Khmer Night: ASC Talent Show + afterparty @ Oasis

Once again, Khmer Night was such a huge success! So many KhSAeeeeers & friends came out and showed love and support to its members.

I'm very happy i intergrated it with the the ASC talent show because it was a HIT! I heard that they had to turn away people because there were no more seats. Hehe, i feel a little guilty for reserving 4 rows for us even though we could've just jam-packed about 3. However i think everybody was a little surprise at how entertaining and fun the acts were. I really like ThaiSA "matrix volleyball". It was neat! On the other hand, KhSA was def representing because they had the crowd swooning with their own rendition of Jason Mraz "i'm yours" and New kids on the Block f/ Neyo "Single". It was too cute! You guys rock and did amazing :]

Also before the show, we sold ice cream during the Night Market. At first, there were very slow sales. Gradually as time passed, we got the team morale up and sold more than our team's goal. Although me and Sophana had a higher goal, it was nice to hit even and make some profit.

The rest of the show was full of energy and entertainment. VSA was the last act and they did a hip-hop dance. They danced to the songs, Tae-yang "Look only at me" and DJ Felli Fel "Get buck in here". Good song choices! Finally, we got to cheer for our fave acts, o0o0o0o KHSA GONE WILD. We were loud, forrealz. But the top 3 finalists ended up being Clairebel Novela from FASA, Bryant the beat boxer from FASA and Eric Wu from CSA. By audience cheers, Eric Wu was the sole WINNER :] Boy, he was really good too! <---he did top of the notch yo-yo tricks. After the show, we cleaned our booth up and gathered to go to Oasis. Holy Crap, it was really amazing!...we had like a whole entourage of 20 people walking with us. It was really fun! At Oasis, we ordered and dominated the upstairs of that place. Then we had a VIP Encore jam session with Bunthoeun & the Jimmy Jons. Fun stuff :] Then by 12 am-ish, that was the end of Khmer Night. Much love and THANKS to everyone who came, supported, screamed, cheered, and etc. You guys rock :] I can't wait to plan the next KhSA social event...

Sincerely,

Sok Chhouy [Activities Coordinator 2008-2009]

21st Annual ASC Talent Show

Hey Every,

Don't forget about the 21st Annual ASC Talent Show. Come with KhSA to one of the most exciting show ever. Why? Cuz I'm in it and Jimmy and Jon and we're going to try to woo all of y'all. Plus you can help KhSA win $300 for cheering for our performance. The Louder the better!!! So come and join the KhSA Scream Team section with your purple KhSA shirts and get live (Sokstaa 2009).

All the info is below! Plus, IT'S PREE!!! lol

Where: HUB Auditorium at UW
When: Friday, February 20th, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm

Contact me if you have any questions at realb@u.washington.edu

Your Historian,

BReaL



*Straight from the facebook invite*

For the past 20 years, the Asian Student Commission has been putting on the annual talent show that showcases the raw talent of the Asian communities across campus. This year is going to be the 21st and it promises to be the best one yet. We're all grown up and ready to celebrate these 21 years with spectacular performances. What you thought you knew about ASC has totally changed. The show has become an experience you can't miss. Along with a mini-night market selling urban street fashion, food, drinks, and toys. The show is no longer just a showcase, this year it's a straight up competition where YOU are the ones in charge of voting for the winner of the competition. Be part of the revolution!

...Yeah. It's kind of a big deal.

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LIST OF PERFORMANCES:
1) JaSka | Japanese Student Association
2) Bunthoeun Real | Khmer Student Association
3) Ta-klor Matrix | Thai Student Association
4) Sydnie Kang, Anita Ng, Longfei Jiang | Hong Kong Student Association
5) Eric Wu | Chinese Student Association
6) Bryan Tilos | Filipino American Student Association
7) ZinX Band | Hong Kong Student Association
8) Clairbel Novelo | Filipino American Student Association
9) Ox Dance | Chinese Student Association
10) Chengyuan Ji | Chinese Students and Scholars Association
11) Step Team | Sigma Psi Zeta
12) Elev8 Hip-Hop Crew | Vietnamese Student Association

