American University - Define American Chapter

American University - Define American Chapter The Define American Chapter at AU provides a community on campus for constructive, thoughtful and insightful discussions about what it means to be an American.

We wish to bring the conversation on American identity, immigrants, and cultural diversity to our college community. We hope to reach out to students who have different opinions and backgrounds, and create opportunities for mutual understanding.

03/06/2017

We asked the AU community how they defined American and compiled their thoughts in the video below. Let us know how you define American in the comments.

Meet our Treasurer, Whitney Huang! Whitney was born in Quito, Ecuador, she grew up there her whole life and just moved t...
11/19/2016

Meet our Treasurer, Whitney Huang! Whitney was born in Quito, Ecuador, she grew up there her whole life and just moved to the United States about a year and half ago. She comes from a diverse background since her mother is Ecuadorian and her father is Taiwanese. She is currently a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Psychology and minoring in Health Promotion. Her interest in immigration and diversity comes from her personal experiences with documented and undocumented immigrants and believes that it is important to always acknowledge ones own identity with pride.

Meet our Vice President, Tyler Baker! Tyler was born and grew up in Denver, Colorado. He is currently a senior in the Sc...
11/16/2016

Meet our Vice President, Tyler Baker! Tyler was born and grew up in Denver, Colorado. He is currently a senior in the School of Public Affairs majoring in Political Science. His interest in immigrant rights comes from his experience working and friendship with documented and undocumented immigrants, as well as his parents' interest in the cause. He became interested in Define American's work after José Antonio Vargas came to speak on AU's campus.

Meet our President, Laura Hoyos! Laura was born in Colombia and moved to the United States when she was eight years old....
11/16/2016

Meet our President, Laura Hoyos! Laura was born in Colombia and moved to the United States when she was eight years old. She is a transfer student from Bergen Community College in New Jersey. She is a Junior in the School of Public Affairs majoring in Political Science. Her interest in cultural diversity and immigration stems from her experience as a first generation immigrant.

Meet our Secretary, Saira Umar! Saira is a second-year Theater major/Animation minor from Potomac, MD. Her mother is Bur...
11/16/2016

Meet our Secretary, Saira Umar! Saira is a second-year Theater major/Animation minor from Potomac, MD. Her mother is Burmese/Chinese and her father is Pakistani/Indian. She got started at Define American after hearing about and submitting to a video contest with USA OUR WAY about American Identity. Being a first-generation, bi-ethnic artist, identity and culture as well as storytelling are really important to her.

https://defineamerican.com/stories/view/saira-umar/

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