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ACC Events

Legends of Kabuki: Tragic Heroes, Doomed Lovers, and Stories of Revenge
Date: April 18
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Venue: IU Art Museum
On the occasion of the Japanese woodblock print installation, Legends of Kabuki: Tragic Heroes, Doomed Lovers, and Stories of Revenge, the IUAM Education Department, in partnership with the IU Asian Culture Center, will present an in-gallery program featuring IUAM graduate assistant Lesley Ham, who curated the installation, "in conversation," with IU graduate student and Japanese traditional performing artist Monica Ham. Lesley will provide the historical narrative and stories behind each print, while Monica will highlight the stories with demonstrations of Kabuki song and dance. A light reception will follow. Co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council

"Linen weaving of things past:"An ink painting exhibition of Chinese artist Pu YueRu
Date: April 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Location: ACC, 807 East Tenth Street
The ACC will host a collection of ink paintings by artist Pu YueRu. Born in a small village of WuJi county, HeBei province, P.R.China in 1954, she spent forty years farming, sewing, weaving, and painting in the village, but now works in her studio in a suburb of Beijing. Her paintings nostalgically depict traditional lives in China, recalling a self-sustained, harmonious, and happy paradise of human life. This will be Pu YueRu's first solo show in the United States.

AsianFest at the Farmers' Market
Sponsored by Asian Culture Center in partnership with the City of Bloomington's Safe and Civil City Program and Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department
Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Location: Showers City Hall Atrium and Outdoor Stage area,
In conjunction with the Farmers' Market. Come and enjoy the diversity within Asian cultures through cultural performances, art crafts, cultural activities & games such as Skittles chopstick challenge, calligraphy, henna, and many more. Have a taste of traditional Asian dishes at the cooking demonstration. For more information, please email acc@indiana.edu.

April 2012: Asian Pacific American Heritage Film Festival

Remembering the Past, Building A Future
For full listing of upcoming Films: click here. This series presented in partnership with IU Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Asian Culture Center, Asian American Studies Program, East Asian Studies Center, and IU Cinema<

- Sunday, April 1, 2012: Three Films by Tadashi Nakamura (Documentary) - 6:30pm
"Yellow Brotherhood" (2003), "Pilgrimage" (2003), "A Song for Ourselves" (2009)

- Tuesday, April 3, 2012: Two Films by Deann Borshay Liem (Documentary) - 7:00pm
"First Person Plural" (2000), "In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee" (2010)

- Sunday, April 15, 2012: Today's Special by Kaplan (Comedy) - 6:30pm

For full listing of Events during Asian Pacific American Heritage, click here.

Congratulations to Wenjing Zheng, 2012 Felix Chen teaching diverity award recipient


The Asian Culture Center of Indiana University and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education are pleased to announce Wenjing Zheng as this year's winner of the Teaching Diversity Grant Award. This award is made possible through funding support from the Felix Chen Memorial Fund. Zheng is a second-year doctoral student studying special education at IU's School of Education.

"I am interested in special education because the efforts of the researchers and practitioners help children learn to think and live independently. Every little step of improvement means a lot to the children and their family, and I am happy to be part of the process together with them," said Zheng.

Zheng will use her $250 award to purchase teaching and research materials that will help implement a lesson plan at Rogers Elementary School. Her project aims to help students understand the diversity of the world, especially for those with disabilities who need alternative ways of learning and communicating. She hopes that this lesson "will help all the students understand and appreciate the differences among them, and help create a more inclusive and support classroom atmosphere."

The Felix Chen Memorial Fund was established to honor the life of Felix Chen, a special needs child who died in 2004. Felix was 6 years old. Through the love and commitment of his mother, Lingling Chen, this fund supports educational programs that bring awareness to cultural and ethnic diversity. This grant is open to any IU student, faculty, or staff member and supports initiatives aimed at enlightening area school children about the differences among various groups of people, the core of human concern, and humanitarian interests that affect all people.
Press Release by Sarah Moon

ACC's Asian Language Program
For full schedule, click Asian Language Learning Program
The ACC offers a diverse range of language courses taught by native speaker students and faculty at IU. There are varying levels of diffculty offered to suit your needs!

Asian Cultures Around Campus featuring Henna 101
Date: Every Monday
Time: 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Come and learn the ancient Indian art of henna designs. We will begin with a brief introduction about henna, its origins and different ways of application and followed by a hands-on experience. We will teach you some basic techniques and designs. For questions, email Hallie Baumann at acc@indiana.edu. P.S. Interested in volunteering at the HOLI festival on March 23 at Dunn Meadow anytime between 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.? Email us at acc@indiana.edu. We also need volunteers to do simple henna designs.

Asian Cultures Around Campus presents: Learning Calligraphy
Date and Time: Every Friday beginning February 3 – April 13 (except on Feb. 24 and March 16)
Time: 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Venue: ACC, 807 E. 10th Street
Description: Come, practice, and learn an introduction to Chinese calligraphy at the ACC with community member Yuzhi Lan. Yuzhi is a painter who does GongBi and ShuiMo and she uses Chinese ink and rice paper. Open to beginners age 12 and above. A one-time donation of $ is welcome to cover the cost of supplies. To pre-register, please contact acc@indiana.edu.

ACC programs

The ACC hosts many events on a regular basis. Check out the calender below for our scheduled events. You can also pick up a program flyer at the center or at any of our events. All events are free unless otherwise indicated. See our note about parking for programs at the ACC on our facilities page.

Here is a list of our regular programs, click for details:

Note About Parking

Parking with permits is available at Walnut Grove and 11th Street parking lots at the back of the Geological Science Building (located at 1001 E. 10th street). Parking with fees is also available at the Indiana Memorial Union parking lot. Please allow 3- 5 minutes walk from these parking areas to ACC. There is also available free parking on city streets after 5:00 p.m.