Category: Programs & Initiatives

Thank you to everyone who joined us for yesterday’s March APIFSA Informal Lunch hosted by the Executive Secretaries. See you all at the next general meeting on April 7! Continue reading March APIFSA Informal Lunch!

To continue our efforts to empower and uplift API faculty and staff here at USC, we are excited to work with @righttobeorg and @advancingjustice_aajc to bring two training sessions for APIFSA members to empower us to affect change responsibly and effectively as well as to help up become more resilient. The first training session is: Bystander Intervention 2.0: Conflict … Continue reading Bystander Intervention 2.0: Conflict De-Escalation

USC East Asian Studies Center is hosting the ninth annual East Asia Career Panel. This event is open to anyone interested in using language and area studies skills in their future professions and learning about the different career options available. Our impressive USC alumni panelists include the Head of Cultural Consulting at Gold House, a … Continue reading Ninth Annual East Asia Career Panel

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

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

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

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

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

Some wind and rain won’t stop us for long! Our Mid-Autumn Celebration has been moved to this Friday, September 23 from 5:00-8:30PM. Join us for a Mid-Autumn Celebration on the HSC campus! The “night-market” style event is open to USC students, staff, faculty, friends and family! We hope to see you there! Continue reading Join us for a Mid-Autumn Celebration this Friday on the HSC campus!

K-POP Festa examines K-Pop as a global cultural phenomenon and the evolution of the Korean Wave, known as Hallyu. This all-day event will begin at 12:00PM with a USC Graduate Student Panel and a Conversation with Dom Rodriguez (Senior Vice President and Head of SM Entertainment USA). Beginning at 6:00PM, there will be a K-Pop … Continue reading K-POP Festa coming on Friday, Sept. 23!

By day, Patrick Ginelsa is a USC staff member in the Marshall Experiential Learning Center. By night, he is the director of ?Lumpia: With a Vengeance?, a super fun action comedy that will be getting a wide release late September. September 28, 2022  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Ray Stark Family Theatre, 900 W 34th St #108, Los … Continue reading LUMPIA: With a Vengeance Film Screening Coming on Sept 28!

USC APIFSA is hosting a tailgate for the USC vs. Fresno State game on September 17 from 4-7pm. We will be on the south end of Taper Hall on Trousdale Parkway (see second photo) and will have food, games, drinks, and more! APIFSA members are encouraged to bring friends and family to enjoy and socialize. Continue reading USC APIFSA Tailgate 2022

Mark your calendars for “Beyond the Monolith: Representations of AAPI Artists in Dance, Part 1” presented by Visions & Voices on Thursday, September 15, 7:30 pm at the Kaufman Dance Center’s Large Performance Space! “Beyond the Monolith” is a dynamic one-hour program with short films by students/faculty, student performances of new works by renowned guest … Continue reading Beyond the Monolith: Representations of AAPI Artists in Dance, Part 1