About MAASU

The Midwest Asian American Students Union (MAASU) was started in response to a need for political unity among Asian American students in the Midwest. By 1990, there were more than 20 universities in the Midwest that had formed APA organizations. Some had been around for years; some were in their infancy. Students felt there needed to be an organization that would support the growth of these organizations and organize APA students in the Midwest for political activism.

Mission Statement

The Midwest Asian American Students Union strives to recognize the needs of the Asian Pacific Islanders American (APIA) Community.

The objects of the Midwest Asian American Students Union are:

To assist schools with the establishment of APIA student organziations, APIA cultural center and/or an Asian American Studies Program
To promote leadership among APIA students through programs including, but not limited to to the Leadership Retreat, Spring Conference and other various programming.
To address the educational needs and rights of the APIA community and provide scholarship information for all APIA students
To develop and maintain a channel of communication for APIA student organizations in the Midwest through e-mails, bi-weekly newsletter and networking
To assist and encourage all APIA students to work toward social change, by providing a forum for social consciousness
To unite all communities and stregthen the APIA community's stance against all forms of oppression