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The AAAS includes within Asian-American studies the following "sub-components": "Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai’ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups." [1] AAAS was founded in 1979 as the Association for Asian/Pacific American Studies. The name was changed in 1982. [2]
Asian Americans for Equal Employment was formed in 1974 after a successful fight to include Chinese American workers in the construction of Confucius Plaza. It was involved in protests the following year after Peter Yew, an engineer, was beaten by police in Chinatown. [6] 20,000 picketers went to the New York City Hall under AAFE's leadership. [7]
Asian Americans: Independent 1 Active [42] Pi Alpha Phi: ΠΑΦ: February 1, 1929 – August 1, 2023 University of California, Berkeley: Asian Americans: NAPA (former) 0 Inactive [7] [c] Pi Delta Psi: ΠΔΨ: February 20, 1994: Binghamton University: Asian Americans: NAPA: 18 Active [1] Psi Chi Omega: ΨΧΩ: January 24, 1992: University of ...
The Asian American Federation is a nonprofit organization working to advance the civic voice of Asian Americans in the New York metropolitan area.Established in 1989, the Asian American Federation of NY supports and collaborates with 70 member and partner agencies to improve quality of life and support philanthropy in the Asian American community.
The East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU) is a left-of-center 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes awareness of Asian and Pacific Islander social issues. [1] Run by volunteers, ECAASU's advocacy work is conducted through outreach to AAPI student organizations across the United States and by educating individuals through ...
In 1969, Shizuko "Minn" Matsuda and Kazu Iijima founded the Asian Americans for Action (Triple A or AAA) in New York City.The two women were inspired by the Black Power movement and originally planned a Japanese American political and social action movement, but ultimately chose to make it a pan-Asian organization, inviting members of all Asian ethnic groups to join. [1]
OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates (previously known as the Organization of Chinese Americans) is a non-profit organization founded in 1973, whose stated mission is to advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States.
The Association for Asian Studies: An Interpretive History. Seattle: Published for the Association for Asian Studies by the University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-95266-6. ——— (1968). "The Association for Asian Studies, Inc., at the Age of Twenty: Annual Report for 1967-1968". The Journal of Asian Studies. 28 (1): 201– 241.