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Heritage continued from page 6 evening, changed the pace with beats and bass. Thai said he was spreading the “Portland love” while accompanied by two back up rappers and a handful of “homies.” Appearing slightly ag gravated with the reluctance of a seated audience who refused to swarm the stage and dance, Thai made his performance more inter esting by spraying the first five rows of the crowd with water from a bottle. APASU co-director Jeanice Chieng said Thai was “slightly un professional,” and his unexpected ly large group of “homies” only added to a slew of last-minute changes and surprises concerning the event. "It’s definitely hard for us as co ordinators,” Chieng said. “But it still went very well.” During a brief intermission fol lowing Thai’s performance, the hereandnow players mingled among audience members, intro ducing themselves and giving out Asian candies. “We want to inspire conversa tions,” said Kat Nakano, graduate student and member of the here andnow crew for more than three years. Having performed at col leges across the nation for the past 12 years, hereandnow changes its performances, and even its play ers, on a regular basis. Nakano first heard about hereandnow through a friend and joined the group after entering a large audition in Los Angeles. She said she plans on staying with the group until she feels the need to move on. “I’ve received a lot of root support from other members,” she said. “I have found my grounding through them as close, genuine friends.” After the intermission, the group involved the audience with ran dom skits, activities and ice-break ers like the game Red Light/Green Light. Toward the end of the event, performers became more serious, telling personal experiences, folk stories and traditions. The group also peppered the performance with simple morals and lessons for life, such as “never make fun of people who are different than you.” Nakano said the group aims at “getting the juice flowing” in the minds of audience members and allowing each person to take away a unique experience and refreshed perspective. “Hereandnow gives a good mes sage and has a different format of breaking down stereotypes and educating people,” said senior in ternational studies major Hai Thanh Do. Do has been a member of APA SU for five years and is the current outreach coordinator for the Mul ticultural Center, which was one of the event’s sponsors. Other sponsors included the Ethnic Studies department and the Uni versity Counseling Center. In light of the numerous cultural events that have been recently held on campus, Do said this year’s ef forts have created “a strong founda tion in building for the future” of APASU, and that its numbers have grown conspicuously. With so many things going on during spring term, Chieng said she wasn’t surprised by the small group that turned out for the event. And despite so many last-minute changes and unplanned mishaps, she said the number of audience members who stayed to talk to the hereandnow players at the end of the event showed how hard work can overcome all obstacles. “It was still a success,” she said. E-mail reporter Caron Alarab at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com. RMB W6AITW PAIR Barbies been bad VERY BAD. DON'T END UR LIKE BARBIE. See her at the Bookstore Thursday May 23 11:30-2:00 Safer sex Stop smoking kits Mocktail samples Spring sun safety Cholesterol screenings Cycle Safety Brought to you by your friends from the uo health CENTER Free prizes UNIVERSITYo/ OREGON BOOKSTORE BY WILLIAM SHAKESl’EARIi May 24,251 May 30-June 11 June 7,8 ® 8pn iBenefit Matinee June2 at 2Dm for St.VincentdePaui 687-5820x121 IEMU Ticket Office 346-4363 UT BOX Office Pt>fymorneOcw Co<y 346-4191 Hult Center 682-5000 l9J™ A Robinson Theatre Production OIF Any Yogurt* (*Except small cones and tinies. Expires 6/2/02) Campus SUBSHOP Mon.-Sat. llam-8pm Sun. ll:30am-8pm 1225 Alder 345-2434 Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. One coupon per customer. I HOMEY HILL R\RMS , it _ J Don’t Get Trapped In A Small Apartment • Basketball/Tennis Courts • 1 & 2 Bedrooms • Quiet & Large • Low Energy Cost Come check out our great apartments! McKenna Estates www.mckennaestates.com • Air Conditioning • Laundry Hookups • Free Cable • Balcony/Deck 342-5735 near Autzen Stadium American Institute of Certified Public Accountants As Controller for a major fashion house you could: Spend $SDDyDDD on a show that lasts 12 minutes Travel 6,760 miles TO OPEN A FLAGSHIP STORE IN TOKYO Charge $1y699 for a piece of fabric a ft long HOW DO YOU GET A JOB LIKE THIS? www.StartHereGdPlaces.cdm/bizib Go here and take the first step toward the career you want. Start here. Gd places. If you know business and accounting, you can get a job anywhere. Because the skills you learn in business - strategic and analytical thinking, communication, and leadership - are always in demand. In some of the coolest industries in the world. Even in fashion.
