General Meetings (Fall 07)
Tuesdays 6201 Math Sciences building, 6-7 pm

10/12/07

Hey everyone due to sorta bad weather, we're going to call off the bonfire tomorrow,
cause even if it's not raining, the day after it rains at a beach it's usually really dirty.

BUT!!!!!! fear not fearless hapa's we're going to go eat and either go play lasertag or
go bowling!!!!! sooooo it'll be funnnnn but bring some money to pay for food/activities!!!!

10/11/07

Hey hapas, sorry for the lack of updates recently! Here's a look at upcoming events:

$2 Movie Night- Ratatouille
Friday, October 12
Meet at 6:30 at the Bruin Bear

Beach Bonfire-
Saturday, October 13
Meet at 5pm in Ackerman Turnaround- be sure to contact us if you need a ride!

Second meeting:
Tues. Oct. 16th
6pm
Math and Sciences building 6201

We hope to see you all there!

If you have any questions or fun ideas/suggestions, feel free to contact one of the officers :-D

6/12/07

I thought I would share some very relevant information with you all.

-Loving vs. Virginia is the Supreme Court Case that legalized interracial marriage in the United States.
This was decided on June 12, 1967, making today the 40th Anniversary of that decision.

I hope that everyone can take a minute to reflect on this and realize the importance and the impact of
this decision.

History:
In 1958, Richard Loving, a white man, married Mildred Jeter, a black woman, in Washington, DC. When
they moved to Virginia, the Lovings were accused of violating the state's anti miscegenation laws under
the Racial Integrity Act. Their sentence, a year in prison, would be suspended if they left the state for
25 years. Living in Washington, they sued to overturn their conviction, claiming that they were denied
equal protection under Amendment XIV. On June 12, 1967, in Loving v. Virginia, the US Supreme Court
overturned the conviction, ruling that anti miscegenation statutes were unconstitutional.

-Dalynna

6/7/07

Hapa Club would like to invite everyone to our End of the Year Celebration, so we can
celebrate an amazing year together. Semi-formal clothing please!

Some of us will be meeting at the Bruin Bear at 5, so we can walk together. If you prefer to,
you can meet us in front of Ami's Sushi at 5:30.

Look forward to seeing you all there!!

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5/23/07

Hapa Club is meeting tomorrow to go see this amazing documentary about how Asian
men are portrayed in the media. If you are interested, we are meeting at 6:45 in front of
Northwestern Auditorium. Hope to see you there!

http://ucla.facebook.com/e vent.php?eid=2396796378

Winner of the Best Short Documentary award at the NY International Independent Film & Video
film festival, The Slanted Screen envisions a new, exciting future in the entertainment industry,
where the diversity of our culture and society is fully recognized and represented.

COME AND TAKE PART OF THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY THAT MADE ITS ROUNDS
AROUND THE NATION. FREE BOBA TO THOSE WHO ARRIVE EARLY AND SPECIAL INTRODUCTION,
Q&A SESSION BY A GUEST SPEAKER HIGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE BACKGROUND OF THE FILM.

IN THE SPIRIT OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, JOIN US IN TAKING A CLOSER
LOOK INTO THE PORTRAYAL OF ASIAN MEN IN MODERN MEDIA.

LOVE, CAC INDIE FILMS

Thursday May 24, 2007
7:00 to 9:00
Northwest Auditorium

-Dalynna Donatella

5/20/07

Hey guys, this week we'll be talkin about hapa dating and yellow feva. It's gonna be pretty interesting,
so try not to miss it! We'll be eatin dinner after in the dorms (we can swipe in apt. ppl!)


p.s
don't be shy if you've never been to a meeting! new people are always welcome :-)

-Dalynna Donatella

5/13/07

Hey guys! Great party Friday. I'm glad I finally got to meet so many of you in person.
But if I didn't get to meet you, then Monday's meeting is the perfect opportunity because were
having our Annual Family Picture Day.

Bring a picture of your family to the meeting and show them off to the club.
This meeting is going to be a lot of fun because face it, most of us fell pretty far from the tree.

