About A5
Membership

A5 is open to all students regardless of ethnic origin. Anyone who is interested in Asian and Asian American cultures and issues is welcome. All persons of all different Asian heritages are invited to join.

Meetings

Watch out for signs reminding you for our meetings! To get an email reminder send a request to be added to our e-mail list at: a5@allegheny.edu

Events

A5 events are determined and planned by the members. Each year the group decides to do different things. In the past A5 had held a Filipino Christmas Dinner Party, gave chop-stick lessons, celebrated Deepwali the Festival of Lights, distributed red envelopes for Chinese New Year, saw a Buddhist Dance Performance, played with Chinese Yo-yos at Springfest, and brought various speakers to campus. A5 also works closely with the other diversity organizations and co-sponsors many events with other Allegheny groups.

Celebrate Asia! Month

Every April, A5 sponsors Celebrate Asia! Month. During this month the organization brings speakers, dance troupes, artists, workshops, films and exhibits to Allegheny College. Any interested member of A% can be a chairperson of an event. Charipersons organize, promote and plan events. Past keynote speakers have been: Evelyn Hu DeHart - Professor of Asian History at the University of Colorado, Dith Pran - a journalist who life is the subject of the film "The Killing Fields", Arun Gandhi - grandson of Mohadas Gandhi and Harry Wu - Dancers from Mindano, a Taw Kwon Do Exhibition, a Sri Lanka Dance troupe, an Acupuncturist, and CHinese Acrobats.