Hsu’s memoir, “Stay True,” touches on the immigrant experience and growing up Asian American and explores grief, pop culture, being young and how friendship helps us discover who we are. The committee will welcome Hua Hsu, a staff writer with The New Yorker and bestselling author, as this year’s commemorative speaker on Thursday, April 20. This year’s annual International Festival will also take place during AAPI Heritage Month on Sunday, April 2.
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The month continues with Orange After Dark events, the Paving the Way Alumni Speaker Series featuring Sharon Lee ’14, G’15, a mental health awareness workshop, a ping pong tournament and much more. The event will feature AAPI student organizations and campus departments tabling, Asian cuisine, a program about the month’s events, student performances and display of the annual Anti-Asian Hate Crime Exhibit.
in the first floor atrium of Schine Student Center. The celebration kickoff is scheduled for Friday, March 31, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. “Our goal is to bring together the community of folx within and allies to the AAPI diaspora through diverse cultural, educational and fun events.” “The theme’s concept represents our diverse AAPI community uniting across our differences and to show that we are a strong voice that can face our challenges together,” says Lia Jiening Fu Margolis ’23, a student in the School of Architecture and member of the planning committee. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Community Coming Together: Strength in Unity.”
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Coordinated by the AAPI Heritage Month Planning Committee, with support from Multicultural Affairs, the Center for International Services and Student Living, this year’s calendar features a full schedule spanning speakers, exhibits, performances and student organization events. Celebrated nationally in May, Syracuse University hosts the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebration in April so all on campus can join in honoring the histories, cultural diversity, identities and contributions of AAPI communities.
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