ASIAN AWARENESS
AT CARVER CENTER
What are we about?
Celebrating various Asian cultures
Bringing awareness to issues affecting Asian people, countries, and cultures
Holding our new Lunar New Year Celebration, currently planned for the February 1, 2022 Lunar New Year
Who are we?
We are high school students interested in spreading awareness about interesting cultural features, practices, and issues involving Asian people and societies.
To contact us, DM @gwccat_aa or the president, @jajapichai on Instagram, or join the Discord server and experience the club for yourself!
Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand
What cultures are celebrated?
All Asian cultures are celebrated! We currently have Thai, Chinese, Filipino, Korean and Indian members. We also have other non-Asian members who simply love to celebrate Asian cultures and bring light to issues affecting Asian people!
Diwali, Hindu Festival of Lights in India
Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in China
Meetings
Meetings are for discussing club activities, presenting and celebrating different aspects of Asian cultures, and bringing new issues of discussion to the table.
Time and Date: Mondays during Wildcat Time with Ms. Taz
**Meeting information is always announced first in Discord.
If you know where this is from... TASTE
Issues and Resources
We are trying to bring more awareness to issues such as these, as they often are neglected, and things such as entertainment sugarcoat the real issues that are going on.
*PENDING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE: We will be having fundraisers for to donate to these causes throughout the year.
With the recent spike in violence against Asian people, we are committed to providing a safe space for Asian people. Feel free to share your personal feelings. We listen, and we discuss the topics at hand.
We are on the same ship, and we want you to feel safe.
Interests?
We have an SAT study group in the Discord server! We also have a study lounge voice chat in the server that can be used by anyone to do work for a class with someone else, have company while doing school work, listen to music, or just chill in general!
The link for the server is on the main page with the Discord logo.
Pop Culture (BTS)
BEWARE: This club is not for the sole purpose of talking about modern entertainment. Yes, we like to appreciate aspects of the culture like this, but it is not the sole purpose.
Asian Films (Ponyo)
Traditional/Folk Dances (Tinikling, Philippines)
Comtemporary Asian Musicians (DPR Live)
Traditional Clothing (Chinese Hanfu)
Traditional Music and Artwork (Persian Traditional Music)