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YOU BRING OUT THE ASIAN AMERICAN IN ME 2008
UT's 7th ANNUAL ASIAN AMERICAN WELCOME EVENT
Organized by the Asian Desi Pacific American Collective, with the help of Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council, YBO serves as a program to welcome Asian
American students to UT. Complete with a fair of Asian American organizations and resources available on campus, performaces from musical artists,
dancers, and/or comedians, this program is a unifying event for the Asian American community on campus. To view previous years' pictures from the YBO event,
click here.
Performances by...
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Bio (taken from http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/texasbhangra/initial.htm):
Bhangra is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India. While Bhangra began as a part of harvest festival celebrations, it eventually became a part of diverse occasions such as weddings and New Year’s celebrations. Moreover, during the last thirty years, Bhangra has enjoyed a surge in popularity worldwide, both in traditional form and as a fusion with genres such as hip-hop, house, and reggae.
Texas Bhangra has competed nationally on a number of occasions, such as Bhangra Blowout (Washington DC), Dhol Di Awaaz VII (Berkely, California), CSUN Bhangra Competition (Los Angeles, California) and Bhangra Fusion (Detroit Michigan).
Locally, Texas Bhangra has also taken part in the UT's Indian Student Association Talent Show, the state-wide Festival of India competition, and has been voted the Best Artistic Act and Best Technical Act at the campus-wide talent show, Texas Revue, in the past.
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Texas Bhangra
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Stephen Bor
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Bio (taken from http://www.stephenbor.net/):
Stephen Bor was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He did not speak until age five, and did not learn the alphabet until he was in the fifth grade. After a long bout with special education, he began to write poetry in 8th grade. He first performed spoken word poetry in Chinese School, and began performing spoken word (in English) in March of 2002. In the fall of 2002, he helped found The 101 Project arts collective with Hanalei Ramos and Hang Le. He won top individual honors at the ACUI College Nationals Poetry Slam in 2003, 2004, and 2005, the George Williams prize in poetry, and also the Academy of American Poets prize in 2005.
Stephen has performed everywhere from UC Berkeley to Robert E. Lee High School to Yale University to Adolf Hitler’s private yacht in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His work has been published in R2 literary journal, the Columbia University Asian Journal, Yale University’s Sphere Magazine, and Stanford University’s Communicasians Magazine. His chapbook, On History, Grapefruit and Crickets, can be found at www.blacklava.com, Boston’s East Meets West bookstore, and his backpack. Currently an officer in the United States Coast Guard, Stephen graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he founded the Rice University Asian Pacific Americans for Social Action organization.
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Bio (taken from http://www.myspace.com/magnetichiphop):
Magnetic North is the hip hop duo known for moving your body as well as your synapses. Respected nation-wide for their soul scorching lyrics and innovative melodies, Direct & Theresa Vu have turned heads from rap superstar Nelly to renowned civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama. They released their first album in March of 2006.
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Magnetic North
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Multicultural Information Center Division of Diversity and Community Engagement Center for Asian American Studies Student Government Jackson School of Geosciences Department of Anthropology College of Liberal Arts Asian & Asian Amercain Faculty and Staff Association Division of Recreational Sports University CO-OP 
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