This five day festival celebrates the arrival of spring, end of winter, blossoming of love and repairing of broken relationships! It is also known as the Festival of Colors, as celebrants throw colorful powders in the air and at one another. Continue reading Wishing you a happy Holi!
In light of recent tragedies, we have decided to host an in-person APIFSA lunch gathering for APIFSA members and APASS students in lieu of a Lunar New Year Celebration at UPC. The lunch will be at the University Religious Center (URC 108), this Wednesday, February 1 from 12:00-2:00pm. We hope that this gathering can be … Continue reading Lunar New Year Lunch and Community Space
The USC Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host a candlelight vigil in the University Religious Center at 5pm, today (Jan 25). Please join if you would like a place to gather in community and find comfort by connecting with others in the Trojan family. All are welcome to attend. Continue reading Candlelight Vigil at University Religious Center
Our hearts are breaking for the victims, families and our entire community who is affected by the deadly mass shooting last night in Monterey Park. A holiday of joyful celebration was turned into a period of mourning by a senseless act of violence. The APIFSA Executive Board will host a virtual space for listening and … Continue reading Virtual Space to Support
We are just two days away from our Lunar New Year Celebration on the HSC Campus! Join us in celebrating the year of the Rabbit (or Cat ) with performances, story telling, raffles, karaoke, a traditional outfit contest, and more! Continue reading Lunar New Year Celebration at HSC
So great to see everyone at the January APIFSA Informal Luncheon hosted (and fed sweets) by the Communications and Outreach committee! And much thanks to Tim for the tour of ANN Media Center! Continue reading Our January APIFSA Informal Luncheon
Welcome back USC APIFSA! We hope your 2023 is off to a great start. If you’re still deciding on your New Year’s resolution, here are three we can help with. Continue reading Welcome back USC APIFSA! We hope your 2023 is off to a great start.
Great way to end the year with amazing colleagues at the APIFSA Holiday Happy Hour! Continue reading End the year with APIFSA Holiday Happy Hour
Wishing everyone and their loved ones a joyous and restorative Winter Recess! We’re so thankful for our supportive and passionate community and what APIFSA has accomplished this year. Looking forward to 2023 and continuing our work. Happy holidays! Continue reading Wishing everyone and their loved ones a joyous and restorative Winter Recess
USC APIFSA’s Industry and Identity event series invites USC API staff, faculty, and alumni to speak about their careers. In addition to sharing how their identities have influenced their journeys, guests will explore a variety of professional development topics from mentorship to networking and more. On Tuesday December 13, 2022, Dr. Howard Hu, an internist … Continue reading Industry and Identity: A career conversation with Dr. Howard Hu
GET EXCITED because APASA’S annual ?Night Market ?is happening on 11/29 (Tues) from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on McCarthy Quad! Night Market is APASA’s biggest event of the year, with over 1,700 in attendance last spring ?Don’t miss out on this chance to explore the diversity of the APIDA community at USC and #plantyourroots! ? … Continue reading APASA Night Market 11/29
Thanks everyone for attending the APIFSA Brownbag Lunch hosted by the Advocacy Committee today at the CPA pavilion! Good food and great company! Continue reading APIFSA luncheon with the Advocacy Committee
November was designated as National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush and Congress by joint resolution, after almost a century of efforts nationwide to recognize the contributions, achievements, and diverse histories and cultures of Indigenous peoples. This year, President Biden issued a proclamation encouraging the celebration of November 25, … Continue reading National American Indian Heritage Month
Wishing you a Diwali that brings happiness prosperity and joy to you and yours! Starting last Saturday, this five-day festival of lights symbolizes a spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Organizations all over campus will have events on Sunday, October 30 to celebrate. Are you observing Diwali this … Continue reading Happy Diwali Festival of Lights
Great to see everyone at the October APIFSA Informal Luncheon hosted by the Programming & Development! And thanks to Glenn for the informative mini-lecture on the Nisei Rock Garden! Continue reading APIFSA Programming & Development Luncheon
Join us next week for the first Industry and Identity event of the year! This series invites API leaders to informally chat about how their API identity and how it impacted their career journey. The event on Monday, October 24 will feature a conversation with Rob Bonta, 34th Attorney General of the State of California. … Continue reading API Industry and Identity series event!
Check out this amazing event this Saturday! The 17th- Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar will include talks and workshops showcasing the diverse and often hidden stories that make Southern California such a fascinating place of discovery. In honor of #PAHM, the Bazaar will include a workshop on “The Legacy of Helen Brown’s Filipino American Library” … Continue reading The 17th- Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar!
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Keck APIFSA and Keck Medicine of USC will offer a special screening of Nurse Unseenin honor of Filipino American Heritage Month. This feature-length documentary explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the frontlines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home. RSVP … Continue reading Nurse Unseen – A special screening in honor of Filipino American Heritage
The month of October is recognized across the United States as Filipino American History Month (aka Pilipino American Heritage Month). We are now celebrating our first USC Pilipino American History Month (PAHM) on campus with the help of numerous organizations such as Troy Philippines, APIFSA, the USC Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, and the … Continue reading USC Pilipino American Heritage Month
On Wednesday, October 12, USC hosted Noche de Cultura, the closing event for Latinx Heritage Month. The event honored this month’s theme “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Community,” with live dance performances, free food from local vendors, raffles, giveaways, and a DJ. The exciting program will feature remarks by USC President, Carol L. Folt, former … Continue reading Noche de Cultura at USC Latinx Heritage Month
