Asian-American Festivities Commence

The Harvard Asian-American community will be offering food, films, dancing and speeches to celebrate the campus's second annual Asian American Cultural Month.

The Asian-American 'Association (AAA), in conjunction with 15 different campus Asian-American groups, has organized this month's schedule of events.

"It brings all the groups to one place as well as raising awareness of the Asian-American community at Harvard," said Linda L. Wei '92, president of AAA.

The events became part of an official month last year when the abundance of Asian-American activities suggested that a calendar be created which listed all the events, AAA members said. Several activities were added to the original events scheduled by the various organizations in order to enhance this year's event, according to AAA member Albert K. Ting.

One of the activities that distinguishes this year's event is a series of lectures on Pearl Harbor, sponsored by the University's Program of U.S.-Japan Relations. In addition, this year's event features films co-sponsored by the South Asian Association and the Bi-sexual Gay and Lesbian Student Association.

The highlight of the month, planners of the even said continues to be the Asian American Food Festival, which took place in Lowell Dining Hall Saturday. Several of the Harvard Asian-American groups participated in the food festival and the cultural show which followed.

Besides providing a chance to have the University as a whole come into contact with Asian-American culture, organizers of the event said they also thought it would help bring campus Asian groups closer together.

"Sometimes there is a lack of unity among the Asian groups on campus and this is an opportunity for them to get together," said co-organizer Mary A. Lee '94