Kababayan was awarded "Best Multicultural Organization" for the 2008-2009 school year. Congratulations to everyone! Be proud and keep up the spirit of Kababayan!

Tue, 5/26/09

For our last meeting of the year, Kaba is going to have a BONFIRE at Corona Del Mar!

Bring snacks, blankets, towels, snacks, volleyballs, SMORE ingredients, and SNACKS to share

We are leaving for the beach at 7 so meet at the Cross at 7PM SHARP! Rides will be provided.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!

Tue, 5/26/09

Friday, May 8th 2009 @ UCI
Humanities Instructional Building 100
Preshow begins at 6:30pm
click here for more info

Fri, 5/1/09

3 on 3 basketball tournament coming on May 9th! $10 per person. Come out and compete outside the arc with kaba! Also we will be having an Alumni Volleyball tournament. More info to come!

Kaba Study Hours
Study Hours will be every Tuesday 6-9pm location TBA. Check your emails and facebook for the location. Week 3, the week of PCN, study hours will be held at the Bren Events Center due to rehearsals for PCN.

Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program (KAMP)
Mentors and mentees! There will be a KAMP meeting this Tuesday at 8pm during Study Hours. Please attend so we can plan events for the rest of the school year... retreats, dinners, etc! If you have not been assigned a mentor/mentee or would like a mentor or mentee, please attend the meeting and you will be assigned one at the meeting!

Pilipino Graduation (PGrad)
Pilipino Graduation applications are out! Pilipino Graduation recognizes graduating seniors (Pilipino and non-Pilipino) with a more intimate and personal ceremony. If you would like to participate please turn in the attached application by Thursday, April 23, 2009 (Wk 4) along with $45 for paid Kababyan members / $50 for non-Kababayan members (cash/check made payable to Kababayan). Each participant will get a brief period to speak, a Pilipino flag graduation stole, program featuring all graduates, and announcements to send to family and friends.

Kababayan Honor Society (KHS) Also if you have a GPA of at least 3.0 and have at least 1000 KHS points, you are eligible to be recognized and receive a medal for the Kababayan Honor Society. You must fill out the attached application, and turn it in along with your most recent unofficial transcript by Friday, April 10 (Wk 2).

Please email Kim Boral (kg.boral@gmail.com) for any questions regarding Study Hours, KAMP, PGrad and/or KHS.

CSUF PASA Kaibigan’s “Love How You Do” at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. It is at Friday, April 10th.

SDSU AB Samahan’s “Getting to Know You” at Joan B. Kroc Theater. Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11. Show Starts at 7pm.

We will be selling PCN tickets this week on Ring Road from Tuesday to Thursday between 10am-3pm in front of the Cross. Stop by if you want to buy tickets. They’re $10 and $12 reserved. Cash only! If you have any questions, contact Sara at helloiamsara@gmail.com or Lester at lesdelosreyes@gmail.com.

Pick up cookie dough this Thursday at the meeting!

Support Kaba's PCN by buying a PCN shirt! 30th annual! its a collector's item!
$10, in adult sizes. The last day to order is thursday, at this week's Kaba meeting! contact any PCN board member or BMC at
kababayan.bmc@gmail.com for more information.

Kababayan is having a party after finals for this THURSDAY, MARCH 19 AT SHARK CLUB. Relieve all your stress and come party with us before going into spring break! Admission is $10 with a college i.d. When going in, TELL THE CASHIER YOU'RE WITH KABABAYAN! Hope to see everyone there!

Shark Club
841 Baker St.
Costa Mesa, CA

Cross Cultural Center, Dr. White Room
7pm

Enjoy the last meeting of the quarter with your Kasama Family, playing games and having fun!
Come dressed in a theme with your KFam to receive bonus points!

If you are not in a Kfam yet, GO TO THE MEETING, and you'll get one!

Tues, 2/17/09 - 04:06 p.m.

Fundraisers!
Korean BBQ on Ring Road!
PCN Board is selling Korean BBQ for only $4 on Wednesday, February 18th next to the Cross! Each plate include Korean BBQ, rice, and your choice of kim chee or salad..all for $4
For PCN cast: if you buy a plate, you'll get attendance points which will boost up your ticket priority, it's like extra credit!
Isn't $4 awesome..awesomely delicious!
Textbooks and Plastic Bottles
we're still collecting those books and bottles. First years, now is the time to raid those recycling bins!

First Saturday Practice
Woo! Our 1st Saturday Practice out of 4 is this Saturday, February 21st!
Call time is at 8am (it's early, but it'll be a very productive day) between SSL and SST by the tents Dress accordingly, it'll be cold in the morning and it'll warm up later in the day Also, Saturday is the last day to turn in your signed contracts and deposit! It is very important that you all are there..it'll be the first time the entire cast is going to be together! Oohh, happy times forshure! :D

Any questions, contact Sara (helloiamsara@gmail.com) or Lester (lesdelosreyes@gmail.com)
Can you feel the eXXXcitement? PCN is in 8 WEEKS!