Family Picture Day: Monday May 14th 5-5:50 pm Ackerman Union 3508

And of course dinner after the meeting.

Don't forget to call your mom today!

-Sean Gohara

5/5/07

Because now I'm not allowed to stop rhyming:

I know your stessed,
Your professors not the best,
And now you have a test,
But you need a rest,
So leave your tiny nest,
And meet at Reiber lest,
be punched in the chest,
ha that's just a jest.

Not gonna lie, this one is not my best, midterms suck. Which is why were replacing
our meeting with a dorm dinner. So come out and vent with us.
Monday May 7th,
7:00 Reiber Dinning hall.

We're ballers, we have premier, so Apartment dwellin folk are welcome. See you there

-Sean Gohara

4/29/07

Hey hapas,

We're going out to Ami Sushi for our meeting tomorrow!

Meet at 5pm at the bruin bear:-)

and start getting ready...hapa PARTY is coming up this friday! keep an eye out for more details!

4/25/07

Hey hapas, how bout a hapa invasion of Covel dining commons tomorrow (thurs) at 530?

meet outside and we'll figure out swipes for those unfortunate apartment people :-p

If you've missed our last couple of meetings, this would be a great way to come and get to know everyone!


ps mark your calendars for next monday's SUSHI NIGHT!!!

4/23/07

To UCLA Hapas,
There is an amazing event at Cal Poly Pomona if anyone is interested. If anyone wants to
go or is willing to carpool, please message me (Dalynna). Thanks!

Join us for Readings, Screenings, and a Discussion on Asian American
Mixed Race Issues, Writing, and Art

Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 6:00-9:00 pm, Cal Poly Pomona, Bronco Student
Center, Ursa Major

Free and Open to the Public

Mixt Up Productions is proud to announce the release of the third
collection in the "Mixed Up" Hapa series, begun in 1999. The final
book has been six years in the making, and is a compelling addition to
the series devoted to the creative works and social commentaries by
and about mixed race Asian North Americans.

Join us as local artists Shyamala Moorty, Daniel Takeshi Krause, and
Giovanni Ortega, along with editors James Lawrence Ardeña and Brandy
Liên Worrall, perform on campus. Animator Jeff Chiba Stearns's short
film What Are You Anyways? will also be shown. In addition, the
editors will talk about the forthcoming anthology, Completely Mixed
Up.

The "All Mixed Up" book will be available for $12. Proceeds go toward
an anthology of the complete works of the "Mixed Up" series, in
addition to new works, entitled Completely Mixed Up: An Anthology of
Mixed Race Asian North American Writing and Art, forthcoming in Fall
2007. For submission guidelines, email mixedupbooks@gmail.com.
Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2007.

For more information on the chapbooks, anthology, and related events, email
mixedupbooks@gmail.com or visit http://www.myspace.com/mixtuppress .

4/22/07

Hey you part-asian.
About the beach occasion,
Due to weathers persuasian,
There is a cancellation.
But hold no hesitation,
For on future inspiration,
There will be a beach vacation.

Unfortunately the weather doesn't look so good for this weekend, so beach day is postponed.

But!

This Monday we will be watching a short video on the half-asian identity at our meeting. It's a great video interviewing hapa college students just like us. Join us for the viewing and a discussion afterwards.

2nd General Meeting:
Monday April 23
3508 Ackerman Union
5-5:50 Pm

4/1/07

Welcome back UCLA hapas! It's spring quarter, which means time for a fresh new quarter of Hapa
Club events and meetings! Check back here soon for more information, and if you haven't joined
our Facebook group yet, you can find it here: http://ucla.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200659516,
to keep up on all the hapa-nings! Remember, having the opportunity to partake in a hapa community
can be a rare opportunity, so take advantage of the setting UCLA has to offer by getting involved and
contribute to the community while discovering more about hapa culture.

6/3/06

Hey UCLA hapas!

