Spring 2022

Spring Semester Recurring Events

I) Lunch and Learn Series

12 - 1 PM ET, Thursdays

January 13, 2022: Filipino Diaspora, presenter: Melvin Earl Villaver, Jr. and Jehu Emmanuel Laniong

 Register for in-person attendance here.

II) AAARCC Spring 2022 Speaker Series

1) Conversation and Q&A Featuring Scott Wang

Date & Time: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 6:30 PM ET
Location: Zoom

Register here!

2) A. Decolonizing Hegemonic Narratives of Justice: Chasing after the Participatory Rights of Cambodian Diaspora in the U.N./Khmer Rouge Tribunal, presented by Dr. Leakhena Nou, Medical Sociologist and Professor of Sociology, California State University - Long Beach

Date & Time: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 6:00 PM ET
Location: Lawson Hall Room 1142

B. Sociological Imagination Workshop for Graduate Students, presented by Dr. Leakhena Nou, Medical Sociologist and Professor of Sociology, California State University - Long Beach

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 9:30 AM ET
Location: AAARCC (915 5th Street)

Please register in advance for this event here.

III) Reali-Tea Series: Purdue AAARCC and CAPS Spring 2022

Date & Time: Tuesdays, 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM ET
Location: AAARCC (915 5th Street)

Conversations on mental health and well-being. Registration not required.

IV) Catch the Career Coach Student Hours and Presentations and Pre-Professional Advising Sessions (Collaborative Programming with Purdue CCO)

Date & Time: Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 PM ET for CCO; 1:30-2:30 PM ET on Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 31, and Apr 28, 2022 for PPA.
Location: AAARCC (915 5th Street)

V) Music Appreciation Series

Join us to for lessons on a variety of music topics ranging from basic theory to pop-culture topics! These music appreciation series are in collaboration with Dr. Shuk-Ki Wong, Assistant Director of Purdue University's vocal music department in the Purdue Musical Organization, and the Educational and Cultural Attache Office, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia.

• Dates: January 28, February 11 & 25, March 11 & 25, 2022
• Time: Noon - 1:00 PM ET
• Location: AAARCC (915 5th Street)

January 28, 2022: Elements of Music

February 11, 2022: Angklung Goes to America


February 25, 2022: Musical Periods of Western Music & Instruments


March 11, 2022: Music of Asian American Communities


March 25, 2022: Pop Culture and K-Pop

VI) AAARCC Virtual Film Series

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 6 :00 PM ET
Try Harder Screening & Q&A with Producer/Director Debbie Lum
Post-Movie Q & A Moderated by: Dr. Trish Morita-Mullaney
(Associate Professor, Literacy & Language) 
Join via Zoom


At Lowell High School, the top public high school in San Francisco, the seniors are stressed out. As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream colleges.  At Lowell—where cool kids are nerds, nearly everyone has an amazing talent, and most of the student body is Asian American—the things that usually make a person stand out can feel commonplace.  With humor and heart, director Debbie Lum captures the reality of the American college application process and the intersection of class, race, and educational opportunity as young adults navigate a quintessential rite of passage.

Tuesday, March 9, 2022 at 6:00 PM ET
Confetti Screening and Q&A with Film Writer/Producer/Director Ann Hu
Post Film Q&A Co-Moderated by Dr. Margaret Tillman (Director, Asian Studies) and Lisa Yates (Access Consultant, Disability Resource Center)
Location: Zoom

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM ET
Flee Screening & Post Movie Discussion
Co-moderated post-movie discussion to follow.
Join via Zoom

Spring 2022 Semester Special Events

I) AAARCC Lunar New Year Celebration

• Date and Time: February 12, 2021 from 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM ET
• Location: France A. Cordova Black & Gold Gym

II) Nowruz at the AAARCC

Join us as we welcome the New Year! Come to the AAARCC (915 5th Street) on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET for delicacies and decorations. Purdue AAARCC would like to thank Friends of the AAARCC Dr. Mojgan Sarmadi and Dr. Saeed Mohammadi for helping our community celebrate the new year. 

III) Holi Celebration (Collaboration of Purdue AAARCC, CASO, and KPiB)

Date/Time: Saturday, March 26, 2022 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET

Venue: Memorial Mall

Join Purdue AAARCC and student organizations Cricket and Social Outreach (CASO) and Kappa Pi Beta to celebrate Holi. Admission is free.

IV) Destress Week Spring 2022

• More info coming soon!

V) InspirAsian: Graduation and Student Leadership Celebration
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Join us as we celebrate our graduates and student leaders from this academic year! We invite the graduating seniors, graduating graduate students, and student leaders to complete the form found at the link below to be recognized at the event: https://tinyurl.com/2022InspirAsian-AAARCC