Current Board Members | History | Constitution AAA strives to unite Asian American students at Harvard and raise greater awareness of Asian American issues through social, cultural, and political events. We aim to: o Foster a community within Harvard dedicated to embracing our shared identity and promoting greater awareness of Asian American issues and perspectives; o Provide a forum for Asian Americans at Harvard to voice their opinions and comfortably explore their culture, identity, and individuality; o Address political, economic, and social issues affecting our communities at Harvard as well as at the local and national levels; o Celebrate achievements of Asian Americans, including those in the arts, entertainment, politics, business, and science academia; o Develop long-lasting partnerships between students, alumni, community activists, and scholars; o Inspire participants to contemplate their roles and responsibilities in forging the future of Asian America. AAA is also comprised on committees that allow general members to take part in the planning and execution of our events: The EDUCATIONAL/POLITICAL ("ed-pol") COMMITEE of AAA seeks to action among the Asian American student body, through organizing events that raise the political consciousness of our peers on campus. We host informational panels, roundtable discussions, film screenings, and speaker presentations. Ed-pol strives to promote responsible dialogue on a variety of contemporary APA issues, while acknowledging that Asian Americans subscribe to a diverse range of political beliefs. Our belief is that educational and political issues lie at the heart of AAA's history, and we are committed to continue the activist legacy of our predecessors. Past topics have included: self-segregation, affirmative action, political activism, corporate discrimination, and interracial dating. The CULTURAL COMMITTEE strives to showcase the diversity of Asian American culture. Each fall, the committee organizes two signature events: 1) Feast- A Cultural Extravaganza, which recognizes and celebrates the different cultures represented by the Asian ethnic organizations on campus, and 2) Asian American Arts Concert, which aims to showcase Asian American professional artists and bring about greater awareness of Asian American talent. In the spring, the committee organizes the Asian American Association Coffeehouse, an event that celebrates the visual, musical and dramatic talents of Asian American artists on campus. The cultural committee also highlights trends in the evolving Asian American culture with workshops such as The Culinary Revolution, which focuses on contributions Asian American chefs have made to contemporary cuisine. The SOCIAL COMMITTEE is tasked with building Asian American community on campus through various social events, mixers, etc. Each fall, the Social Committee coordinates with four other Boston Area Schools (MIT, Tufts, BC, Wellesley) to through an intercollegiate formal called Utopia. Another signature social event is the annual Screw Your Roommate Dance, which features electronic blind dates. Recently, social has been reaching outward not only to Harvard Asians, but to the entire Boston Asian collegiate community in an effort to help people bond, share, and make friends. The strength of AAA has always been grounded in our community and Social Committee works hard to maintain that strength in community. The OUTREACH COMMITTEE strives to expand the AAA mission beyond the undergraduate campus, creating programs that reach out to AAA alumni, graduate students and pre-frosh. ?In 2003, the Vice President and Outreach Commitee launched the first HarvardAsian-American Mentorship Program, pairing undergraduates from the College with graduate students from the Harvard Business, Law, Public Health and Medical Schools every fall. Outreach also organizes the Pan-Asian Pre-frosh Reception, uniting Asian and Asian-American organizations on campus to introduce prospective students to the vibrant Asian community at Harvard. The Outreach Committee also coordinates with alumni, most recently organizing the Asian and Asian-American Reunion Dinner in Spring 2006 and an eventual larger Reunion Weekend.