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GUEST JUDGES:
1) Anttimo Bennett | ASUW Student Body President
2) Sabrina Fields | Director of Diversity Efforts
3) Serin Ngai | Playwright, Seattle Art Community
4) YOU! Audience decides the final vote

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NIGHT MARKET VENDORS:
+ Chinese Student Association
+ Asian Business Student Association
+ alpha Kappa Delta Phi
+ Chi Sigma Alpha
+ Filipino American Student Association
+ Khmer Student Association
+ Hong Kong Student Association
+ Japanese Student Association
+ Taiwanese Student Association
+ Thai Student Association
+ Pi Alpha Phi
+ Peoples Republic of Clothing
+ Korean Student Association

* NIGHT MARKET STARTS AT 6:00PM
* bring cash, come hungry, grab early seats

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FOUR THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO:
_ONE: Free admission
_TWO: Night market
_THREE: Infamous Opening Act
_FOUR: Competition! Battle! Cheering Audiences!

Lobby Day

Hello KhSA!!!

Before I start describing Lobby Day I just wanted to point out that the President of UW and our ASUW President do a swell job at keeping staff, faculty and students informed about the latest UW news. Especially when it comes to our budget cuts and the cost of higher education. Please check your myUW email to stay informed.

With that announcement aside, UW's second lobby day is coming up next Thursday, Feb 19th. If you are interested in participating, I highly encourage people to go and meet up with representatives to show them what you are most passionate about.

At the last Lobby Day on Jan 23rd, I was able to particpate and I had a blast. This is what happens:

You meet up with the rest of the people who are going at 6 am outside the HUB in their parking lot.

You then split into your groups and receive your iternary for the day and your talking points. Talking points are written up by Richard Lum our director of the Office of Government Relations, and they outline the facts that you are suppose to recite to the representatives you meet that day.

Your job is to formulate what you wish to say to your representatives with the rest of your group members. A mini presentation that takes less than 10 minutes.

There usually is a training session but I am not sure if they are providing one for this lobby day but you will likely be paired up with someone who has already been to lobby day so you will not be completely lost.

It's an easy, fun way to participate in goverment.

If you are interested please contact the Legislative Programming Coodinator Alex Lark. He puts together the groups and takes down the name of the peole who are intested in going.

His email address is: asuwogrc@u.washington.edu

If you have more questions please direct them at me because Alex is bombarded with emails every day. Contact him only to sign up for lobbying.

This is my email address: tyhchhor@u.washington.edu

If you would still like to take a stance but are unable to participate in lobbying day, you can still write a letter to your representatives and senators. The templates are still available but you should add your own voice in to the letter. The addresses and the website to search for your representative according to your legislative district is also available on this website: http://ogr.asuw.org/letter.php

Feel free to shoot me an email for more informaiton on this great opportunity.

Thanks KhSA!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! I hope everyone finds true snaeha one point in their life.


---

Ty Huynh Chhor
Senator

The Winter Retreat 2008 - 2009

So, the date, the transportation, and the lodging has been secured! We now have a definite date for this year's 2008 - 2009 Winter Retreat!

This year, we are having it at Mt. Baker. We will be spending three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) from 02/27 - 03/01. This retreat is to show appreciation to our members for their efforts in helping us raise funds for KhSA this year. Thus, KhSA will be sponsoring part of the financing for the trip--roughly half the cost! Also, it allows us and members an opportunity for members connect with one another on a whole 'nother level.

I wish I could tell you the cost straight up, but that is something the members will hear first, LIVE and DIRECT, at our general meeting this week--Thursday, Feb. 12th, 2009. So come to the meeting if you want to know it. The price is definitely something even a broke college student can work with.

Costs cover

• Food
• Transportation
• Lodging

Costs DON'T cover

• Lift tickets
• Snowboard or Ski Rentals
  

We have 25 spots right now. Priority goes to those who have already expressed interested. However, we will be setting up a waiting list. Send us an e-mail if you want to be on the waiting list!

