January 2015 Meeting Notes

Massachusetts Asian American Educator’s Association Meeting
Dorcester, MA
January 12, 2015
5:30PM - 7:30PM

Google Group: maaea@googlegroups.com

People in Attendance: Go Sasaki, Katie Li, Ann Cheng, Pamela Chu, Marie Zhang, Dzung Nguyen, Lieu Nguyen

Agenda:
Check-ins
Member Support Time
Plan New Years/Tet Social/Outreach event in February/March

Dzung
we have the space for free! Yay
2/28 5-9 (start event at 6)
Pam: has flier, and Sarah has pamphlet
Editing flyer
Event - Emphasize Social/Networking?

Food:
buy fried rice and noodles

To do:
Dzung tell them how much we need - mikes, etc.

Dzung:  before 2/9 Catherine Chiu, Email Chris about video about Asian students; wait until budget - look into donationas for fried rice and noodles
Katie/Ann: 2/9 Feb MAAEA Meeting Program (activities, posters, sign in papers, etc.)
Go: 1/19 - contact richard, ask Jessica re MAAEA history piece, color copies, BTU bulletin, Ask Ceronne re school demographic info for students and educators
2/9 Organize potluck for
Logistics, Supplies, Food, Send Invite to Facebook and list serve, materials
Richard: 1/12 Recruit and gather invite list: Ed Schools, MAAEA, Asian School leaders (about coming, supporting the event), 1/12 TedTalk Education/Identity/AsianAm
Lieu: 1 on 1 recruitment
Marie - Make posters and bring them to next meeting
Pam - can send out flier by 1/19, make MAAEA pamphlet

Outreach:
Go - BPS ALANA  - see if they are willing to cosponsor,
Dzung: Higginson Lewis (4 vietnamese educators), Catherine Chiu
Richard: 1/12 Recruit and gather invite list: Ed Schools, MAAEA, Asian School leaders,

Places:
McCormick - Hai Song
Higginson Lewis
Newcomers
Parent Information Center (Campbell)

Things still to assign:
Child Care


Places to assign:
Mather

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