MAAEA

MAAEA September Meeting Josiah Quincy Upper School 900 Washington St., Boston MA 02111 September 8, 2014 5:30PM - 7:30PM Blog: http://maaea.blogspot.com Google Group: maaea@googlegroups.com People in Attendance: Go Sasaki, Pamela Chu, Katie Li, Jessica Tang, Jonathan Yip, Richard Chang, Ann Cheng, Sandi Tang, Marie Zhang, Sarah Chang Agenda: -Check-Ins -Why did you become an educator?  What issues do you face as an APA involved in education? -MAAEA History -Member Support Time -MAAEA Calendar MAAEA History Troubleshooting Issues MAAEA Calendar of Events: One event per season this year. Fall : Presentation/Workshop at BASIC (11/21) “Why Become an Asian American Educator?” Objective: Recruit more APA teachers to the profession Winter : Lunar New Year/Tet Dinner - Reach out to SE Asian members and populations Spring : TAG Conference Summer : BBQ Next Meeting: October 6, 2014 Josiah Quincy Upper School 5:30PM - 7:30PM Ob...

MAAEA August Potluck Meeting Jobs With Justice 3353 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 August 22, 2014 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Blog: http:// maaea .blogspot.com Google Group: maaea @googlegroups.com People in Attendance: Go Sasaki, Pamela Chu, Katie Li, Jessica Tang, Sue Hua, Daniel Nguyen Agenda: -Check-Ins -Why did you become an educator?  What issues do you face as an APA involved in education? - MAAEA History - MAAEA Priorities -Leadership Structures MAAEA History: 1980’s – MAAEA founded, with approximately 40 members.  Did a variety of events including intergenerational discussion – high school students on a panel discussing issues they face to elementary student parents., scholarship fund for APA educators, advocating for APA teachers in various districts. 2004 MAAEA revival: Chris Tang and Sophia Kim, Raymond.  Organized a couple of summits, had a meeting, presentation, panel discussionwith Dr. Carol John...

June 2014 Potluck (6/8/2014) Jobs With Justice 3353 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Blog: http://maaea.blogspot.com Google Group: maaea@googlegroups.com Attendees: Richard Chang, Christopher Day, Katie Li, Tim Nagaoka, Go Sasaki, Jessica Tang Agenda: -Check-in -Debrief Event -MAAEA Goals for Next Year -Leadership/Membership Structure MAAEA May Event Debrief Pluses Deltas -Well organized event (well structured) -Attendance was very decent -MC, Videographer, Panel Facilitator -Many people hearing this for the first time, not just preaching to ourselves -Good idea to get graduate students (continue for next steps!) -Hope that children got something from it. -Heard good things through the grapevine about the event -Lorrayne stepped in for the event. Poised, great! -Heard questions from people that don’t normally have voice. -Recruit more from teacher programs (graduate programs) next year. -Don’t worry...

May 2014 Potluck (5/4/2014) Notes Jobs With Justice 3353 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Blog:  http://maaea.blogspot. com Google Group: maaea@googlegroups.com Attendees: Richard Chang, Katie Li, James Liou, Tim Nagaoka, Go Sasaki, Cynthia SooHoo Agenda: -Check In/Celebrations -Revist Meeting & Organization Norms -APA Heritage Month Event "The Untold Story of Asian Immigrant Students in BPS: An Interactive Historical Overview and Community Discussion" -Open Mic/Forum -Check In/Celebrations Rose/Thorn/Bud and Celebrations -Revisit Meeting and Organization Norms Meeting Norms: Agree to Disagree Step Up/Step Back Confidentiality (Vegas Rule) Share plot not characters, ask permission, safe place to vent and work through issues Organization Norms: Shared leadership structure Consensus Model (Fist to Five) Unified Front Group Vision, Visible, Response to APA Issues, Spokesperson, Address ...