AFSA Events

2022-2022 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

February 24, 2023
AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Student Award recipients)
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Greene Hall.

Please RSVP here

2020-2021 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

February 25, 2021
AFSA Online Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Student Award recipients)
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Virtual Reception.

May 6, 2021
Confronting Anti-Asian Bias: A UWM Anti-Racism Roundtable (Teams Live Conversation)
12:00pm – 1:30pm, Video Recording of Roundtable

2019-2020 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

October 24, 2019
AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Student Award recipients)
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Regents Room. Refreshments will be served. Nonperishable ethnic canned goods will be collected for the UWM Food Center and Pantry. This will qualify you to be entered into a raffle for a lovely prize.

2018-2019 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

November 14, 2018
AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Student Award recipients)
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Regents Room. Refreshments will be served. Nonperishable ethnic canned goods will be collected for the UWM Food Center and Pantry. This will qualify you to be entered into a raffle for a lovely prize.

2017-2018 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

August 11, 2018
UWM AFSA Panthers Dragon Boat Team
(6th Annual Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival)

8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Lakeshore State Park

UWM AFSA dragon boat team group photo by Gwat-Yong Lie

Team Members: Christine Leung (team captain), Sharadha Natraj, Gwyn Wallander, Dawn Lee-Vue, Kristopher Strebe, Sarah Perkins, Tou (Jim) Lee, Frank Galka, Marcy Bidney, Art Orchel, Laura Sebastian, Ian Wilkinson, Channy (Johnny) Rasavong, Zheng Cheng, Adrian Esguerra, Vipavee Thongpriwan, Chi (Chris) Cho, Alex McMurtry, Bonnie Chan, Dave Hanson, Angie Schmocker.

Team result: Consolation Ruby Division 4th Place 1:23:08 (Placed 29 out of 56 boats)

November 8, 2017 AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Award recipients) 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Library Conference Room (4th Floor)

2016-2017 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

October 26, 2016
AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Award recipients)
2:30 p.m., Library Conference Room (4th Floor)

August 12, 2017
UWM Dragon Boat Team (5th Annual Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival)
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Lakeshore State Park

Team Members: Chia Youyee Vang (captain), Vipavee Thongpriwan, Yuko Kojima Wert, Dawn Lee-Vue, Simone Yang, Navee Lor, Sandy Vue, Martha Habtom Ghebregziabiher, Marcy Bidney, Anousone Bounket, Chris Chung Cho, Zheng Cheng, Dao Vang, Adrian Esguerra, Alan Tran, Tujntsuj (Juni) Yang, Yinan Wang, Alex Vanissam, Kristopher Michael Strebe, Tou Jim Liee, Joe Curran, Shoua Johnny Lee, Howard Magner, Flasche Yang.

Team result: Championship Pearl Division 4th Place 1:15.48 (Placed 20 out of 53 boats)

UWM Report Coverage:

Asian Faculty and Staff Association competes in Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival

July 30, 2016
UWM Dragon Boat Team (4th Annual Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival)
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Veterans Park (by the lagoon)Team Members:Channy Rasavong (co-captain), Chia Youyee Vang (co-captain), Dawn Lee-Vue, Dao Vang, Vipavee Thongpriwan, Murali Vedula, Oni Tate, Chris C. Cho, Andrew Xiong, Lijuan Bi, Yia Vang, Simone Yang, Tujnstsuj Yang, Eddie Jimenez, Amanda Photavth, ALan Tran, Dennis Moua, Pahoua Xiong, William Xiong, Amy Xiong, Maly Xiong, Brandon Phan, Woane Rasavong, Yak Kongmuang, Aet Rasavong.
Team Result: Consolation Ruby Division 3rd Place 1:35:26

2015-2016 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

April 14, 2016  Award Program Fundraiser
AFSA Cooking Demonstration & Luncheon 2016 (pdf)
12:00pm – 1:00pm, Student Union, Room 345 B/C

October 21, 2015
AFSA Reception (welcoming new faculty/staff & honoring AFSA Award recipients)
1:30 p.m., Library Conference Room (4th Floor)
Reception Invite (pdf)

July 11, 2015
UWM Dragon Boat Team (3rd Annual Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival)
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Veterans Park (by the lagoon)

Team Members: Channy Rasavong (co-captain), Linda Huang (co-captain), Conrad Ayala, Khampheua Ayala, Khamphanh Bouakongxaya, Thoy Bouakongxaya, Anousone Bounket, Sombath Bounket, James Feffer, Dawn Lee-Vue, Lauren Mascari, Jacqueline Nguyen, Cindy Petrites, Somphan Phomsoukha, Woane Rasavong, Carlos, Rodriguez, Akarath Soukhaphon, Vipavee Thongpriwan, Henry Tran, Wade Van Harpen, Xianwei Van Harpen, Chia Youyee Vang, Dao Vang, Yuko Kojima Wert, Tujntsuj (Juni) Yang.
Team Result: Raced 1:19.61 on 3rd/final consolation race; won a prize for placing 2nd in that race (28th/38 teams)
2014-2015 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

October 23,  2014
AFSA Reception
2-4:30 p.m., Chapman Regents Room

July 12, 2014
UWM Dragon Boat Team (2nd Annual Milwaukee Dragon Boat Festival)
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Veterans Park (by the lagoon)

Team Members:  Chia Youyee Vang (co-captain), Linda Huang (co-captain), Cedar Miyoshi Andrae, Anousone Bounket, Martha Carrigan, Aparna Datey, James Feffer, Tim Hathaway, Christine Le, Dawn Lee-Vue, Simai Li, Karen Miyoshi, Xiaofei Mu, Jacqueline Nguyen, Pakayphet Phakeovilay, Somphan Phomsoukha, Channy Rasavong, Jarius Shaw, Agnes Vongkhamsay, Yinan Wang, Nong Khai Xiong, Tujntsuj (Juni) Yang. 
Team Result:  Raced 1:32.49 on 3rd/final race (25th/29 teams)

March 4, 2015
An Afternoon with Thai American Composer and Author S.P. Somtow
3-4:30 p.m., Zelazo 250

UWM dragon boat team cheer on boatDragon boat race2015 dragon boat teamReception photoDragon boat team photoSomtow talk photo