Friday, 10/19 GM – Vote ASAP!…Building the Power of Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander Communities through the Electoral Process
October 8, 2012
Our October GM continues our 3-part series with GAPIMNY and SALGA!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012, 7pm to 9pm
CUNY Graduate Center, Room C205 (365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street)
Meeting Description:Although New York has a large proportion of ASAP communities who are eligible to vote, voter suppression occurs in subtle ways and silences our representation in government. And due to the number of documented cases of deterrents to ASAP communities exercising their right to vote, voter suppression or so-called “election protection” has been a hot topic all around the U.S. in recent months.
Come and learn more about the latest in these modern era Jim Crow laws and how they affect the ASAP community. GAPIMNY, Q-WAVE, and SALGA, are partnering with The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) to facilitate this one-time workshop. We will be recruiting and training volunteers to help AALDEF administer a multilingual voter survey and to document voting problems on Election Day at poll sites around NY and NJ. This year’s survey will also poll Asian American voters about their attitudes and support for same-sex marriage.
Whether or not you vote this year, you can help with AALDEF’s project to monitor poll sites on November 6 in Asian American neighborhoods in New York City and 14 other states. We are seeking bilingual speakers (elementary level speaking proficiency is all you need) in any of the following languages: Bengali, Cantonese, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Malayalam, Mandarin, Punjabi, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
August General Meeting! Qwave @ NQAPIA Conference
August 9, 2012
Hello Q-Wavers,
It’s been a whirlwind summer for Q-wave! We danced and drummed our way
through June, and 21 of us represented for Qwave at the National Queer
Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) conference in DC in July!
Now join us on Friday August 17th from 7-9pm for our Monthly General
Meeting where we will be reporting back on the NQAPIA conference.
We were joined by 350 LGBT AAPIs in D.C. and highlights includes
visiting the White House, and hearing from 2 Members of Congress and a
Supreme Court Justice!
Whether you are an old-timer, or you found about us on a sticker
during Pride, please come, meet new friends, and find out more about
Qwave and the national queer asian and pacific islander movement!
Logistics
Date and time: Friday August 17th from 7-9pm
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 34th St. and 5th Ave. Room 9204
Directions: (via subway): – B, D, F, V, N, R, Q, W to 34th
Street/Broadway – 6 to 33rd Street/Park Avenue and walk 2 blocks west
– 1, 2, 3, 9 to 34th Street/7th Avenue (Madison Square Garden) and
walk 2-3 blocks east – A, C, E to 34th Street/8th Avenue and walk 3-4
blocks east
As usual, snacks and light refreshments will be provided, and we will
have dinner together afterwards!
FB event here: https://www.facebook.com/
Hope to see you there,
Aileen and Vivian
Queer Asian and Proud! Pride Weekend with Q-Wave!
June 20, 2012
Friday 22nd June
Trans Day of Action (with ALP): Fri, June 22nd @ 3-7 PM [Washington Square Park - look for the Q-Wave Banner]
FaceBook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/147292815405694/
Saturday 23rd June
DYKE & ALLIES Brunch (with SALGA): Sat, June 23rd @ 1:30 PM [Dhaba - 108 Lexington Ave. between 27th and 28th Streets]
FaceBook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/240326326084503/
DYKE MARCH (with SALGA): Sat, June 23rd @ 4:45 PM [Steps on the NW Corner of Bryant Park, 5th Ave & 42nd St]
FaceBook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/240326326084503/
Sunday 24th June
Queer Asian and Proud at the HOP Pride Parade in Manhattan (with GAPIMNY): Sun, June 24th @ 11:30 AM (Meet at 39th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue)
FaceBook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/319132004827571/
Post-March Lunch: Sun, June 24th @ 2:30 PM (tentative time depending on the time Q-Wave gets to the end of the parade) – Meet at Grand Sichuan in West Village, 15 7th Ave (b/w Carmine & Leroy St) immediately following the march.
Color Me Queer (SALGA and ALP Pride Party): Sunday June 24th @ Club Element (225 East Houston Street). Doors open at 10pm (Cover: $15 before 11pm and $20 after | Age 21 and older, ID required)
FaceBook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/223349707784737/
March General Meeting
March 12, 2012
Please join our next General Meeting 3/16!
In this month’s meeting, we shall be observing the relationships between Asian American and Western culture on homosexuality.
*Why is homosexuality tabooed within the Asian narrative?
*Was homosexuality always viewed through a negative scope in Asian Culture?
*How has Western influences alter, or form permanent fixtures of identities within the Asian context?
*Have we heard any homophobic things we heard from family or friends?
*How are our identities formed and how are we viewed by those that are not within our community?
*What are some acceptable behaviors in both Asian and Western culture that are usually deemed homosexual but can pass as harmless play?
We shall be exploring the different narratives that form hegemonic views of homosexuality within the pan-Asian and Western context. Fun and engaging group activities are also included within our agenda to help us build a better understanding of the topics we are trying to convey.
Think you’ll be hungry? Snacks and light refreshments will be served~ After the meeting we can further congregate on what we would like to eat.
Hope ya’ll can make it!
CUNY Graduate Center, 34th St. and 5th Ave.
Room 9204
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** Q-Wave is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolk and gender-nonconformists of Asian and PacificIslander descent; our General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, parades, film screenings, etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality. Thank you very much.*
2/17/2012 GM: Q-Wave Kick-off
February 15, 2012
Hello Qwave!
A sneak peek at our (“gay”) agenda and topics:
* Who are we, and why does Qwave exist?
* How does Qwave relate to you?
* What are our core values?
* Who’s in the room, and who is missing?
* Where does Qwave stand in the larger LGBT movement?
* We’re damn proud of all the things we’ve done over the last year and we’re even more excited about the year ahead. Find out what we’re up to and how you can get involved.
CUNY Graduate Center, 34th St. and 5th Ave.
Room C197
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The after meeting dinner address is:
(between 5th Ave & Madison Ave)
New York, NY 10016
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** Q-Wave is a safe space dedicated to lesbian and bi-sexual women, transfolk and gender-nonconformists of Asian and PacificIslander descent; our General Meetings and Coffee Hours are open to this particular community. Q-Wave welcomes all supporters, friends and families to join our other social events (ie BBQs, picnics, parades, film screenings, etc). Please respect our space and confidentiality. Thank you very much.*