Opening of the Asian American Cultural Center Events on Friday, September 9 Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) open house 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana @ 1:00pm-5:00pm Enjoy free food and live cultural performances during the AACC first open house. Visitors to the center will have the opportunity to take a tour of the brand new facility, meet the staff and learn about all the new programs for the upcoming year. Asian American Studies Program (AASP) open house 1208 W. Nevada St., Urbana @ 1:00pm-5:00pm Learn more about the courses offered by the Asian American Studies Program. Meet the new and returning faculty and staff members of the program. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana @ 3:00pm-4:00pm Be part of history in the making as students, university officials and alumni gather for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Asian American Cultural Center. Asian Pacific American Coalition's Asiantation (New Student Orientation) Illini Union Ballroom @ 7:00pm Looking to get involved on campus or learn what services the University has for Asian American students? Check out the 12th annual Asiantation for a night of performances and skits from many of the student organizations. Events on Saturday, September 10 Football Pre-Party and Football Game 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana @ 9:00am Come to the AACC for brunch before the Illinois vs. San Jose State football game at 1:00pm. This is the place to be if you want to meet new friends and catch up with old ones. Come to hear what Asian American athletes and coaches have to say about Illinois Athletics. Following the brunch, join us as we head to Memorial Stadium to cheer for the Illinois football team. All events are free to the public. ASIAN is not Oriental. Head bowed, submissive, industrious, model minority, hard Asiantationworking, studious, quite. ASIAN is not being Oriental. Lotus blossom, exotic passion flower, inscrutable.Handbook ASIAN is 2005-2006no - talking Oriental. ahh so, ching chong chinaman, no tickee, no washee. ORIENTAL is a white man's word. ORIENTAL is jap, flip, chink, gook. it's "how 'bout a back rub mama-san," it's "you people could teach them niggers and Mexicans a think or two you're good people none of that hollerin' and protesting" ORIENTAL is slanty eyes, glasses, and buck teeth Charlie Chan, Tokyo Rose, Madam Butterfly. it's "a half hour after eating Chinese food you're hungry again," it's houseboys, gardeners, and laundrymen. Oriental is a fad: yin-yang, kung fu. "say one of them funny words for me" Oriental is downcast eyes, china doll. "they all look alike." Oriental is sneaky. Oriental is a white man's word. WE ARE NOT Oriental. We have learned the word all our lives we have learned to be Oriental, we have learned to live it, speak it, play the role. The time has come to look at who gave the name. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2005-2006 TABLE OF Chapter 1: Welcome 02 Asiantation is not Orientation 03 Letter from the Staff of the Asian American Cultural Center Famous Alumni Iris Chang 04 Letter from the Director of Asian Pacific American Coalition Ang Lee Chapter 2: Organizations 06 Asian American Alumni Network Asian American Faculty and Staff Alliance Asian Pacific American Coalition 07 Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization Asian American Law Students Association Indian Graduate Students Association Winner of the 2005 08 Alpha Iota Omicron Yuki Llewellyn Award for Outstanding Asian American alpha Kappa Delta Phi Student Organization Lambda Phi Epsilon 09 Asian American Association Chinese Undergraduate Student Association Hong Kong Student Association 10 Indian Student Association Winner of the 2005 Yuki Llewellyn Award for Indonesian Students Club Outstanding Asian American Japanese Intercultural Network Student Organization 11 Korean American Students Association Pakistani Students Association Philippine Student Association 12 Sri Lankan Society Taiwanese American Students Club Taiwan Intercultural Association 13 Together Encouraging the Appreciation of Multiculturalism Vietnamese Student Association 14 Other Campus Organizations 15 Religious Organizations Chapter 3: Campus Resources 18 Asian American Cultural Center 21 Asian