UCLA hapa club is going to the opening celebration of "Part Asian, 100% Hapa" at the Japanese American
National Museum in Little Tokyo, L.A. The show includes 80 framed Hapa prints, 40 of which have never
before been seen! The celebration also features an interactive wall where you can add your own picture
and comment, some artwork by Kip Fulbeck, as well as spoken word artists and comedians. Plus rocking
Deejays spinning throughout the night, food, a no host bar, and Hapas as far as you can see!

THIS IS GONNA BE THE HAPA PARTY OF ALL TIME SO DON'T MISS IT!

WHAT: "Part Asian, 100% Hapa" exhibit opening party
WHEN: Saturday, June 10th 7:00-10:00 PM
WHERE: Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, L.A.
COST: FREE

For more info, go to http://www.janm.org/exhibits/kipfulbeck/home

This Monday night we'll be holding a screening of the film Chasing Daybreak: A Documentary About Mixed Race In
America followed by a Q&A session and Workshop led by the film's director Jason Leroy.

WHAT: Chasing Daybreak
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 8pm
WHERE: Ackerman Grand Ballroom

This is event is totally free, so please come check it out!

For more info about the film, visit www.chasingdaybreak.com

Hey hapas, here's a look at what's planned for this quarter:

4th week: Pizza and movie night (Wed 4/26)
5th week: Wine and cheese party (Fri 5/5)
6th week: Chasing Daybreak screening (Mon 5/8, 8pm-11pm), Beach day: rollerblading, biking, etc. (Sat 5/13)
7th week: Dim sum and fobby pics (Sun 5/21)
8th week: Bonfire (Day TBA)
9th week: Elections meeting (Thurs 6/1)

Remember, meetings will be held on odd weeks (5th, 7th, 9th).

Spring Welcome Back Dinner!

Our quarterly welcome back dinner is this week! Come hang out with us hapas, even if you've
never been to anything before this is the perfect opportunity to meet some new people!

WHAT: Spring '06 Welcome Back Dinner
WHERE: BJ's in Westwood
WHEN: Thursday April 13 7PM

We'll be meeting up at JWAC (James West Alumni Center) turnaround (right next to Ackerman
turnaround) at 6:30PM so we can all walk over to the restaurant as a group.

If you're planning to come please RSVP so we can make appropriate reservations...friends welcome!

Also, if it's more convenient for you to meet us at BJ's that's cool too. Hope to see ya Thursday!

Meeting this week!

WHAT: Stereotypes Meeting
WHERE: Boelter 4283
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 23, 6pm

You won't want to miss this meeting, it should be a lot of fun. Also, if you ordered a tshirt they're finally in!
Come to the meeting to pick yours up. As always, dinner will follow the meeting, so if you can't make it at 6pm
we'd love for you to join us for food! The meeting should run until 7pm so if you'd like to meet up with us in
Westwood, feel free to give one of us a call to find out where we're eating!

This week: In honor of upcoming Valentine's Day (or Singles Appreciation Day - SAD for short) this week's
meeting will focus on issues of Interracial Love & Dating.

WHAT: Hapa Club Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 6PM
WHERE: Boelter 4283

And if you can't make it to the meeting you can always meet up with us for the after-dinner in Westwood!
Just give one of us a call to find out where we are!

Hope midterms are treating you all well and you have time for Hapa-nings this week!

P.S. Tshirts coming SOON!!!

This week: HAPAS ON ICE!! That's right, we'll be going out this week to show off our toepick skills at the Culver
City Ice Rink (it is Winter after all even if the weather hasn't been showing it).

WHAT: Hapas On Ice 3
WHEN: Thursday, February 2nd, 8pm-10:30pm
WHERE: Culver City Ice Arena, 4545 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City

We'll be meeting at Ackerman Turnaround at 7pm to carpool out to Culver City. The cost should be $7 which
includes skate rentals. Bring a couple bucks extra if you think you might get hungry because they have a little
snack shack there (and we'll probably want to grab some food after all that ice action).

Also, if you ordered one, expect your Hapa Club Tshirts within a week!

That's all for now folks, hope to see you Thursday (so you can see me make a fool of myself falling on my butt!).

