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<a href="https://tinyurl.com/aapidentity-liveshow">here</a> at <b>8p.m. EDT</b>! </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Tune in to see all the spectacular submissions, learn about local AAPI organizations, and witness the wonderful works of MIT groups including the Asian Dance Team
(ADT), Bhangra, Syncopasian, Ohms, and Lion Dance!</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Have a great APA Heritage Month and long weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">— Denzel Kenzi Segbefia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">on behalf of the Project AAPIdentity team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><undergrads-bounces@mit.edu> on behalf of Yu Jing Chen <yujing6@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 1:30:000 post meridiem<br>
<b>To: </b>undergrads <undergrads@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[UA] Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Happy Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month! From the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant in 1843 to the completion of the first American transcontinental
railroad by over 20,000 Chinese workers in 1869, the month of May carries with it much history, significance, and strength.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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public health crises. Yet our communities continue to come together to overcome, displaying a resilience emblematic of Asian Pacific Islander American communities through history. That is the spirit in which we share the following initiatives and <i>strongly
urge and openly invite you to engage in</i>. </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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second wave of COVID right now</span></a>. The health care system and crematoriums are operating beyond capacity and are at a breaking point as thousands of people die every day. MIT SAAS is partnering with the MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAA) to <a href="https://linktr.ee/mitsaas"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">raise
donations for several non-profit organizations</span></a> currently doing invaluable work in India providing oxygen, meal kits, PPE, and other aid to hospitals, essential workers, and vulnerable folks.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Right now, (12PM ET)</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">, SAAS will be holding a <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/98927258481"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Zoom
webinar</span></a> to hear from representatives of these organizations about the work they are currently doing on the ground. In the meantime, please visit <a href="https://linktr.ee/mitsaas"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">linktr.ee/mitsaas</span></a> to donate
to the fundraisers. MITSAA will be matching donations once each fundraiser hits $1000!</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of allyship and collective action. It is in that spirit that we present to you APA Heritage Month Weekends of Solidarity. </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">From resources to learn more about the local Cambridge Asian Pacific Islander American communities, to Project AAPIdentity, a celebratory cultural livestream, we
hope that you engage and participate in allyship. Check out our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ua_mit/"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Instagram</span></a> and below to keep updated on the themes of the weekends! Make sure to add our APA Heritage Month <a href="https://tinyurl.com/aapihm-calendar"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Google
Calendar</span></a>! For now, here’s some details about Project AAPIdentity coming up next weekend!</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Project AAPIdentity is a multicultural livestream celebrating MIT's AAPI community. Submissions to the show are due <b><i>tonight, Sunday May 2nd, at 11:59pm EDT </i></b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/AAPIdentity"><b><i><span style="color:#E4AF0A">here</span></i></b></a>.
We welcome submissions of <i>any format (doesn’t need to be video)</i>, answering the question "What does being Asian American and/or Pacific Islander mean to you?" All entrants will receive a T-shirt and be up for the chance to win any prize(s) of your choosing
up to $100! Voting for one of the two winners opens on our <a href="https://instagram.com/project_aapidentity"><span style="color:#E4AF0A">Instagram (@project_aapidentity) </span></a>at 9AM EDT on Monday and closes on Wednesday at 11:59PM EDT!</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Tune in to the Project AAPIdentity livestream on Friday, May 7th at 8pm to see a selection of our incredible submissions, learn about local AAPI organizers, and see
performances from amazing MIT groups such as the Asian Dance Team (ADT), Bhangra, Syncopasian, Ohms, and Lion Dance! You'll receive an email (via dormspam) tomorrow about how you can sign up to watch the live stream<i> in-person</i> on Kresge - keep an eye
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these exciting initiatives: collective action starts with individual action, and that starts with you. Read a book by an AAPI author, dive into AAPI history, support local AAPI businesses. Have a great APA Heritage Month!</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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