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heritage should be a year-round
effort for everyone; but for the
month of May. it was our turn to
really showcase what we’ve got,
and I think everyone had a great
time doing it.”
Asian Pacific American Her
itage Month began in 1979 as
Asian Heritage Week, established
by Congressional proclamation.
On October 23, 1992, President
George Bush signed legislation
into law proclaiming May of each
year Asian Pacific Islander Her
itage Month.
As part of this year’s festivities,
APASU hosted the first Heritage
Invitational 5-on-5 SuperFly Bas
ketball Tournament at the Ger
linger Annex Saturday. The first,
second and third place teams
were awarded trophies at the
main event Saturday evening in
the EMU Ballroom.
This year’s APASU finale, put
together by more than 30 active
APASU volunteers and five
months of planning, featured two
entertainment performances and
drew a crowd of more than 300
people.
Innerlude, a Filipino group
from the San Francisco Bay Area,
has created a unique style, com
bining the soul sounds of R&B, a
smooth blend of pop and a touch
of a cappella. Innerlude is com
posed of a trio of talented musi
cians and vocalists. Innerlude
members, brothers Eric and James
Visperas and longtime friend
Cyrus Mallare, are no strangers to
success. They have performed
with the industry’s best in hip
hop and R&B, including Bone
Thugs & Harmony, LL Cool J,
Mase, Missy Elliot, Mya and N’
Sync. Their experiences have
been stepping stones to their de
but album “Music Within,” re
leased in August 1999.
Liu and co-director Emmy So
Karen Kanes for the Emerald
Cyrus Mallare and brothers James and Eric Visperas make up the band innerlude.
The San Francisco Bay Area performers uniquely blend R&B, pop and a cappella.
said Innerlude was chosen be
cause Asian-American musicians
are seldom seen in the main
stream media.
“It is something that shows
Asian-Americans are represented
in pop culture and not just the old
stuff you learn in history,” said
APASU historian Michelle Chin,
a sophomore majoring in biology
and psychology.
Alex Luu, a performance artist,
independent filmmaker, work
shop director and teacher,
brought his one-man show,
“Three Lives,” to the event. Luu
has been performing the show
since 1997 at theaters, communi
ties, colleges and high school
campuses nationwide.
“Three Lives” is a solo perform
ance piece that tells the Asian
American experience and autobi
ographical tale of the artist’s har
rowing escape from Saigon, Viet
nam, as a refugee, to the comical
and painful phases of assimila
tion in the United States where
traditional culture and individu
ality collide.
“As a performer, speaking for
myself, in adding to the entertain
ment and celebrating heritage,
this is one of the few times you
can hear the voices of Asian
Americans,” Luu said.
Luu said his show discusses
Asian-Americans through four
different Asian-American male
perspectives - his grandfather, fa
ther, cousin and himself. He
added that his performance is a
progressive way of breaking
stereotypes and celebrating the
humanity of collective Asian
American experiences.
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