Your Hapa Club President, Amber Bechtel

1/25/06

Big shout out to everyone who came out last week for the Welcome Back Dinner and kickback afterwards, it was
awesome! Check for pics from both later on in the week on our foobonic photo gallery:
http://www.foobonic.com/gallery/v/usr-UCLA-Hapa-Club/

Families Meeting

WHAT: 3rd Week Meeting
WHERE: 4283 Boelter Hall
WHEN: Thursday, January 26, 6pm

This week's meeting will be all about our Hapa families and growing up hapa. Bring pictures of your family
(drawings are ok too!) to share and talk about. Come hungry and stick around to get dinner with us all
afterwards in Westwood (~7pm)

T-SHIRT ORDER REMINDER!!!!
The deadline to order your Hapa Club Tshirt is this week!! Bring your money to the meeting this week (only $10)
or email Alina ( linaahh@yahoo.com ) to work out a time. Remember: you have to prepay for your shirts (you WILL get
a shirt if you pay for it) because we are NOT ordering extras! Don't miss out!

Winter Quarter Hapa-nings
Some things to look forward to this quarter and mark on your calendar:
~ NEXT WEEK: Hapas On Ice at the Culver City Ice Rink
~ 5th Week: Our Annual Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.) Party
~ Also look out for a Sunday night trip to Club Beat It, 2nd Annual Wine & Cheese Gala, and another world-famous
Martini Party!

1/17/06

Welcome Back Dinner

WHAT: Dinner with all your favorite UCLA Hapas
WHEN: Thursday, January 19th, 7PM
WHERE: Olive Garden in Westwood
WHO: You & any friends you want to bring along

There will be an evite for this to be sent out shortly. RSVP by Wednesday night so we know how many people to
make the reservations for. And if you don't get the evite, let me know and/or just reply to this email if you're planning
on coming. Just as a little FYI: We're planning on having a party very soon but we need to see what kind of turnout
we might expect so COME TO THE DINNER IF YOU WANT HAPA CLUB TO HAVE ANOTHER PARTY ASAP because the
more people who come to the dinner the more inclined we will be to throw another big party SOON!

Sloshball & Party in San Diego with UCI and UCSD Hapa Clubs

WHAT: Annual Sloshball Game & Party after at Janice's place
WHEN: Sat. January 21st, Game Time = 1pm
WHERE: Somewhere in San Diego

Time again for the annual hapa club sloshball competition! For those of you who don't know what sloshball is you can
find brief descriptions of this great game here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloshball  OR here
http://www.barmeister.com/cgi-bin/game.view.pl?game=377 . Carpools will leave from UCLA at 11am Saturday morning
and expect to arrive back late Saturday night. After the game, if you can handle still more fun, Janice (previously president
of UCSD Hapa Misc.) will be having a party. Reply to this email if you are interested in going!!

New Hapa Club Tshirts

Don't forget, the deadline is drawing near for you to order your Hapa Club Shirts with the new design (to view the design,
check our website). Remember there will be no extras ordered so don't miss out! The cost of the shirts is only $10!! Email
Alina ( linaahh@yahoo.com ) if you are interested in getting a shirt.

Hope to see you all later this week!

Your Hapa Club President,
Amber Bechtel

1/11/06

Welcome Back Meeting

WHAT: First Meeting of Winter Quarter
WHEN: Thursday, January 12, 6PM
WHERE: Boelter 4283

We missed ya over Winter Break and hope you all had awesome vacations. Come catch up with all your favorite
hapas and see what we're up to this quarter. Don't forget that the meeting room this quarter has changed!!
Meetings will be every ODD Thursday at 6pm in Boelter 4283. As usual, stick around after the meeting and
grab some dinner with us in Westwood.

Also, UCI Hapa Club has invited us to a little hapa get together in their 'hood Thursday night, so if anyone is
interested, reply to this email or let us know at the meeting and we'll figure out rides at that time.

