COVER STORY: Ski resorts open

Photo Credit: Jamie Chong

Night Activities cont’d.

NIGHT SKI BIKING

Vail offers a ski-biking experience as an activity at its popular Adventure Ridge. Offered to intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders, the tours run from 4:45pm to 7pm (reservations recommended). Winter Park Resort also has a ski-biking night adventure from late December to late March. Riders throw on headlamps, get instruction and safety tips, and then head out for three hours of guided slip sliding down the slopes.

NIGHT ICE SKATING

Feel like a star as you swirl around Beaver Creek Village’s ice-skating rink under the lights until 9pm. The fire pits that surround the rink are a cozy place for hot cocoa; and on Monday and Friday nights, disco skate night fills the village with festive music and a light show.

Season Passes to Individual Colorado Ski Country USA Member Resorts

Resorts

Aspen Snowmass

Prices Aspen Snowmass Premier Pass:

$1,999 Adult (ages 18-64) with a complimentary Ikon Base Pass $1,479 Senior (ages 65-69) - with a complimentary Ikon Base Pass) $539 Silver (ages 70+) $699 Child/Teen (ages 7-17) $699 College (ages 18-24) $1,999 Parent

More Info

All Premier Passes are fully refundable through November 20, 2020.

Steamboat

Steamboat seasoning pass:

$1299 Adult (ages 18+) $1049 Teen (ages 13-17) $699 Child (ages 5-12+) $49 4 or under The Steamboat Season Pass is available at the Steamboat Ticket Office or by calling Steamboat Central Reservations.

Arapahoe Basin

Arapahoe Basin Seasoning pass:

$449 Adult (ages 19-69) $309 Youth (ages 15-18) $199 Child (ages 6-14) $179 Senior (ages 70+) $179 Military $349 Renewal (with a season pass last year Unlimited days at Arapahoe Basin, plus three days at Monarch Mountain, Taos Ski Valley, and one day at Silverton.

OUTDOOR ASIAN COLORADO

members share:

STEPHANIE VU “We are doing a Loveland Pass and two of my Arapahoe Basin days and 3 of my Steamboat days rolled over from last year when I had bought multi-day passes.”

ANNA KERR “I got an Arapahoe Basin pass! Cheaper, no reservations, local feel. I’m also in school right now so don’t have enough time to make the bigger passes worth it.”

LEO TSUO “I got the Epic and am reluctantly optimistic about the reservation system. I’ve always got my splitboard and snowmobile too so I’m not putting all my snowballs in one basket.”

Join the group and head to the slopes together at: fb.com/groups/ outdoorasiancolorado

Navigating the Job Market During a Pandemic as an Asian Pacific Islander American

By Asian Student Achievement, LLC www.learnasa.com

entering the year 2020, we could not have fathomed this pandemic to be crawling behind us. As Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs), we are forced to deal with the cards we are dealt: we are labeled to be submissive, academic overachievers, but those stereotypes are a myth. Our company, Asian Student Achievement, LLC provides a Diversity-Driven Job Board and coaching service seeking to diversify the workplace and help move Asian and Asian Americans through the pipeline to leadership. We reached out to professionals in recruiting, diversity, and inclusion to guide this conversation and offer tips on navigating jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who We Are as APIA

The cultural practice of “respecting your elders” runs deep through the APIA community. ning zulaf, a Global Recruiting Strategist at the university of Illinois at urbana-Champaign, voices that “We all need to be aware of the imposter syndrome. We are taught that our parents and grandparents worked so hard for us and we need to be the best”. embedded in our cultural roots is this external pressure that we “owe” it to our elders to work hard, follow their path, and be obedient.

We continue to work hard, hoping to gain approval from our elders by finding a “good job”. From there, we enter the workforce and realize the struggles we may face as APIAs. Kevin zhao, a Global executive Compensation Specialist at

Boeing, mentions “it’s hard being Asian American in Boeing because the employees are tenured Caucasian Americans”.

After a couple years, we become more comfortable and are eager to look at opportunities for leadership and career advancement. how do we begin asking for this opportunity? Kevin Bradley, a Senior Advisor for Global Inclusion & Diversity at zebra Technologies, remarks, “We never brag about ourselves. Culturally we haven’t been good at that”. having been raised to be compliant is a predicament we may face as APIAs in the workforce. however, there are methods we can use to maneuver around the professional world without losing our APIA character.

