Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month

The Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month is a month-long celebration and uplifting of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) identities, experiences, histories and cultures. Nationally, APIDA Heritage Month is recognized in May. Because this is after the end of the academic year, the Center for Belonging and Social Change host our programming during April.

The Student Life Center for Belonging and Social Change (CBSC) creates and highlights programming that centers the APIDA experience, and aims to inspire confidence, pride and deepened interest in what it means to move through the world as an APIDA individual.

The APIDA Heritage Month theme for 2023 is “Discover Your Fire.” Together we explore issues that you are passionate about, ideas that evoke high emotion, and our shared investment in celebrating and uplifting APIDA identities, experiences, histories and cultures. 

Are you hosting an event for APIDA Heritage Month? Let us know! Submit your event, and we'll add it to this calendar!

For more information, contact Connor Vezina vezina.4@osu.edu

2023 Calendar of Events

8th Annual TASA Night Market

Date: 4/2/23
Time: 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Curl Viewpoint

Explore a Taiwanese night market right on campus with the Taiwanese American Student Association! Taiwanese night markets are a modern hub for diverse foods and culture. Our night market will feature food booths, carnival games, and performances by many student organizations. Entry to watch performances is free! Tickets to use at booths and games are $5 for 5 tickets during the pre-sale period (prices increase at the door!). Half of the proceeds will be donated to the Asian American Community Services

Racialization and Its Impacts on Asian American Identities (DICE)

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Time: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Ohio Union, Suzanne M. Scharer Room

This workshop will provide a brief historical perspective on processes of racialization and the impacts on populations of people with Asian ancestry. Special attention will be paid to the histories of European colonization and race in the US. Additionally, there is immense heterogeneity inside the landmass labeled "Asia" and symbolized by the term "Asian American." This workshop introduces nuances to contemporary Asian American identity politics and questions next steps in critically thinking through discourse and practical applications. This workshop is worth 1 DICE Credit.

Speed Friending with APIDA Connections

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Location: Houston House, Houston Grove Room (97 W. Lane Ave)

Please RSVP: go.osu.edu/APIDASpeedFriending

Join the CBSC and APIDA Connections for an evening of Speed Friending. Get to know other APIDA students on campus, make new friends, and engage in conversation about belonging and inclusion at OSU. Food will be served.

Note: This gathering is not an appropriate forum to fulfill requirements for academic programs or classes (such as for projects, papers, or graduation requirements), student requirements (such as for First Year Success Series or STEP Professional Development Co-Curriculars), nor for Standards of Excellence requirements from Sorority and Fraternity Life. To find a program that could work for such requirements, check out our calendar for anything with a title followed by DICE.

Solidarity: From Vincent Chin to #StopAsianHate

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Time: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Location: Houston House, Houston Grove Room (97 W. Lane Ave)

Please RSVP: go.osu.edu/SolidarityAPIDAHM

Join the CBSC for a presentation on how activist solidarity with the Asian American community can influence how we can support belonging and community care across a variety of social issues. We will discuss the history of activist movements and learn skills for civic engagement today. Food will be served.

Note: This gathering is not an appropriate forum to fulfill requirements for academic programs or classes (such as for projects, papers, or graduation requirements), student requirements (such as for First Year Success Series or STEP Professional Development Co-Curriculars), nor for Standards of Excellence requirements from Sorority and Fraternity Life. To find a program that could work for such requirements, check out our calendar for anything with a title followed by DICE.

Korean Drumming Performance

Date: 4/17/23
Time: 2:15- 5 PM
Location: Alonso Family Room

Join the CBSC as we collaborate with the Department if Asian Languages and Literatures, in a musical event with singing, drumming, and other instruments.