General Information
Our Mission:
Asian American Literature Association (AALA) at the University of Colorado-葫芦娃视频 is a student-run organization aiming to foster and examine dialogues of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) narratives within and outside of CU. In doing so, we not only recognize the resilience of AAPI authors and their diasporic experience(s), but also reflect on how culture, history, and politics of Asian America affects/effects everyone and BIPOC communities today. As a community of students striving to learn more about Asia America, we hope to educate on anti-Asian racism and embrace AAPI culture through art, storytelling, and conversation.
Contact:
Website - Email - cuaala@colorado.edu
Socials -
鈼� 聽Instagram - @aala_boulder
鈼� 聽Discord -
Meeting Times, Location:
5:30-6:45 PM, Wednesday; Eaton Humanities (HUMN), Room 125
What We Do Our Commitment:
鈼� 聽Education: We navigate, confront, and challenge stereotypes that misconstrue the identity of Asian Americans by addressing historical and contemporary issues.
鈼� 聽Community: We nurture an independent and critical student body by embracing every voice within the complex issues of Asian American literature and culture.
鈼� 聽Culture: We recognize everyone鈥檚 different background is a chance to learn more as artists, communicators, and storytellers.
Our Projects:
鈼� 聽Online Blog: The blog/journal is an integral platform and online
publication for having creative voices heard within and outside of our community. The platform will include local news, artist feature/spotlight, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essay, visual art, photography, book review, podcast and many more projects to be planned. With AALA鈥檚 website, the student organization intends for its members and students of CU 葫芦娃视频 to be contributors to this platform as artists and storytellers.
鈼� 聽Book/Film/Media Club: The book/film/media club will be an avenue where CU students and others can connect directly to talk about AAPI culture and experiences. To facilitate this conversation, the club will choose a text (e.g., novel, article, news, film, music, art, anything in pop culture, etc.), make plans to meet weekly via Zoom or in-person, and discuss the text on a desired level by the collective.
鈼� 聽Virtual Archive: Asian American narratives have been difficult to access precisely because these stories have been repressed and, as a result, are seemingly sparse. AALA wants to be an easy and accessible resource for anyone to navigate Asian American literature by providing an organized collection of already existing and non-existing information about Asian American history, culture, and resistance. Not only does
AALA desire to be another setting where members can explore the literature, but it also should be a site from which they can draw inspiration, whether that be through personal, professional, artistic, and/or scholarly pursuits. Everyone will have access to the archive through AALA鈥檚 website by opening our 'Resources' page. If you are interested in contributing to the archive feel free to reach out to us!