06-17-2022 Announcing the 2023 Conference Theme: Sustainable Publics We are pleased to announce Sustainable Publics as the theme for our 2023 conference. This theme, which touches on some of the most pressing Read More
05-13-2022 Hear from 2022 Awardees If you missed the in-person awards ceremony at the close of the 2022 annual conference, in Denver, CO, you can still hear the thoughtful tributes Read More
05-09-2022 Website Debut & Upcoming Plans We are excited to announce that the new AAAS website is live. This update, which was made possible by generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation, Read More
05-01-2022 Announcing Pawan Dhingra as New AAAS President The Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) is pleased to announce Pawan Dhingra as its new Board President. Dhingra will lead AAAS through 2024. Dhingra 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
10-27-2020 AAAS Statement on the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum We write as researchers, teachers, and organizers in the field of Asian American studies to lend our unequivocal support to the inclusion of Arab Read More
06-01-2020 AAAS Solidarity Statement 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 Read More
