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The AAAS includes within Asian-American studies the following "sub-components": "Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai’ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups."<ref>[http://aaastudies.org/content/index.php/about-aaas/about-aaas Website of the Association for Asian American Studies]</ref> Its official journal is the ''[[Journal of Asian American Studies]]''. |
The AAAS includes within Asian-American studies the following "sub-components": "Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai’ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups."<ref>[http://aaastudies.org/content/index.php/about-aaas/about-aaas Website of the Association for Asian American Studies]</ref> Its official journal is the ''[[Journal of Asian American Studies]]''. |
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== Middle East == |
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The general membership of the association unanimously approved, at its annual meeting held on Saturday, April 20, 2013, a resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities.<ref>[http://www.usacbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/AAAS-resolution.FINAL_.pdf AAAS Israel Resolution]</ref> The resolution linked the assocation's Israel boycott to one of the AAAS's aims, which is to "advance a critique of U.S. empire." The resolution did not state how the boycott would be implemented with respect to AAAS members departments or with respect to the ''Journal of Asian American Studies''. |
The general membership of the association unanimously approved, at its annual meeting held on Saturday, April 20, 2013, a resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities.<ref>[http://www.usacbi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/AAAS-resolution.FINAL_.pdf AAAS Israel Resolution]</ref> The resolution linked the assocation's Israel boycott to one of the AAAS's aims, which is to "advance a critique of U.S. empire." The resolution did not state how the boycott would be implemented with respect to AAAS members departments or with respect to the ''Journal of Asian American Studies''. |
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Revision as of 20:42, 13 May 2013
The Association for Asian American Studies is an organization founded in 1979 to promote teaching and research in Asian American studies. Its other goals including advocacy and representation on behalf of Asian-Americans and educating American society about the history and aspirations of Asian American ethnic minorities.[1]
The AAAS includes within Asian-American studies the following "sub-components": "Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai’ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups."[2] Its official journal is the Journal of Asian American Studies.
Middle East
The general membership of the association unanimously approved, at its annual meeting held on Saturday, April 20, 2013, a resolution endorsing the boycott of Israeli universities.[3] The resolution linked the assocation's Israel boycott to one of the AAAS's aims, which is to "advance a critique of U.S. empire." The resolution did not state how the boycott would be implemented with respect to AAAS members departments or with respect to the Journal of Asian American Studies.
In passing the resolution, the AAAS became the first U.S. scholarly organization to boycott Israel.[4] This was the AAAS's first boycott resolution.
References
- ^ Website of the Association for Asian American Studies
- ^ Website of the Association for Asian American Studies
- ^ AAAS Israel Resolution
- ^ Elizabeth Redden (June 24, 2013). "A First for the Israel Boycott?". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved April 26, 2013.