WAUAssociationAsianAmericanStudies5747.xml Guide to the Association for Asian American Studies Records 1973-2017 Association for Asian American Studies records Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2013 (Last modified: 12/2/2022)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-24. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Association for Asian American Studies records Association for Asian American Studies 5747 15.36 cubic feet 12 boxes 1973-2017 Records of the association founded in 1979 Collection materials are in English.

The Association for Asian American Studies was founded in 1979 for the purpose of advancing the highest standard for teaching and research in the field of Asian American Studies; promoting better understanding and closer ties between and among sub-components of Asian American Studies: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawai'ian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups. AAAS sponsors professional activities to facilitate communication and scholarly exchange among teachers, researchers and students in the field of Asian American Studies. The organization advocates and represents the interests and welfare of Asian American Studies and Asian Americans. AAAS is also founded for the purpose of educating American society about the history and aspirations of Asian American ethnic minorities.

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 5747-001, Association for Asian American Studies records, 1977-2010 Accession No. 5747-002, Association for Asian American Studies records, 1973-2017

Correspondence, financial documents, meetings materials including minutes, newspaper clippings, newsletters, materials related to Shirley Hune, conference programs, and other records from the Association for Asian American Studies.

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 Association for Asian American Studies--Archives Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Chinese Americans Japanese Americans Multiculturalism Accession No. 5747-001: Association for Asian American Studies records, 1977-2010 14.08 cubic feet 11 boxes

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically

Scope and Content: Association for Asian American Studies records (correspondence, financial documents, meetings, etc.)

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Josephine Lee, April 27, 2011; May 02, 2011.

 Records 1977-1983 5747-001 Box 1 Records 1984-1987 5747-001 Box 2 Records 1988-1994 5747-001 Box 3 Records 1995-1997 5747-001 Box 4 Records 1998-1999 5747-001 Box 5 Records 2000-2002 5747-001 Box 6 Records 2003-2010 5747-001 Box 7 Records 2005-2007; 1995-2003 5747-001 Box 8 Records 2004-2009 5747-001 Box 9 Accession No. 5747-002: Association for Asian American Studies records, 1973-2017 1.28 cubic feet

Scope and Content: This accession consists of correspondence, board meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, newsletters and other business related to Shirley Hune's time as East Coast representative, national board member (1980-1983) and president of Association for Asian American Studies (1987-1989). It also contains an incomplete run of conference programs of the AAAS Annual Conference from 1973-2017.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: UW Libraries has been granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to exercise, and to allow others to exercise all rights under copyright.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Shirley Hune October 2020.

 AAAS Letterhead 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 1

General Notes: Shirley Hune President and Board

 AAAS Speakers Bureau 1987 5747-002 Box 1 2 Service Committee AAAS 1989-1990 5747-002 Box 1 3 AAAS Library Committee 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 4 Correspondence 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 5

Scope and Content: Correspondence re: Petitions to AAAS; Actions taken in support of AA faculty, civil rights, etc.

 UCLA Declines Repository for AAAS Archives 1987-1988 5747-002 Box 1 6 National Association for Chicano Studies 1989 5747-002 Box 1 7 AAAS Curriculum Committee 1988-1989 5747-002 Box 1 8 Shirley Hune Presidency Personnel Subcommittee 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 9 Publication Subcommittee--Correspondence and decisions 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 10 Relatives and Understandings between AAAS and American studies 1987-1989 5747-002 Box 1 11 SF Conference 1987 5747-002 Box 1 12 5th AAAS Conference--Pullman, WA 1988 5747-002 Box 1 13 AAAS Santa Barbara Conference Planning 1988-1990 5747-002 Box 1 14 History/Social Science Book Award Controversy 1990 5747-002 Box 1 15

General Notes: Re: Ron Takagi's book

 6th AAAS Conference planning and budget correspondence 1989 5747-002 Box 1 16 6th AAAS Conference Program Materials 1989 5747-002 Box 1 17 6th AAAS Conference --Press Clippings 1989 5747-002 Box 1 18 12th AAAS Conference Presidential Address 1995 5747-002 Box 1 19 18th AAAS Conference--Planning and Budget 2 folders 2000-2001 5747-002 Box 1 20-21 18th AAAS Conference--Awards and Receptions 2000-2001 5747-002 Box 1 22 18th AAAS Conference--Program Materials and Tours 2000-2001 5747-002 Box 1 23 18th AAAS Conference--Asian Canadian Film Festival 2001 5747-002 Box 1 24 Assorted AAAS Papers of Shirley Hune approximately 1983-1987 5747-002 Box 1 25

Scope and Content: From blue binder: includes correspondence, newsletters, etc.

 Assorted AAAS Papers of Shirley Hune approximately 1988-1989 5747-002 Box 1 26

Scope and Content: From blue binder: includes correspondence, newsletters, etc.

 Assorted AAAS Papers of Shirley Hune approximately 1990-1991 5747-002 Box 1 27

Scope and Content: From blue binder: includes correspondence, newsletters, etc.

 Assorted AAAS Papers of Shirley Hune approximately 1992-2007 5747-002 Box 1 28

Scope and Content: Includes conference schedules, newsletters, Code of Ethics, controversy over Lois-Ann Yamanaka award, etc.

 Membership Directory 1995 5747-002 Box 1 29 Directory of Asian American studies Programs 1996, 1998 5747-002 Box 1 30 AAAS Conference Programs 1973, 1981, 1988, 1989 5747-002 Box 1 31 AAAS Conference Programs 1991-1999 5747-002 Box 1 32 AAAS Conference Programs 2000-2005 5747-002 Box 1 33 AAAS Conference Programs 2009-2014 5747-002 Box 1 34 AAAS Conference Programs 2016-2017 5747-002 Box 1 35