For more information, contact John Bennett, (937) 775-3232.

March 28, 2005

Music, dance, costumes, art, food and more part of Wright State Asian Heritage Month

Asian Culture Night on Saturday, April 16, will feature Chitram: A Portrait of India. A tour of the diverse vistas of Indian sights and sounds, Chitram combines live music performed by an ensemble of Indian and western instrumentalists, classical and folk dances from India, visuals and narrative. The production also explores the relationship between Indian culture and other great world civilizations from a historical perspective.

The event also includes traditional folk dances from many Asian nations, a fashion show and a photography exhibit commemorating 30 years of the Vietnamese American experience. Asian Culture Night begins at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Apollo Room. Advance tickets are $8 for the general public and $6 for Wright State students, faculty and staff. Tickets at the door are $10. Advance tickets may be purchased by calling (937) 775-5544 or (937) 775-2798.

Helen Zia, award-winning journalist and contributing editor to Ms. Magazine, will present “America’s ‘Minority’ Majority and the Emergence of Asian Americans” on Wednesday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. in the Student Union Apollo Room. The event is free and open to the public. Zia will address such questions as: Can Asian Americans and others move out of invisibility and into their full potential in America? Students of today face different challenges than those of yesteryear, but how different? Can Asian Americans move on to new conversations and images that the new generation offers?

For more information on Asian Heritage Month activities, visit http://www.wright.edu/admin/ahna or contact the Asian/Hispanic/Native American Center at (937) 775-2798.

The following is a list of Asian Heritage Month activities at Wright State. All are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.