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...There is a tradition in AAA to fight to get Asian-Americans recognized as a minority group," says Arlene M. Mayeda '91, co-president of AAA...
...example, in Lowell, Mass., where there is a large contingent of Southeast Asian refugees, AAA is helping in the fight to prevent the city from making English its official language "to the exclusion of their own language," says Chiu...
...AAA, the largest Asian group on campus, has also chosen to play a more active role in Asian social and cultural events as part of their strategy to get students involved, according to Cara J. Wong '92, an AAA steering committee member. Once students are involved, she says, then members can learn about politics and participate in the club's political activities...
...expanding its role in the social and cultural areas, AAA is also trying to unify other ethnic clubs, says Theo K. Cheng '91, vice president of AAA. This year's AAA is seeking to "be more encompassing" by sponsoring the annual Cultural Food Fest and last fall's semi-formal Autumn Dance, for example, Cheng says...
...ethnic club and AAA leaders are quick to assert the independence of Asian ethnic clubs from AAA. While students and administrators refer to AAA as the "umbrella group" for all Asian clubs, that is not the case, says Cheng. "AAA is independent with a different mandate than [other ethnic clubs have...