08-04-2023 On the Smithsonian’s Cancellation of the Asian American Literary Festival The Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) is deeply disappointed with the Smithsonian Institution’s sudden cancellation of the 2023 Asian American Literary Festival (AALF) Read More
07-07-2023 In Support of Academic Freedom and Faculty of Color The controversy surrounding the publication by Associate Professor Naoko Shibusawa, a long-time advocate for ethnic studies at Brown University, offers an opportunity for the Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS) Read More
06-30-2023 Statement on the US Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling We are dismayed by the US Supreme Court’s decision to prohibit the use of race as a factor in college admissions. This reflects a troubling Read More
06-20-2023 On the Need to Teach Black Studies alongside Asian American Studies The executive board of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), the largest and oldest organization on the study of Asian American history and culture, Read More
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
05-01-2021 Solidarity with Palestine The Association of Asian American Studies condemns the brutal violence being inflicted on Palestinians in the besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip by Read More
04-01-2021 Supporting Sikh & South Asian Americans and the Indianapolis Shooting Another mass shooting by a white gunman targeting Asian Americans has happened in Indianapolis on April 15, 2021. Matthew Alexander, Samaria Blackwell, Amarjeet Johal, Jasvinder Read More
03-01-2021 AAAS Response to the Atlanta Murders We are enraged and heartbroken over the murders of 8 people in Atlanta, including 6 Asian/Asian American women: Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Read More
01-10-2021 AAAS Statement Condemning the January 6th Insurrection and Affirming US Democracy The United States is a nation founded on the ideals of democracy but also white supremacy. January 6, 2021 saw a group of largely Read More
