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Asian culture night celebrates performances in return to pre-pandemic form

March 3, 2022

Asian American cultures, in all their diversity, will be highlighted through performances by Newton North Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students during Asian American Culture Night on Saturday,...

Asian Culture Night celebrates talent among North's Asian-American community

The Newtonite • May 9, 2019

by Emily Dhadley and Kathy Mitchell Students participating in the fan favorite fashion show strutted across the auditorium stage in pairs, showing off their mixes of colorful, modern, and traditional...

Asian Culture Night celebrates Asian culture within the North community

Jacques Abou-Rizk • May 11, 2018

North community members learned about Asian cultures through singing, dancing, and other performances by students during Asian Culture Night, Saturday, April 28, in the auditorium. The annual event was...

Asian Culture Night celebrates heritage through performances

The Newtonite • April 14, 2014

by David Kwartler Asian Culture Night took place Saturday night in the auditorium, showcasing students' Asian heritage. The event, which featured various musicians, was organized by this school’s Asian...

Asian Culture Day: Teacher panelists share experiences

The Newtonite • February 13, 2014

Asian-American teachers from this school spoke in a panel today D-block in the Little Theatre as part of Asian Culture Day. Officers from the Asian Culture Club introduced the panel. Senior Sam Su, an officer of the club, explained that teachers would share their experiences as Asian-Americans with the audience. He also shared several statistics before the presentation, including that 46% of Asian-Americans live on the West Coast. He also said that while 54% of Asian-American teenagers are bullied, only 31% of white students are.

Asian Culture Club hosts Asian Culture Day at this school

The Newtonite • February 14, 2013

Panel discusses Asian American experiences Cafe owner reminisces Korean American childhood Asian American teachers answer questions about their childhood Author lectures about Asian American struggles

Asian Culture Night displays student talent

The Newtonite • April 4, 2012

by Douglas Abrams Asian Culture Night provided the audience with a variety of performances relevant to Asian-American culture, including a fashion show, a martial arts presentation and a magic show.

Asian Culture Day: Map for Health presents

The Newtonite • February 16, 2012

by Connor Vasu Map for Health, an organization that helps Asian LGBTQ youth, presented Wednesday F-block in the little theatre as a part of Asian Culture Day.

Asian Culture Day: Students discuss stereotypes

The Newtonite • February 16, 2012

by Samantha Libraty Thirteen Asian-American students from this school discussed stereotypes, cultural differences and student experiences as a part of the Asian Culture Day presentation D-block in the little theatre.

Asian Culture Day: Film documents response to Vincent Chin's murder

The Newtonite • February 16, 2012

by Malini Gandhi In order to tackle the question of “how far Asian-Americans have come in facing prejudice and how far we have yet to go,” the Asian Culture Club screened the documentary “Vincent Who?” as a part of Asian Culture Day yesterday C-block and G-block in the auditorium, according to senior Rebecca Jereza.

Asian Culture Day: Panelists describe Asian-American culture

The Newtonite • February 16, 2012

by Douglas Abrams “I learned there is another word to describe who I am: Asian-American,” said Delia Hom, one of the six panelists that presented yesterday B-block as a part of Asian Culture Day. During the presentation, the six panelists spoke about their lives as Asian-Americans and their Asian-American identities.

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