ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The New York City Asian American Student Conference is an annual gathering dedicated to promoting awareness of APA issues and history among college students.

This year, we have chosen the theme "ACT: empowering our generation" for our conference. In our previous conferences we explored and redefined our unique identity as Asian Americans. This year, we will focus on the concept that our identities are inseparable from a sense of social responsibility and an inherent potential to incite change within our communities. By activating our grassroots bases through education, we will have a formidable platform for change and our fight against apathy & ignorance. We challenge unfair institutions and realities in various fields, from the political arena to popular culture to universal human rights. Although the obstacles we will face are innumerable, we will persist to transform into a more unified and active community. One of our greatest responsibilities as student-activists is to continue empowering our generation to be at the forefront of local and international progressive movements.

Through our conference, we hope to bring all our voices - new and old, heard and unheard - into dialogue with each other, while acknowledging the differences and conflicts that are rooted in divergent experiences and shape vast and rich histories. Over the course of the day, we plan to showcase the stories of APA artists, activists, professionals, scholars, and more. We invite you to join us in our celebration and struggle, so that we may not forget our responsibilities to each other, but empower each other to redefine our identities.

NYCAASC's committee is comprised of students from Columbia University, New York University, Hunter College, Brooklyn College, and Fordham University. As a committee, we strive to reflect the spirit of celebrating and unifying the Asian American voice in all its forms and representations, perpetuating the presence of a vibrant community.

The conference will be held at NYU Kimmel Center on April 18, 2009. More information here

Registration page can be found here.