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WELCOME TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION (AASU) HOMEPAGE!
The AASU is an advocacy organization whose mission is to unite, serve and fight for the interests of the Asian American community on the University of Maryland Campus.
We are here as a resource for students:
-to be able to learn more about Asian/Pacific-Islander American (APA) history, culture identities and issues from attending our events.
-to offer opportunities to develop leadership skills by leading and serving as part of our committees.
-to offer a place for students of all ethnicities and backgrounds to share their voice on our blog.
We are here as a resource for APA student organizations:
-to collaborate with all APA student organizations and encourage inter-collaboration between groups.
-to assist in doing campus processes (such as growing your organization, applying for funding, etc.) that your club may not be familiar with or not know.
-to promote your events for free on our listserv, website and meetings by request.
-to give your club connection with outside APA organizations and with University administrators.
-to provide a united community of APA student organizations.
We are here for non-APA student organizations:
-to collaborate in working towards fostering greater understanding of diversity and enlightening ignorance.
-to assist in promoting events on our listserv, website and meetings on request.
We are here for University staff and administrators:
-to be a resource and representative of the APA student body on campus and be a voice for the collective APA community.
-to forward opportunities for students on our listserv, website and meetings on request.
We are here for APA non-profit organizations:
-to work together in educating students on past and present APA issues
-to promote opportunities for students on our listserv, website and meetings on request.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN POETRY? DO YOU LIKE TO WRITE FICTION? DO YOU HAVE LIFE EXPERIENCES YOU’D BE WILLING TO SHARE? IF SO (AND ITS EVEN TANGENTIALLY APA RELATED), PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR WRITING TO BE POSTED ON OUR BLOG TO yuhuanxie(at)gmail.com.
CHECK OUT OUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS!
STAY CONNECTED!
Subscribe to our emailing listserv to get all the latest news and information from AASU!
Send us a email at aasu-umcp[at]umd.edu to join our listserv where we send out news and announcements about meetings, events, and many other things going on in the APA community on campus.
Also, join our facebook group at http://umd.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200495824. We will send event invites and messages from our facebook group, so join in to receive them all.
See our blog for more pictures and information!
