Asian American Alliance
Founded in the spring of 1995, the Asian American Alliance (AAA) is a student organization that strives to serve the Asian Pacific American (APA) community at Columbia University. AAA is a collaborative organization that works with APA and other student of color groups to reach members of the university and the outside community at large. In this way, it promotes understanding, fosters dialogue and creates awareness.
AAA's purpose is to educate its members and others, to organize and to mobilize. It seeks to cultivate a common understanding and a greater respect for the APA community.
The APA community at Columbia University is in a perpetual state of transformation. Inherent in the structure and goals of our organization is the ability to change in conjunction with evolving issues facing the APA community. Nevertheless, AAA remains true to its fundamental goal of serving its community by dedicating itself and its resources to student activism.
The Asian American Alliance has two subgroups, called the Political Committee (PC) and the Service Committee (SC). The PC, headed by the Political Chair of AAA, discusses issues of social and political concern and is the think tank of activism endorsed by AAA. The SC, headed by the Community Chair of AAA, learns about and promotes awareness of issues affecting Asian American communities through civic-level organization, assistance, and service.
