Want to get involved with AASU? Join our Task Force Committees and Programming Committees! We need your ideas and help with each of these committees, so please contact the chair of each committee and sign up today. (there will be free food!)

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Task Force Committees

Freshman Council

The Freshman Council is a task force committee of AASU, which is focused on giving freshmen a unique opportunity to get training and information needed to become a leader in the Asian Pacific American community. You will gain insight into basic APA issues and become familiar with the way student organizations run. You will learn the tools to success and even get to put on your own program! In the process, you will meet other freshmen like yourself who are eager to get involved as well as more experienced students who want to share their wisdom. Take advantage of this great chance to learn and get engaged! For more information, please contact George Yeh at geoyeh(at)gmail.com

Public Relations Committee (PR) (NEW!)

Do you want to promote AASU to the public and help improve our relations with other student organizations, campus entities, and everyone else in the world? Do you like (free) cookies? Do you need somewhere to practice your recruiting skills? Do you like listening to Mike Xie talk? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please contact Yuhuan "Mike" Xie at yuhuanxie(at)gmail.com.

Writing for the PublicAsian

The PublicAsian is the voice of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community at the University of Maryland, College Park. The paper is monthly and covers issues and events in regards to Asian Pacific Americans on campus and in the community. The PublicAsian is always looking for writers and ideas. The PublicAsian editors encourage writers to come with their own story ideas, which can include national or local news, campus events, arts and entertainment, or sports, (basically whatever) as long as they have an Asian Pacific American angle. You do not have to be a journalism or English major to write.

For more information, ideas and questions, please e-mail the editors-in-chief at publicasian(at)gmail.com or The PublicAsian Liasion, Lillian Tran at ltran.328(at)gmail.com

Working for an Asian American Studies Program (WAASP)

WAASP serves as a vehicle for promoting and strengthening the Asian American Studies (AAST) program at the University of Maryland. WAASP is dedicated to bringing more of the Asian Pacific American (APA) experience here to campus by educating others about APA issues and struggles. Several goals of this committee include increasing the variety of AAST courses, helping the process of hiring AAST staff, continuing the creation of the AAST major, and so much more.  For more information, contact our WAASP Chair, Phil Mok at pmok88(at)gmail.com

To do this, we must continue to rally to support the AAST program so that everyone, not just APA students, can learn about what it is to be Asian Pacific American. Some things that WAASP is planning to do is to visit AAST programs in neighboring schools, hand out surveys to AAST classes to hear the student voice, talk directly with the AAST program director, Larry Shinagawa, and more.

Yuri Kochiyama (YK) Leadership Program

The YK is an outreach program to connect to high school students who are interested in knowing more about the APA community and any issues related to APAs. Contact Maddy Deason at mdeason(at)umd.edu or Sarah Kim at sarahkim22(at)gmail.com for more information.

Programming Committees

APA Heritage Month Programming Committee

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) is a time for the community to be aware of APA cultures, experiences and achievements. APAHM is in April at the University of Maryland. It is filled with many events planned by the programming committee of APAHM and various AASU-affiliated organizations. If you want to be a part of this planning process, email …

APA1 Show Programming Committee

The APA 1 (All People As One) show is an annual production organized by AASU that intends to create opportunities for students from different heritages to put together a show that reflects similarities and differences of the diverse Asian ethnic groups. It provides participants the opportunity to perform (acting, dancing, singing), meet new people, establish life-long friendships and develop leadership skills. It is also a great opportunity for the APA community to educate others about the APA experience.For more information please email …

F.U.E.L. Leadership Conference Programming Committee

F.U.E.L. (Forging, Understanding, Empowering and Leading) is the annual Asian Pacific American (APA) leadership conference that happens right here on our campus. Students come together in workshops to meet people who have similar interests and experiences, to learn about the advancement of APAs, to understand issues facing APAs today and ultimately to discover their own potential.

The Asian American Student Union is looking for dedicated volunteers for the up and coming 8th Annual F.U.E.L. Leadership Conference. This year the event will be held in the fall semester on Friday November 9th and Saturday November 10th. We are looking for volunteers to become committee members to help efficiently plan the program, leaders to facilitate workshops, executive directors to help run the event smoothly as well as public relations members to help advertise. If you’re interested in participating please email …