About
The Midwest Asian American Students Union is a 501(c)(3) non-for
profit organization that began in response to a need for political unity
among Asian American students in the Midwest. By 1990, there were
more than 20 universities in the Midwest that had formed Asian Pacific
Islander American (APIA) organizations.
Our Mission
The Midwest Asian American Students Union strives to recognize the
needs of the Asian Pacific Islanders American (APIA) Community. The
following list contains the objectives of MAASU:
- Assist schools with the establishment of APIA student organizations,
APIA cultural center and/or
an Asian American Studies Program
- Promote leadership among APIA students through programs including, but not limited to, the
Leadership Retreat, Spring Conference and other various programming
- Address educational needs and rights of the APIA community and
provide scholarship
information for all APIA students
- Develop and maintain a channel of communication for APIA student
organizations in the
Midwest through e-mails, bi-weekly newsletter and networking
- Support and encourage all APIA students to work toward social
change by providing a forum for social consciousness
- Unite and strengthen the APIA community‘s stance against all forms
of oppression