On Thursday April 14th I attended Baruch Voices. The room seemed chill with ambient music in the background and pleasantly dimmed lights. We soon sat waiting for the participants to be introduced. For our class FRO DTC Vanessa and Ilias represented us. Ilias went first and gave the same excellent performance he gave in class. I liked his monologue a lot because I could relate to it. Vinny was another participant from a different class and he wrote a poem about his views on society, it was much different than most monologues I’ve heard and I really liked it. My least favorite presentation was the guy who talked about pokemon for what seemed like forever. His piece was on how pokemon has helped him succeed which was really monotonous. In the end I enjoyed the whole event because now I feel more connected to my fellow freshmen and know them a little better than I did before.

I had arrived late at the screening but when I got there, the room was dimmed and only illuminated by the 90″ screen. I watched “Will you still love me tomorrow?” The movie was about a married Taiwanese man who begins to question his life choices regarding his sexuality upon learning about his wife’s desire to have another child. At the end the Weichen (married man) attempted to give up his desire for men in order to save his marriage. His wife ironically leaves him so he can learn to love again 🙁 It was truly sad 🙁 After the film, the event organizer handed me some pamphlets about future events I can attend for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. I really enjoyed the film, I’ll consider attending future events 🙂 On the hand I really enjoyed the warm and pleasant vibe the room had to offer. Snacks and refreshments were served. The attached pic is a scene from the film.