Join us online for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening and filmmaker discussion of THE DONUT KING, a new documentary by Alice Gu, co-presented as part of the Center for Asian American Media’s CAAMFest.
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) History Month. Come celebrate our ANY AAPI Celebration where there will be virtual performances that will be a must see! We also invite you to wear traditional Asian attire and bring your favorite Asian food/snacks to the screen to talk about so that we can all celebrate our Asian heritage together. Fill out the following form if you are interested in performing/presenting: https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6lZe9BMwrp0QtDw.
Want to cook with a chef? Join the Asian Network at Yale and Chef Lucas Sin ‘15, chef and head of culinary arts at Junzi Kitchen, for a cooking demonstration of Mapo Tofu. Chef Sin is a Yale alum who was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020, Eater Young Gun, and StarChefs Rising Star in 2019. Spots are limited to 40 participants. Registrants will receive a secondary email with the recipe and ingredients a couple days prior to the event.
“Asian Americans” is a five-hour film series that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever. As America becomes more diverse, and more divided while facing unimaginable challenges, how do we move forward together? Told through intimate personal stories, the series will cast a new lens on U.S. history and the ongoing role that Asian Americans have played.
Join the Asian Network at Yale and Working Women’s Network for a comprehensive and interactive zoom self-defense seminar! Topics will include: ways to walk through a violent encounter, personal protection options like mace spray and how to use them properly, and car safety tips.
Please note that during a robbery, for the safety of the persons involved, it is suggested to be compliant, and once safely to do so, contact the police immediately with as many details as possible.
Join Shifu Shirley Chock, owner of Aiping Tai Chi (aiping-taichi.com), for an Avatar inspired workout where you will learn the martial arts movements that inspired earth bending, fire bending, water bending, and air bending.
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that many facial recognition technologies misclassify women and darker-skinned faces, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms.
Immediately following the screening, Professor Elisa Celis will moderate a discussion with the filmmaker, Shalini Kantayya.
Join the Asian Network at Yale and DiversAbility at Yale to dive into Alison Gervais’ latest book The Silence Between Us: I See You, Now Hear Me. We will be joined by special guest Alison Gervias and hear more from her about the book and her own experiences.
We’ll explore similarities and differences between the hard-of-hearing and Asian-American experiences. Within these differences and similarities, how can we support each other?
Join us online for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening of the documentary CODED BIAS, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Shalini Kantayya and computer scientist Joy Buolamwini of the MIT Media Lab.
Zoom is a video conferencing and virtual meeting software that can help you facilitate both meeting and events. Come and learn about the best practices and functionality embedded in the Zoom tool and ways in which to secure your meetings, events, trainings, etc.
