The African American Arts Institute is gearing up for their 2009 Spring Concert Season

The African American Arts Institute is gearing up for their 2009
Spring Concert Season. All of the ensembles are working very hard to give
you the best shows in town! So, make sure you do not miss these exciting
concerts!

The African American Dance Company Spring Concert is April 4, 2009 at 8pm at
the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The African American Choral Ensemble Spring
Concert is April 11, 2009 at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium. The
IU Soul Revue Spring Concert is May 2, 2009 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Tickets for these events are as follows: Adults $17, Students (limit 2 per
ID) & Children $7, for group tickets of 10 or more $15 for Adults and $5 for
Children 12 and under (must be advanced purchase).

For more information please contact the AAAI Marketing Office at
(812)855-5427 or visit our website at www.indiana.edu/~aaai

Indiana University's 59th Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European, and Central Asian Languages

June19th - August 14th, 2009

\Bloomington, Indiana
For more information, visit the SWSEEL website:
www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/<http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/>
Or email: SWSEEL@indiana.edu

-Priority applications (for funding purposes) due March 20
-Apply through the SWSEEL website
-All students pay in-state tuition.
-Over 20 hours of weekly instruction
-Complete 1 full academic year of language study in 8 weeks!
-FLAS fellowships and other funding available (see website)

Languages and Levels Offered in 2009:
Azerbaijani 1-2
Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian* 1
Czech 1
Georgian 1-2
Hungarian 1
Kazakh 1-2
Macedonian* 1
Mongolian 1
Pashto 1
Romanian* 1
Polish 1
Russian 1-6
Slovene 1
Tajik 1-2
Turkmen 1-2
Uyghur 1-2
Uzbek 1-2
Ukrainian 1

Kaplan Practice Test

For all HHSP sophomores and juniors planning to take practice exams THIS SATURDAY, March 7th, 2009

Dear Scholars,

So that KAPLAN will come prepared Saturday with an accurate count of test materials for everyone, sophomores and juniors planning to take the practice exams need to register. There are 3 ways to register:
1) You can register on-line at www.kaptest.com/practice<http://www.kaptest.com/practice>.
2) You can call 1-800-kaptest.
3) You can email Keely Davenport at Keely.davenport@kaplan.com In your email, please provide the following:
* your name,
* mention that you are HHSP,
* email address,
* and phone number.
If you have any questions, please, contact me, Mimi Attenoukon, at miatteno@indiana.edu

Asian Pacific American Heritage Creative Writing Contest

Submission Deadline: March 24
Contest Theme: The broad theme for the contest is "The Many Meanings of Diversity: Challenges, Paradoxes, and Opportunities." We are looking for creative examinations of issues in ethnicity, race, gender, identity, disability, age, class, religion, and diversity in the American experience through three genres in creative writing: short fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction. This year's theme is meant not only to have the contestants think about the varied definitions of diversity, but also to examine how these apply or relate to Asian Americans.
Criteria for Judging and Prizes:
The submissions will be evaluated on the creative quality of their expressions as they address this topic. Emphasis will be placed on the literary merit of the pieces in determining the winners.
Prizes for the first, second, and third place winners include:
1st Prize - IPOD Touch (16 GB) plus (reading their essay at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month reception on March 27, 2009 at 12 noon, University Club, Indiana Memorial Union.
2nd prize - IPOD Nano
3rd prize - $100 Gift card

All winning entries will be posted in the ACC website. The winners will be announced at the APA Heritage Month Opening Lunch Reception, Friday, March 27, 2009 at 12 noon, Presidents' Room, University Club, Indiana Memorial Union.

Redefinition of Identity

ACC's Over A Cup of Tea presents "Redefinition of Identity," A Lecture and Concert by Magdalen Hsu Li

Sponsored by IU Asian Culture Center in partnership with the Office of Women's Affairs, GLBT Student Services, and Indiana Memorial Union
Date: Thursday, March 5
Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Venue: Neal Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall, 275 N. Jordan Avenue
Description: Magdalen will be conducting a lecture interspersed with songs that will address how we can begin to raise diversity awareness in ourselves and in our community. She will be performing songs from her newest CD "Smashing the Ceiling." Her songs visually portray what she sees with her painter's eyes while addressing universal themes about identity, spirituality, the search for consciousness, love, loss, and relationships. A graduate of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and Berklee College of Music, Magdalen has a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting (Cum Laude) and a Bachelor of Music (Summa Cum Laude) in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music. Reception to follow after the concert.