Thanks again fam,

Alex Meng | KhSA President 2008 - 2009

KhSA Officer's Bonding Night

On Friday evening, we had our first officer bonding night which was a semi-formal dinner :] It was really neat! The plan was to go to Bellevue, have dinner at Joeys, do the photoshoot, and then have an after-dinner activity at Alex's place.

Me and our other officer Sophana decided to go to the mall with my roomie Nikki. We were there for quite a while looking for stuff. By the time we got back to campus, it was already about 5 pm. We went to Sophana's place and met up with Julie and Gina. Ty Huynh was on her way from home. And the boys had a get-together at Alexs beforehand. Even though we were suppose to be ready by 6:30 pm, hehe, it was more like 6:50 pm. What can i say, we're girls :] Also there was alot of funny miscommunication...thinking back to it now, it was humorous.

My favorite memory was when the boys picked us up from Terry Hall. There were two cars line up with two boys each plus Gio in it. Chans and Bunthoeun were the drivers for each car. Once we walked out, Alex and Jon stepped out of the car they were in and held the back passenger door for us. It was really cute and gentlemen-like! All of us got situated and off we go to Bellevue.

Once we got to the restuarant, we had to wait a little bit because Joeys didn't accept reservations. We walked to Bellevue park but once we got there, we had to go back. Our table was ready! We ordered food and chit-chatted. Oh yeah, the bleu cheese french fries were really good appetizers. And to let time pass by, we played KhSA version of "telephone". lol. That was quite another memorable moment. Finally, we received our food. Some officers loved their entrees while others were okay. Mine was mediocre but hey it's food :] hehe. Oh yeah, Chans ate the most out of everybody...a chicken entree and a lobster entree. 0.o he even ate the lettuce.

After dinner, we had our photoshoot near the fountain. There are alot of great pictures. Nack is such an amazing photographer, thank you soooo much :] Hmm, after that it was time to unwind at Alexs. This time, i got a ride with Gio, Alex, and Ty Huynh. It was cool chit-chatting with them. We finally arrived at Alex's apt and it's pretty spacious. We ended up watching "ABDC" season 1 with Jabbawockeez and Kaba Modern performing. Yaaay, finally the rest of the officers arrived with their late night snacks. Then some played Poker while others played Guitar Hero. And there was people like me who ended taking a nap on the couch. lol. Only because i slept at 6 am the night before. Overall, the night was very chill and it was really a bonding experience. I can't wait to plan the next one, and that will probably be more laidback/casual.



-Sincerely,

Sok Chhouy :] [Activities Coordinator]

Hi KhSAer`s

If anyone is interested in being apart of the marketing/advertising committee PLEASE contact me via e-mail at chansp2@u.washington.edu.

An education outside of school

Unless you are subscribed to our mailing list--if you aren't, you should join now--you probably haven't heard about our association hosting Khmer language classes for those interested in learning Khmer.

This class is highly recommended for those who want to learn/practice/review their Khmer. You can expect from the class to learn to read, write, and speak Khmer. Our schedule is based on a book we use for beginners learning Khmer.

There are two different types of classes right now: 1 is for beginners that meet once a week for 2 hours, and the second class is for advance students that meet once a week for 4 hours. The latter class is intended to prepare themselves to take the proficiency exam at the University of Washington in spring. Passing the proficiency exam, allows students to receive foreign language credit if they pass it.

Our teacher, Lok Gru, is a volunteer in from the White Center community, who helps KhSA host these classes. Without him, this wouldn't be possible. He comes every Saturday and Sunday to teach the beginner and advance class. Originally from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he studied in Cambodia, obtaining a degree in History. He enjoys teaching Khmer to younger generations to help preserve the Khmer language as well as drops some Cambodian history on them as well.

If you want to get involved and start learning Khmer, send an e-mail to khmer@u.washington.edu, and we can set you up!

Thanks for reading fam,

Alex Meng | KhSA President 2008 - 2009