Job Searching as an APIA

With the current political, social, and economic conditions, the job search process has become more challenging for APIAs. echo Yang, a Talent Acquisition Specialist at The nature Conservancy, recommends to “remember [as an Asian community our strength is to] bring different things to the table, don’t be afraid to reveal your identity... data shows that diverse workplaces have higher innovation and employee engagement [further] improving profits”. It is imperative to embrace our cultural identity and utilize our diverse backgrounds and experiences as an advantage rather than a barrier.

We need to put ourselves out there through network-

We asked the esteemed professionals we interviewed to offer their advice. here is their recommendation: • Be Assertive – “Recruiters like to be approached. Imagine fishes coming to your boat saying ‘I’m lean and delicious!’.” (Alan Guevarra) • Keep Learning – “For those out of the market, fill the gaps in your resume by learning new skills or • Mentorship – “Don’t only have Asian mentors. expand and learn from [others].” (Kevin Bradley)

Cruising the professional world as APIAs in the middle of this pandemic is not an impossible task. We hope these tips can be used as a compass to aid in your journey.

If you are looking for a job or are an organization that wants to diversify your workforce, we encourage you to visit our Diversity-Driven Job Board by going to www. learnasa.com.

For more information, please email asa@learnasa.com.

ing. Alan Guevarra, a Talent Strategy Manager at hunt Club, said, “Filling job roles really comes down to networking and knowing your specific group”. To advance forward, we need to put ourselves in uncomfortable situations. Bradley highlighted that “Asians need to ask for more...we spend so much time being polite and thanking higher-ups”. As APIAs, we need to do a better job in embracing our differences, portraying our talents, networking with others, and asking for more. It may be uncomfortable - however, taking steps outside of the box can create more opportunities

Advice to Job Seekers

gaining a certification.” (echo Yang)

for growth.

A Taste of the Traditional Chinese GuAn BinG

By Lina Zhu Photos by Lijin Zhao

BG Dough is one of the newest Asian food trucks in town! Its specialty is the Chinese Guan Bing (egg Filled Pancake or 鸡蛋灌饼), a traditional dish that originated in Xin Yang, henan Province in China. This dish inspired its owner, Guo Wei, who is also from the henan Province.

Guo says, “ A guan bing is a wrap with different vegetables, meats, and eggs, and it is very similar to an egg pita in western countries.”

BG Dough Food Truck actually first opened during the COVID-19 pandemic. After Guo purchased the food truck in January 2020, the pandemic hit. After staying at home for a few months, he decided that he could not just keep waiting home.

“It was bad timing, but all I can do is give it a try and not give up,” Guo said.

Guo immigrated to the u.S. to pursue a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and creative writing at the university of Iowa. After graduating in 2019, he wanted to start a business. Both of his parents’ families do business back in China.

“I decided to start a business because I wanted to give it a try and see how far I could go. I suppose it’s also because it’s been a family tradition,” Guo said.

The name BG Dough comes from his nickname. Growing up, there were two students with the name Guo in his high school. As the older one, he was often referred to as Big Guo, which was abbreviated to BG for the name of the food truck.

Making a guan bing isn’t an easy process. The dough first needs to be rolled into a flat and long wrapper, then placed on the frying pan. The shortening added to the dough makes the dough inflate and creates space filled with air within the dough. Then Guo will poke a hole and drop the egg into the wrapper; this is where the word guan (灌) which means to “pour” comes from. Once the wrap is done, Guo wraps it with vegetables and meats. And finally, he adds his secret sauce which gives an added sweet flavor to the wrap.

“The sauce is made from traditional Chinese soybean paste with a few special touches,” he said.

Their menu is simple. Start with the BGD Guanbing Basic, which includes one egg, lettuce, cucumbers, pickles, and tomatoes, and then add on. Customers can choose their own proteins such as ham, sausage, prosciutto, bacon, turkey breast, or smoked salmon. Guo is also planning to add new dishes to the food truck such as fried squid.

BG Dough Food Truck does not have a regular location and business hours, but Guo works with many local brewing companies to set up in the parking lots of the bars. here is the current schedule for BG Dough:

• Fridays, 4pm - 10pm, River North Brewery: 3400 Blake Street, Denver, CO, 80205 • Sundays, 1pm - 9pm, Great Divide Brewing Company: 2201 Arapahoe Street,

Denver, CO, 80205

Follow BG Dough on Instagram @bg_dough to see their schedule and locations. Connect with them on WeChat by adding @jason1491811481 to get the latest food truck schedule.