Spring Events
Past Spring 2011 Events
Asian American Awareness Month 2011
Indian Student Association's India Night gets things started on Saturday, April 2nd. Manny Garcia will be performing at our kickoff on April 6th. Other highlights include spoken word performances from Beau Sia and BrownStar at Reclamation and author of "I Love Yous are for White People," Lac Su.
Browse our full calendar events online or download one to go. Printed poster/calendars are available for pickup at AARCC (Taft Hall 101).
I Love Yous Are for White People: Reading and Book Signing by Author Lac Su
Lac Su left his homeland of Vietnam under gunfire at age 5. A harrowing but heartfelt narrative, his memoir tells the ensuing story of his search for a sense of worth and belonging amidst gangs and violence in America.
Wednesday, April 20th
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
UIC Student Center East, Cardinal Room
Book signing reception after author talk
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event
For more information, contact Mary Anne Mohanraj, mohanraj@uic.edu or 312-355-3448.
The House of Suh | A good son is committed for life
A film about a Chicago Korean American family
made by filmmakers from Chicago
Film screening and discussion with filmmakers
Iris K. Shim, Director and Producer (UIC alum)
Gerry Kim, Producer
Joseph Lee, Associate Producer (UIUC alum)
February 8, 2011
5:00 pm: doors open for refreshments
5:30 pm: film starts
Cardinal Room, third floor of Student Center East
750 S. Halsted St.
Film Synopsis
Yoon Myung and Tai Sook Suh immigrated to America for a better life for their children, Andrew and Catherine. But their pursuit of happiness quickly became riddled with misfortune, culminating on September 25, 1993, when Andrew shot and killed his older sister’s fiancé of eight years, Robert O’Dubaine, at Catherine’s bidding in Chicago. Those closest to Andrew expressed shock and disbelief: how could a young man with a promising future allow himself to be convinced into committing murder? As the Suh’s complex history unfolds, issues of cultural assimilation, traditional values and justice are examined, raising questions of guilt, innocence and the illusive gray area in between.
THE HOUSE OF SUH was awarded Best Documentary/Audience Award at the Philadelphia Asian Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at the San Diego Asian Film Festival.
For trailer and more information on the filmmakers, see www.thehouseofsuh.com
Free and open to the public
If you need an accommodation to attend this event, please call 312-413-9569
Presented by: Korean American Students Association, Asian American Resource
and Cultural Center, Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Asian Americans, Asian American Alumni Network of University of Illinois, and University of Illinois Alumni Association