AALimelight Interview with UCI’s APAAC
By Steven Cong
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Elaine Won and I’m from the Bay (YAY!) Area. I’m currently the Programming Coordinator for the Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA) at UC Irvine, which means I coordinate, with the tremendous help of APSA staff, the annual Asian Pacific American Awareness Conference and Asian Pacific-Islander Heritage Month at UC Irvine. I’m also a music, art, fashion, and food junkie so I like to incorporate those aspects into the programs that I propose and coordinate.
What is APAAC?
APAAC stands for the Asian Pacific American Awareness Conference and this January 28th will ring in the 27th annual. The conference’s purpose is to educate the UC Irvine and greater Orange County community about Asian Pacific-Islander issues, politics and culture through speakers, workshops, and performances. APSA hopes to provide an open environment where attendees can foster a sense of community, network with other student organizers, and educate themselves by listening to and discussing the new perspectives that their peers have to offer. Hopefully the dialogues that happen at APAAC will inspire every individual to carry back their knowledge to each of their spaces so they can start or continue their work for the API and People of Color community.
Continue reading to see what to expect at tomorrow’s (technically today’s) 27th APAAC at UC Irvine. Come through!
