Asians Coming Together

From: Andrew Yeh - ACT, Wilsonville Chapter President

ACT

• OCT 18 - Please join us for a Diwali Lunch Celebration with special guest chef Kas Naidoo, and enter a raffle for a free cookbook. Feel free to post the enclosed Diwali Lunch Celebration Flyer at your desk. The lunch is on Wednesday, October 18 in the building 60 and 63 cafes, and cosponsored by ACT and Sodexho.

Local Diversity Events

• OCT 19 - We received a special invitation to Diwali celebration at Nike, which will showcase the traditional Indian wedding process (Kamal and Kavita Flyer enclosed). It’s on the Beaverton campus, 4-6pm, Thursday, October 19. Our friends at Nike have asked for an RSVP, so please let me know if you’re interested in attending (and I’ll also send you a map).
• OCT 26 - The next fun, free oriented.com happy hour is on Thursday, October 26, 6-8pm, at Kinta Restaurant, 3450 SE Belmont St, Portland, http://www.oriented.com/

Xerox Events

• Jonathan Hill, from Human Resources, presented some resources for developing yourself professionally at Xerox in the enclosed Development Resources at Xerox presentation.

Join An Evening of Storytelling Hosted by Oregon’s Poet Laureate Lawson Fusao Inada and First Lady Mary Oberst: A Fundraiser to benefit the Oregon Commission on Asian Affairs.

• WHEN: Wednesday, August 16, 2006, 6-7:30 p.m.
• WHERE: Lewis & Clark College, Manor House, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, Oregon 97219
• COST: $30 per person ($15 Students or Income Under $30,000)

Due to the intimate venue, attendance is limited. RSVP by August 10, 2006 to Liani Jean Heh Reeves, liani.coaa@gmail.com or 503.884.5607.

ACT’s lunchtime meetings are the second Monday of every month. The get togethers are part business and part networking, and everyone’s welcome to join! If you did not get the email invitation, please contact Andrew Yeh.

From: Andrew Yeh, ACT Wilsonville Chapter President

Two exciting ACT events in May:

1. ACT would like to invite you to a management roundtable with Wim Appelo.

Wim is the corporate vice president in charge of Paper, Supplies and Supply Chain Operations (PS&SC), and the newly appointed national champion for ACT. PS&SC, a global supply chain organization, is responsible for all aspects of product delivery, including materials procurement, equipment manufacturing, and delivery to customers. Wim received a bachelor’s degree in finance from HEAO, Zwolle, Netherlands and an MBA from Delta Univ., Utrecht, Netherlands. He has been with Xerox for 15 years and currently resides in Rochester, NY.

This informal roundtable is scheduled for next week Thursday, May 4, noon to 1pm, in the Customer Dining Room (Bldg 60, X17). Please feel free to bring your lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

2. ACT is showing a short film titled “American Made” in order to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Sharat Raju’s “American Made” is a poignant, funny portrait of the age-old conflict between immigrant parents and their Americanized children. The film has claimed 17 international awards, and Sharat appeared in Esquire magazine as one of twenty young film school graduates to watch. The film is made available by the Center for Asian American Media, and will also be shown on PBS’s “Independent Lens”.

Please join us on Wednesday, May 31, 12:00-12:45pm, in the Cyan conference room (Bldg 60, U13). The film is 30 minutes and will be followed by a short discussion. Feel free to bring your lunch.

As always, ACT events are open to the entire Xerox community; both ACT members and non-members are invited.

Other Diversity News:

• Oriented.com offers a free networking event, this week, Thurs April 27, 7-9pm, in downtown Portland. http://www.oriented.com/events/default.aspx?vb=detail&o=1543
• AsiaFest Portland is Saturday May 20, 11-6pm. http://www.arfoundation.net/
• OBEA invites all caucus group members to join them for the “2006 Good in the Neighborhood Music & Food Festival and Parade” on Saturday, June 24. Please contact Matthew Ferguson and the attached email.
• Partners in Diversity hosts a local networking event, Thursday, May 11, 5:30 to 8:30pm, in NW Portland.
• The 2006 United Girls Summit is scheduled for May 18, 2006 in the Oregon Convention Center.
• Design & Discovery Destination (engineering event sponsored by Intel and the Girl Scouts) is looking for volunteers in August 2006 in Hillsboro.