AAAS Solidarity Statement June 1, 2020 The Association for Asian American Studies unites in solidarity with our Black family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and co-workers to call for an immediate end to anti-Black racism and the killing of Black people. We are an organization committed to social justice, intersectional analysis, and global human rights. Our fight against anti-Asian pandemic racism is rooted in a common struggle against White supremacy. The recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and George Floyd propel us to state, clearly and definitively, that Black lives matter and that we must abolish the militarized police state in which anti-Black racism is embedded. To end global anti-Black racism, we must fight racism in our local communities and educate ourselves and others about the rich history of Black Americans and support, validate, and value Black lives now and always. The Association for Asian American Studies Board of Directors Karin Aguilar-SanJuan, Mid-West Representative Falu Bakrania, Northern California and Nevada Representative Keva Bui, Graduate Student Representative Jason Oliver Chang, New England/Central and Eastern Canada Representative Jenny DeLuna, Assistant Director Chris A. Eng, Section Representative Anna Gonzalez, Managing Director Jennifer Ho, President Caroline Kyungah Hong, Mid-Atlantic Representative Mimi Khuc, Contingent Faculty Representative Jinah Kim, Southern California Representative Tamara Ko, Associate Director Karen Kuo, Interior West/South Representative Roderick Labrador, Pacific Northwest, Hawai’i and Pacific Islands & Western Canada Representative Paul Lai, Archivist
12-23-2022 Invitation to Members to Sign Petition Regarding Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon Dear AAAS Members, As many of you are aware, Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon recently made racist remarks regarding Asians during the commencement exercises Read More
10-14-2022 Statement of Solidarity With Iranian Uprising زن زندگی آزادیWomen, Life, Freedom The Association for Asian American Studies and the Arab American Studies Association stand in solidarity with the women, students, and Read More
09-01-2021 Support For Dismantling Global Hindutva The Association for Asian American Studies proclaims its support for the principles of academic freedom. Scholars and activists in North America who document and study Read More
06-16-2021 Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History We, the undersigned associations and organizations, state our firm opposition to a spate of legislative proposals being introduced across the country that target academic lessons, Read More