01-28-2023 Remembering Betty Lee Sung The Association for Asian American Studies mourns the passing of Betty Lee Sung, a pioneering scholar and a cherished member of the Asian American Studies community. We 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
02-23-2026 AAAS 2026 Book Award Winners We are pleased to announce that the AAAS Book Awards Committee and its panel of jurors has officially completed adjudicating the nominations for the 2026 Read More
02-23-2026 2026 AAAS Award Winners We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 AAAS Awards. We look forward to celebrating you all in Honolulu! Early Career Achievement Award: Hardeep Dhillon Read More
12-23-2025 Remembering Florante Ibañez AAAS dedicated member and the “Keeper” of the Association’s Visual Memories Florante Ibañez (1951-2025) The AAAS board and secretariat sadly announce the passing of Florante Read More
11-11-2025 Hawai’i Steering Committee Statement Message from the steering committee on the 2026 AAAS Honolulu conference We are writing as a coalition of Kanaka ʻŌiwi scholars and members of the Read More
09-24-2025 2026 Honolulu Conference Message from the President: The Association for Asian American Studies is aware of concerns around the 2026 conference in Honolulu. There are questions around the Read More
05-31-2025 Statement of Solidarity and Support (Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy, Vancouver Canada) We stand in support of and solidarity with those affected by the tragic events at the Lapu Lapu Day festival on April 26, 2025 in Read More
04-11-2025 2025 AAAS Award Winners We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 AAAS Awards. We look forward to celebrating you all in Boston! Congratulations to Kong Pheng Pha, Read More
03-31-2025 New JAAS Editor The AAAS board is proud to announce that Professor Julia H. Lee will be the incoming editor of the Journal of Asian American Read More
02-15-2025 AAAS 2025 Book Award Winners It is our distinct privilege to announce that the AAAS Book Awards Committee and its panel of jurors has officially completed adjudicating the nominations for Read More
11-25-2024 Search for the Editor of the Journal of Asian American Studies The Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS), the flagship publication of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) is conducting a search for its Editor. Read More
07-10-2024 Remembering Douglas Lee The Association is saddened to announce that Dr. Douglas Lee passed away on May 24, 2024. He was the first AAAS president from 1979 to Read More
05-29-2024 AAAS Self Study: THE FUTURE STARTS NOW Dear AAAS members: We currently live in disturbing times. At a moment when ethnic studies and critical race studies have been institutionalized in the academy, Read More