Tues, 2/17/09 - 06:14 p.m.

Kababayan's 35th Anniversary is coming up and Thursday, February 19th is the last day to pay for GALA before prices go up!!! We encourage you all to pay by that deadline so that you won't have to pay more and we can pay the deposit.

Do you need a faster way to pay because you aren't able to see any board members?
Paypal is now available on the Gala page

Please pass on this information to all other members and alumni for payment, again we need to have 230 members and alumni combined to pay by this Friday to make our payment deadline. Please pay before then, hopefully paypal will help!

Tues, 2/17/09 - 06:08 p.m.

If you're interested in playing basketball for Sportsfest at Cal Poly Pomona, please bring $20 at this Thursday's meeting to register for the team. Contact Ferdinand Lagula for more info!

Mon, 2/9/09 - 08:20 p.m.

This yeah Kaba's annual Talent Show will be held on Thursday February 26th.
Registrations forms and sign-up sheets are NOW AVAILABLE if you want to sign up!! We're going to go BIG this year so tell all of your friends with talent to sign up!! Registration forms will be due by FEB. 5th!! So sign up NOW!!!!
Any Questions, contact Denise Hills at DeniseHills@gmail.com

Tues, 2/3/09 - 9:10 p.m.

Interested in helping out Kababayan but just don't know where to start? Apply to be a kaba intern! Help out board members with projects and future events as we start to get ready for more programming.
Click here for more info

Tue, 2/3/09 - 9:06 p.m.

For this week's meeting, we will be taking a trip to UC Riverside!!! Hosted by Southeast Asian Text, Ritual, and Performance (SEATRIP), we will be attending "Tropical Renditions: Musics of Filipino America." Please come to this event with us as we learn more about the Filipino culture and watch exciting music performances. We will be meeting up at the Cross Cultural Center no later than 6:30. This event will start at 8 so please be prompt!
Rides are provided. All we ask is to bring yourself and your enthusiasm!

For more info on this event, refer to
http://www.events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/display.cgi?comp_id=28938:20090205200000

Tue, 2/3/09 - 08:55 p.m.

This week's meeting is BATTLE OF THE CLASSES! Come represent your class as we all take a trip to DOWNTOWN DISNEY to do a fun scavenger hunt!!! We will meet up at the Cross Cultural Center at 7pm on Thursday, Jan. 29. Please be on time because we don't want to leave anyone behind. Who will win? 1st? 2nd? 3rd? 4th? Make sure to come to the meeting and find out! The winning class will get a surPRIZE so get as many of your class out as possible!

Do you want to see more Pilipino American and Asian American studies classes on our campus? A part of showing support for these kinds of courses is by attending talks put on by Asian American Studies Professors. Here are some more info on these talks:

Wednesday, Jan 21
James Kyung-Jin Lee, "Loathing and Redemption on the Sunday after: Race religion, and the VA Tech shootings"

Monday, Jan 26
Sarita See, "The Eye and the Ear: Filipino American Postcoloniality"

Friday, Jan 30
Sunaina Maria, "Missing: Muslim Immigrant Youth, Citizenship, and Empire:

The job talks are screduled for 2-3:30 in 1404 Bio Sci 3 Building. After the talk from 3:30-4:30, undergraduate students have the opportunity to meet with the candidates.

This Thursday we are having our meeting on the beginning stages for the campaign of P-Studies. It will be held in Rowland Hall 101 (not the cross this week!) and we will be discussing the three topics of Filipino American music, modern history, and food in relation to Filipino Americans. Come to this interactive meeting as we discuss these matters.

BIG BEAR INFO NIGHT
when: Monday, January 12th @ 6pm or Monday, January 12th @ 7pm
where: SSL 171

This info night is MANDATORY if you want to go to big bear but you only have to attend one of these 2 meetings. At this meeting we will be passing out waiver forms, going over rules, discussing what to bring, assigning car rides, collecting money, and answering any questions you may have. If there is no way possible you can attend either of these meetings please contact me and we will figure something out.

We currently have 50 people who reserved a spot which means we only have 10 spots left! So if you know anyone who still wants to go tell them to e-mail denisehills@gmail.com to reserve a spot before they are all booked.

again, the dates of this trip are saturday JANUARY 17th - monday JANUARY 19th. We will meet up early on saturday at 6am, place tba, and leave together. We should be back late afternoon on monday.

THE COST OF THIS TRIP WILL BE... only 40$!! this money covers lodging and gas. ***money MUST be turned in BY MONDAY JANUARY 12th. please contact me or anyone on board to turn it in. If you do not turn in the money by the deadline and we have people on the waiting list, your spot WILL be taken away and given to someone on the waiting list.

contact denisehills@gmail.com for any questions

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