New Tshirts Coming Soon

Don't forget, as Alina said in a recent email, we're getting new Hapa Club Tshirts (finally)!! The new design can be
viewed here: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/Linaahh/hapacolored.jpg Shirts must be prepaid so bring $10
bucks to the meeting (so cheap this time!), deadline to pre-order your shirt will be at the meeting 3rd Week.

Upcoming this Quarter

Some things to look forward to this quarter: Sloshball & Party in San Diego with UCI & UCSD Hapas, Ice Skating,
Bonfire, Parties and lots more. If there is something cool you would like to see Hapa Club do in the future, don't
hesitate to make a suggestion!

OK, Hope you're enjoying your first week back and hope to see you this week!

Your Hapa Club President, Amber Bechtel

12/30/05

Hey everyone! Hope all of your vactions are going well! That said, Winter Quarter is just around the corner.
We will be updating you soon on the meeting time and room for next quarter, so keep your eyes open!

More importantly, we will be ordering our Hapa Club Tshirts during Winter Quarter, and we are hoping to get
all orders ASAP. The shirts will take 2 weeks to ship, so in order to enjoy them by 5th week, we have to get
everyone's order by the end of 3rd week, but the sooner the better. Here's the info:

- Originally, we voted the shirts, black print on grey shirts. In reality, this looked dull and crappy. Trust me!
-Instead, the shirts will be light blue on Black.
-The shirts will be ONLY $10 each!!!
-They must be prepaid
-We will NOT order extras
-We can bring the price down the more we order (SO TELL YOUR HAPA BUDDIES!)
-The sizes are Youth Sml-XL to adult Sml-XL (girls may want youth sizes so the shirts aren't so long)


Here is a reduced size version of the concept:



I promise you WILL recieve your shirt, and you will recieve it ASAP. We can thank Gala for designing our
shirt this year! If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, they are more than welcome! I
will be asking for sizes and money starting at our first meeting. If you are already sure that you want one,
feel free to send me your name and your size, and a reminder to bring your money will be included in our
first notice about our first meeting. Thanks everyone!

11/30/05

Hey everyone, hope you all had wonderful weekends and didn't get stuck in too much traffic in your travels.

The quarter is winding down and it's time for our LAST meeting of Fall Quarter! We'll be doing
something a little different from our regular meetings but it's something that's become a yearly tradition
for us.

WHAT: White Elephant Exchange (Hapa Club General Meeting)
WHERE: Haines A76
WHEN: THURSDAY 12/1, 6PM
WHO: Everyone! Even if you have never been to a meeting or event before, please don't be shy and come on Thursday!

Here's the plan: Everyone come to the meeting with some kind of "gift" item ( < $5 value, this is not some fancy schmancy thing, just for fun) but make sure it's wrapped/covered, this could even mean it's in a plastic grocery bag if that's all you have! That's all you need to know for now, we'll explain the game at the meeting, but just FYI it's best if you bring something weird and off the wall.

****ALSO don't forget to bring your Hapa Club t-shirt design ideas to the meeting as this week is the deadline and we'll be voting on designs at the meeting!!*****

OK That's it for this week, good luck studying everyone and hope to see you on Thursday!

Your Hapa President, Amber Bechtel

11/16/05

Meeting this week!
WHAT: Hapa Club General Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, November 17, 6PM
WHERE: Haines A76 Stick around after the meeting and grab some dinner with us, too!

T-shirt Design Contest
It's time for Hapa Club to come up with a new design for t-shirts! Bring your tshirt design
ideas to the meeting this week or if you need some time to think about and create the *perfect*
design, the DEADLINE for t-shirt design submissions is our 9th Week Meeting on 12/01/05 at
which time we will all vote for our favorite design (you can also email designs to Alina linaahh@yahoo.com ).
The winning design will go to press over Winter Break so we will have brand spanking new shirts
available for you as soon as we get back for Winter Quarter. Oh yea, and the winner of this contest
will of course, receive a free t-shirt!

