ACEC Featured Events
FEBRUARY EVENTS
APIDA Mental Health Support Group
Monday, February 6, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM EST
Squires Room 140 or via Zoom
Register in advance:
https://bit.ly/3HbdFPt
The topic for this event will be about healthy relationships. It will be followed with sending note cards to loved ones. Light refreshments will be provided.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
Japanese Puppetry Workshop
Monday, February 13, 2023 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM EST
Asian Cultural Engagement Center, 140 Squires Student Center
Register in advance:
https://bit.ly/3H5XsLc
Koryū Nishikawa V
Fifth-generation Japanese master Puppeteer and Headmaster of Hachiōji Kuruma Ningyō.
Tom Lee
Asian American designer, director, and puppet artist who has peformed on Broadway in War Horse and at the Metropolitan Opera in Madama Butterfly, in addition to creating critically acclaimed original work fusing technology and contemporary puppetry techniques.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
The Asian Cultural Engagement Center Presents
Learning Lunch Series
featuring Taylan Topcu
Friday, February 17, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Squires Room 140 or via Zoom
Register in advance:
https://bit.ly/3ILaGQd
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Taylan Topcu
Assistant Professor of Systems
Engineering & Analysis, Grado
Department of Industrial &
Systems Engineering
Dr. Topcu joined Virginia Tech in 2022. His research integrates systems engineering, data-science, and microeconomics to study measurement issues in complex systems design. Specifically, he is interested in decomposition theory and management of safety-critical systems. He specializes in conducting mixed-methods research, often leveraging government & industry partners such as NASA, INFRABEL (the Belgian National Railroad Company), and MITRE for the research setting and refinement of his theoretical insights.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
The Asian Cultural Engagement Center Presents
Nighttime Guided Meditation
with Vivek Rajan
Vivek Rajan was trained and certified as a meditation teacher at the Art of Living Center in Washington D.C. in 2009 and has led these programs for hundreds of people nationally.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
The Asian Cultural Engagement Center Presents
Day of Remembrance
Learning Lunch Series
featuring Andy Morikawa
IPG Senior Fellow
VT Institute for Policy & Governance
Friday, February 24, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Squires Room 140 or via Zoom
Register in advance:
https://bit.ly/3wgw7kw
Morikawa a third gen Japanese American, was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Palau, a country in the Western Caroline Islands of Micronesia. There he served as an ESL teacher trainer. Following Peace Corps, Morikawa found a career in nonprofit work, primarily in the New River Valley. He served as executive director for New River Community Action and founding CEO of the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. He has extensive experience serving on the boards of local, regional, and national nonprofits. He is IPG Senior Fellow at the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance. He was founding host of the IPG podcast. Trustees Without Borders. He serves on the steering group of the Dialogue on Race, a ten-year local initiative combating racism in Virginia's Montgomery County. He lives in Blacksburg with Susan, his wife. His three children, three grandchildren, and great grandson all live in the New River Valley.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
APIDA Men's Support Group
Monday, February 27, 2023 | 12:00 PM EST
Squires Room 140 or via Zoom
Register in advance:
https://bit.ly/3XNGJ6j
Join us for the first APIDA Men's Support Group meeting for the Spring 2023 semester. This meeting will focus on "De-stigmatizing Mental Health" among APIDA men.
Light refreshments will be provided.
For questions and accomodations, contact Dr. Ha at nha@vt.edu
