Why is APAAM’s theme Unscripted?
Unscripted refers to an ongoing dialogue without a predetermined plot or resolution, where novel conflicts are discussed and new actors take a leading role, while still leaving plenty of time for soliloquy.
It refers to an ending still waiting to be written, reflecting the ongoing multi-dimensional development of the Asian Pacific American identity. The APA cast just encompasses so many characters that a single common theme merely feels convoluted and any active verb catch-phrase feels cliché.
By leaving our theme Unscripted, we allow for constant improvisation and unlimited self-definition. Though without an outline, APAAM is not without structure or purpose. We want you to play a role in APAAM and be real.
With an Unscripted theme, we as individuals of the APA community can hold the pen and write our own parts. Whether free, unbounded, spontaneous, open, polycultural, multifaceted, transcendent, new, limitless, or any other term is your word of choice – express yourself.
