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 and the killing of Black people. We are an organization committed to social justice, intersectional analysis, and global human rights. Our fight against anti-Asian pandemic racism is rooted in a common struggle against White supremacy. The recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and George Floyd propel us to state, clearly and definitively, that Black lives matter and that we must abolish the militarized police state in which anti-Black racism is embedded. To end global anti-Black racism, we must fight racism in our local communities and educate ourselves and others about the rich history of Black Americans and support, validate, and value Black lives now and always.
The Association for Asian American Studies Board of Directors
Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Mid-West Representative
Falu Bakrania, Northern California and Nevada Representative
Keva Bui, Graduate Student Representative
Jason Oliver Chang, New England/Central and Eastern Canada Representative
Jenny DeLuna, Assistant Director
Chris A. Eng, Section Representative
Anna Gonzalez, Managing Director
Jennifer Ho, President
Caroline Kyungah Hong, Mid-Atlantic Representative
Mimi Khuc, Contingent Faculty Representative
Jinah Kim, Southern California Representative
Tamara Ko, Associate Director
Karen Kuo, Interior West/South Representative
Roderick Labrador, Pacific Northwest, Hawai’i and Pacific Islands & Western Canada Representative
Paul Lai, Archivist
Association for Asian American Studies 2020 Conference 