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