American Awareness Month 22 Asian American Awareness Month Competition 23 Asian American Leadership Awards Asian American Mentoring Program Come check out the brand new Asian American Cultural Center CONTENTS Come support Asian 24 Asian American Studies Program American artists like 28 Yo-Yo Ma and Sarah Robert Allerton Park and Conference Center Chang Japan House Spurlock Museum 29 Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion 30 Counseling Center Program on Intergroup Relations 31 Division of Campus Recreation Career Center 32 Illinois Leadership Center Attend: McKinley Health Center Ignite 33 Office of the Dean of Students Insight 34 Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies Intersect Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures Imprint Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 35 Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society Study Abroad Office Asian Languages 36 Funding Resources 37 University Housing Intersections Living/Learning Community Global Crossroads Living/Learning Community Multicultural Advocates 38 Division of Intercollegiate Athletics 40 University Library Chapter 4: Champaign-Urbana Resources 42 Campus Demographics 43 Champaign-Urbana Demographics 44 Local Asian Restaurants Patricia Y. Chou Lin 6 45 Local Asian Stores and Local Hair Salons Sarah Park 7 46 Calendar Young-A Jo 13 David Chih 19 Jeffrey Sichaleune 20 Kent Ono 24 Brandy Parris 27 Anne Saw 30 Kuanwu Lin 30 Jonathan Chu 37 Sujay Lama 38 Jim LaBonte 39 Getting To Know... ASIAN is not Oriental. Head bowed, submissive, industrious, model minority, hard Welcomeworking, studious, quite. ASIAN is not being Oriental. Lotus blossom, exotic passion flower, inscrutable. ASIAN is no talking Oriental. ahh so, ching chong chinaman, no tickee, no washee. ORIENTAL is a white man's word. ORIENTAL is jap, flip, chink, gook. it's "how 'bout a back rub mama-san," it's "you people could teach them niggers and Mexicans a think or two you're good people none of that hollerin' and protesting" ORIENTAL is slanty eyes, glasses, and buck teeth Charlie Chan, Tokyo Rose, Madam Butterfly. it's "a half hour after eating Chinese food you're hungry again," it's houseboys, gardeners, and laundrymen. Oriental is a fad: yin-yang, kung fu. "say one of them funny words for me" Oriental is downcast eyes, china doll. "they all look alike." Oriental is sneaky. Oriental is a white man's word. WE ARE NOT Oriental. We have learned the word all our lives we have learned to be Oriental, we have learned to live it, speak it, play the role. The time has come to look at who gave the name. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2005-2006 Asiantation is not Orientation Why is it called Asiantation, instead of Orientation? The thought for the name “Asiantation“ came quite by accident, but the title Asiantation wasn’t intended merely as a catchy name. The following poem explains it best. ASIAN ORIENTAL is not is slanty eyes, glasses, and buck teeth Oriental. Charlie Chan, Tokyo Rose, Madam Butterfly. head bowed, submissive, industrious it’s “a half hour after eating Chinese food model minority you’re hungry again” hard working, studious it’s houseboys, gardeners, and laundrymen quite Oriental is a fad: yin-yang, kung fu “say one of them funny words for me” ASIAN Oriental is downcast eyes, china doll is not being ”they all look alike” Oriental Oriental is sneaky Lotus blossom, exotic passion flower Oriental is a white man’s word. inscrutable. WE ASIAN ARE NOT Oriental. is no talking We have learned the word all our lives Oriental we have learned to be Oriental ahh so, ching chong chinaman we have learned to live it, speak it, no tickee, no washee play the role. The time has come ORIENTAL to look at who gave the name. is a white man’s word ORIENTAL is jap, flip, chink, gook it’s “how ‘bout a back rub mama-san” - Anonymous it’s “you people could teach them niggers and Mexicans a thing or two you’re good people none of that hollerin’ and protesting” As the poem states, "Asian is not oriental." The term "oriental" has been imposed upon Asians to emphasize the differences in many cases, the inferiority of Asian people. The term "Asian American" or "Asian Pacific American" however, is a term of empowerment, of Asians assuming control of the way they are viewed.