Dim Sum Outing
Due to popular demand (who doesn't love to eat, really?) we'll be going out for some grubbin
Dim Sum at Empress Pavillion in downtown L.A. this weekend.
WHAT: Hapas & Dim Sum
WHERE: Empress Pavillion, 988 N Hill St Ste 201, Los Angeles
WHEN: Sunday, November 20th, Rides will leave Westwood around 11am More information will be in the
evite which will go out this afternoon, but if you don't receive the evite, you can RSVP to Amber ( amber.bechtel@gmail.com )

11/2/05

Meeting this week!

WHEN: Thursday, November 3, TOMORROW 6pm
WHERE: Haines A76

As always, come hungry and join us for dinner after the meeting!


Thanks to everyone who came last week to the party and special thanks to Weston for hosting!
Pics are up on the site here: http://www.foobonic.com/gallery/v/usr-UCLA-Hapa-Club/Fall_2005/Martini-Party/



Come stop by the table on bruinwalk this week if you get a chance!!



Good luck with midterms everyone, see you tomorrow!



Your Hapa President,
Amber Bechtel

10/26/05

WHAT: Hapa Club General Meeting
WHERE: Haines A76 (downstairs)
WHEN: Thursday, October 27, 6PM

Come hungry so you can hang out with us after the meeting for dinner!

10/20/05

Hey everyone, Just a quick note to say, NO MEETING TONIGHT...it has been postponed
until NEXT THURSDAY. Since we knew you'd miss hanging out with hapas, we're going to
the Queen Mary Shipwreck on Friday instead! Please RSVP by tonight so we know how
many cars to organize and if you didn't receive the evite please also let me know so I can
add you.

Here is some info about the Queen Mary: http://www.queenmaryshipwreck.com/shipwreck2005.html
We will be leaving the UCLA area at 8pm.

Also, pics are up from the party and from the welcome back dinner: http://www.foobonic.com/gallery/v/usr-UCLA-Hapa-Club/Fall_2005/

That's all for this week...see ya! Your Hapa President, Amber Bechtel

10/12/05

Come this Thursday for our quarterly WELCOME BACK DINNER! Meet this Thursday,
October 13 at 7pm at JWAC (James West Alumni Center) turnaround and we'll walk
down to Damon & Pythias ( www.damonandpythias.com for those of you who have
never been there) together....if you would rather meet up with us there at the restuarant
that's totally cool too! If you haven't already gotten the evite for this, let me know so you
can be added to that list.

Things to look forward to next week: ~General Meeting on Thursday ~Trip to Queen Mary's
Shipwreck Halloween Terror Fest on Friday More info to come next Monday Also, thanks to
everyone who came out for the party last week! Pics will be up on the site within the next
day or two...and let me know if you took any pics so we can add them also!

That's it for this week, hope to see you tomorrow!

10/5/05

Welcome Back Hapas! Hope everyone had fun and relaxing summer
vacations...now that's school's back in session Hapa Club's got a lot
of things in store for you.

First up, the first General Hapa Club Meeting is this week! As in the
past, meetings will be biweekly on Thursdays @ 6PM. This week:

WHAT: Welcome Back First Fall Quarter Meeting
WHEN: Thursday, October 6th, 6PM
WHERE: Haines A76 (downstairs)

We'll be meeting and getting to know each other and going over what we
have planned for the quarter so be sure not to miss it!.....and feel
free to bring your friends, everyone's welcome!


Last but certainly not least........HAPA PARTY~!!!! That's right, this
coming Friday is our first party of the year, and we'd love to see
everyone there! The party will be at Sean Halloran's (same place as
the last time)...the address is 10960 Roebling in Westwood...you
should be able to see where it's at from the street. Look for an evite
for the party later tonight! (If you don't get the evite let me know
and I will add you to the evite list) To see pics from previous
parties go to http://www.foobonic.com/gallery/v/usr-UCLA-Hapa-Club/
There will also be hapas here from USC and UCI!



Alright, that's it for this week...as always, don't be shy come and
stop by our table on bruinwalk...and can't wait to see every one later
this week!


Your Hapa Club President (one last time!),
Amber Bechtel