Introduction

The Asian American Studies Program (AAST), University of Maryland provides students with the opportunity to study critically the experiences of Asian Americans. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students examine the histories, communities, and cultures of Asian Americans as both distinctive from and connected to the broader themes of diversity, ethnicity, race, gender, and migration in the Americas. AAST offers an undergraduate certificate and undergraduate minor for students who wish to develop a specialization in Asian American Studies alongside their degree pursuits.

OCA and the Asian American Studies Program, University of Maryland, through a unique national nonprofit-academic partnership, proudly present, A Preview of "A Portrait of Chinese Americans." For more information about the project and the partnership.

The OCA National Convention and 35th Anniversary Celebration: Voice for Progress will be held on July 31 to August 3, 2008, at Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC. Please consider joining the convention, you can register to attend by calling OCA National Center at 202-223-5500.