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
05-15-2023 Reduced Conference Fees and Fully Subsidized Registrations for Contingent Faculty & Graduate Students As part of our ongoing efforts to increase access to our annual conference, the Board is proud to announce major changes in its approach to Read More
02-21-2023 AAAS 2023 Book Award Winners The AAAS Book Awards Committee and its panel of jurors has officially completed the 2023 book awards cycle. Many thanks to the AAAS staff for Read More
02-13-2023 AAAS Statement in Defense and Support of AP African American Studies We write as educators and community members in defense and support of an AP African American Studies that reflects the intellectual project of Black studies. Read More
01-26-2023 5 Books with Dawn Wing: Comics and Graphic Narratives by Women of Asian Descent Dawn Wing is a Graphic Artist and Associate Professor and Reference Librarian at Metropolitan State University Our latest installment of 5 Books with a Board Read More
01-23-2023 Upcoming Events With AAAS Asian Settler Colonialism Caucus (Re)imagining Asian / Indigenous Relationalities (2022-2023) The Asian Settler Colonialism Caucus will be hosting an online speaker series for the academic year of 2022-2023 to Read More
11-17-2022 5 Books with Karin Aguilar-San Juan Our latest installment of 5 Books with a Board Member features Karin Aguilar-San Juan, our Mid-West Representative. Karin is Professor and Chair of American Studies 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