Welcome

A Welcome Message from our Director 

I’m so glad you found your way to our website! Established in 1981, the Asian American Cultural Center (AACC) exists as a result of Asian American student-led efforts to rally for a space on campus and thus remains today as a symbol of resistance, activism, visibility, and institutional recognition when Asian American invisibility was being fought. 

Here at the Center we are committed to honoring and increasing awareness around the vibrant and complex cultures, histories and experiences that exist within the Asian and Asian American community at Yale. The Center sponsors approximately 50 affiliate groups for students—both undergraduate and graduate—plus dozens of campus-wide events throughout the academic year so I’m hopeful that you will find something that is of interest to you. We invite all students, staff, faculty, and community members to join us in celebrating the successes and grappling with the issues that impact the experiences of the Asian and Asian American community at Yale, nationally and globally. I look forward to meeting you at the AACC or somewhere on campus soon!
 
Be well,
Joliana Yee Hui Joo
 

Recent News from the AACC:

AACC Building Closed Until Further Notice

Due to the persistent threat that COVID-19 remains to public health and safety, the AACC building located on 295-297 Crown St., New Haven CT will be closed until conditions markedly improve. Nevertheless, the Center will continue to provide students with support, resources, and opportunities for community and collective knowledge building virtually. Join our Yale Connect page, sign up for our AACC weekly newsletter, and follow us on social media to stay updated on all we have planned. For the latest information from Yale on COVID-19, please visit these links:

#StopAsianHate 

While there has been an uptick in anti-Asian violence over the course of this past year, it is not a recent phenomenon.  Support and get connected to incredible Asian American organizations that have demonstrated a longstanding committed to adressing racial injustice, culturally responsive mental health resources, and relevant educational materials using this resource sheet created by the AACC staff : https://docs.google.com/document/d/19fBNkmLBshfe60BcSdVuYB7s_9UEI1eohfs4SbTpKWo/edit?usp=sharing. We need everyone to remain committed to anti-racist work long after the news headlines have moved on.

2020 AACC Award Winners 

For a description about each award, please click here: AACC Awards.

Arts & Media Innovation Awards 2019-2020

The Arts & Media Innovation Awards is a collaboration between the Asian American Cultural Center and Tsai CITY to encourage art and multi-media explorations of Asian and Asian American identity. Accurate Asian American representation in mainstream media has been minimal, and we wish to encourage any student interested in creating a project that addresses this issue to apply. Five $500 awards will be given to the best proposals as determined by a panel of alumni judges. 

Read more about our 2019-2020 award winners here: 

https://www.city.yale.edu/blog/2019/12/9/artsmediawinners

and our inaugural award winners here:

https://www.city.yale.edu/blog/2018/11/28/city-and-aacc-announce-arts-amp-media-innovation-award-winners.  

Asian American Student Alliance’s 50th Anniversary Celebration

Founded in 1969, the Asian American Student Alliance is Yale’s oldest student organization for Asian Americans. The weekend of April 6th, 2019 brought close to one hundred alumni back from all across the U.S. and abroad back to campus for a powerful intergenerational gathering.

 

Mailing Address

Although we don’t have a mailbox at our Crown St. location, you can address mail to the AACC by forwarding it to the following: 

Yale College Deans Office

c/o Joliana Yee, Assistant Dean and AACC Director

55 Whitney, 2nd Floor, 

P.O. Box 208225 

New Haven, CT 06520