Asian American Cultural Center at Yale

09/27/2026

✨ 45 years ago, students imagined something bigger: a place where Asian American voices, stories, cultures, and communities could thrive.

That vision became the Asian American Cultural Center.

On October 24, 2026, we invite you to return, reconnect, and celebrate the remarkable community that generations of students, alumni, staff, and supporters have built together. The AACC's 45th Anniversary Gala is more than a celebration of our history. It's a gathering of the people who continue to shape our future.

Join us for an evening of inspiration, reflection, and community as we honor our legacy and look ahead to the next 45 years. Get your tickets and be part of Yale history tinyurl.com/YaleAACC45.

Please also consider nominating a Yale alum for the inaugural AACC Mary Li Hsu Alumni Award: tinyurl.com/AACCAlumniAward by October 11, 2026.

💙 We can't wait to celebrate us altogether.

01/03/2026

Despite the uncertainties of 2025, our community has consistently remained a steadfast pillar. As the pandemic prevented a full celebration of our 40th anniversary, we are enthusiastically planning to commemorate our 45th anniversary in 2026. We anticipate a strong alumni presence on campus this Fall. For further details as they become available, please subscribe to our alumni newsletter at https://aacc.yale.edu/alumni-engagement. With love, AACC 💙

03/09/2023

We are delighted with the level of engagement so many have had with PAAHM 2023 events thus far this March and hope to see you at our next one!
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2023/03/09/director-crystal-kwok-reflects-on-family-history-in-the-american-south-at-talk-on-campus/

02/22/2023

On Feb 24, join Yale Student Groups and The China Project for their conference at Yale University on journalistic integrity in the face of political retaliation featuring distinguished journalists, scholars and storytellers from Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United States.

Our speakers include:

🎤 Vicky Xu, senior fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute known for her role in exposing the systematic forced Uyghur labor in China
🎤 Tin Shui Yeung, independent editor and journalist who documented the social movements in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2020
🎤 Muyi Xiao, visual investigation reporter for The New York Times
🎤 Yangyang Cheng, writer and research scholar at Yale Law School
🎤 Zeyi Yang, China Tech reporter at MIT Technology Review
🎤 Shirley Ka Lai Leung, independent journalist and former reporter for Apple Daily Hong Kong
🎤 Justine Yan, audio producer for NPR
🎤 Jin Ding, Chief of Staff at The Center for Public Integrity

Opening remarks by The China Project Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Goldkorn and Yale University Elihu Professor of History Arne Westad.

The event will be open to the public and held in person at Yale University. Co-sponsored by The Poynter Institute, Asian American Cultural Center at Yale & Committee to Protect Journalists

Register for free and get more details here:

Stories about China dominate international headlines, and journalism is an essential—sometimes the only — channel through which people can learn about the country and understand its global impact. However, knowledge about China, the concept of “China” itself, and what’s worthy of reporting...

11/10/2022

Congratulations to former AACC student staffer, Liz Lee '11 on becoming the first woman and Hmong legislator to represent her home turf–St. Paul’s East Side–in the Minnesota House of Representatives!!! 🤩

Liz Lee is the first woman and Hmong legislator to represent District 67A. She beat Republican Scott Hesselgrave.

10/26/2022

All are welcome to join the AACC student staff meeting on 10/31 at 6-7 pm for the Affirmative Action Teach-In. Please register on Yale Connect beforehand if you plan to come in person!

09/05/2022

The AACC’s first weekly newsletter of the academic year was sent out today! Did you receive it? If not, please feel free to subscribe: https://subscribe.yale.edu/browse?search=aacc+newsletter for the latest events and info from us 😊

07/21/2022

The AACC is hiring First-Year Coordinators for the 2022-23 academic year! If you are a Yale College Class of 2026 student who is interested in building community, celebrating and educating others about the Asian diaspora through events and initiatives, submit your application materials by Tuesday, August 2nd, 11:59pm EST. This is a part-time, hourly, paid position. To apply visit www.yalestudentjobs.org and search for Job ID: 21690.

06/09/2022

Afro-Asian Relations in the Americas - Yale Fieldtrip to New York City on June 11, 2022

Visiting Professor Anjanette Chan Tack (Yale, Department of Sociology) in collaboration with the Institute for Belonging at Yale is offering students the opportunity to go on a fieldtrip to NYC to visit Everything Slackens in a Wreck, a Ford Foundation Art Exhibit. Wreck is the first art exhibit in the United States that centers the work of artists from the Caribbean's South and East Asian diasporas.

During the fieldtrip, students will have the opportunity to meet the curator, to visit Afro-Asian Caribbean neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, and to speak with West Indian artists, writers, and activists working on issues of social justice, empire, and their afterlives through a cross-racial collaborative framework.

Yale's Belonging grant will cover transportation and meals. The opportunity is open to any student at Yale, including undergraduate, graduate, and the professional school students. Contact Professor Chan Tack via email at [email protected] to sign up!

Note: Yale will cover costs for transportation to NYC up to around $70 regardless of where students are coming from. So this is open to students who are not currently residing in New Haven. It is also open to recently graduated seniors (Yale 2022 grads).

05/27/2022

We want to share with you an opportunity to apply for the Prism Foundation scholarship.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Prism Foundation is dedicated to exploring critical issues that affect the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ community and supporting innovative programs and individuals seeking solutions to those issues.

Currently, they provide academic scholarships to empower current and incoming undergraduate and graduate students who are making an impact in the API and LGBTQ+ communities. The scholarship awards up to $5000, and applications are due by Sunday, June 5, 2022.

For more information please or to apply please visit www.theprismfoundation.org/scholarships.