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Here are our stories of why we support SAASEI.

Students get behind the push for more AAS

Students get behind the push for Asian American Studies.

Mike Keo #IAMNOTAVIRUS founder inspired by Yellow by Stanford's Frank Wu

The #IAMNOTAVIRUS campaign began because I wanted my children to understand that they belonged and were as American as anyone else. My...

Amy Kouch BS'19, MS'20: Exploring Asian American Identity

One of the most meaningful aspects of Stanford was the opportunity to explore my Asian American identity. Taking Asian American Studies...

Dave Lu, GSB'04: Why I support SAASEI!

Stanford has the opportunity to become the preeminent University leading the way in Asian American Studies. I love Stanford because of...

Russell Jeung '84: It's Personal

My great grandparents lived at Pt. Alones (now Hopkins Marine Station) for almost forty years before Stanford evicted them and a fire...

Jung Choi '91: Let’s make this happen, amazing people!

Being Asian American hasn’t been a big part of my identity. Immigrating to NJ from South Korea at age 5, I fell right into being an...

Tom Lee '91: Perpetual Foreigner?

Stanford is uniquely positioned to deliver a practical understanding of Asian-American perspectives and history to leaders in government,...

Laura Chi Hood '91: Asian American History IS American History

It's the perfect time for us to help level up AAS at Stanford Growing up in a conservative suburb of Houston, TX, I was keenly aware of...

Alan Tien '91: Disorientated No More

I wrote a personal essay on Asian Americans’ sense of disorientation that got published in the Stanford Magazine, which triggered a ’91...

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