Financial Officer: Timmy Lu (thlu@stanford.edu)
Amount Petitioned: $34,660.88
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

The Asian American Students Association (AASA) serves the Asian
Pacific Islander (API) community at Stanford through education,
organization, service, and action. Formed over 20 years ago, AASA
continues to actively promote consciousness of API cultures,
identities, and issues, sponsoring major events such as the
annual Listen to the Silence conference, the Fashion Show,
Extravaganza and API Heritage events during the month of May.
While serving as a central voice of the API community on campus,
AASA strives to develop leadership within its membership so as to
provide the opportunities and resources necessary for individuals
to pursue their interest and strengthen our community. As such,
AASA welcomes community input and involvement. AASA is also the
coordinating umbrella organization for 10 API student groups on
campus and is dedicated to fostering open communication and
cooperation among these different groups. Furthermore, AASA
supports the ongoing API struggle for justice and equality,
affirming the importance of interethnic/interracial diversity
while standing in solidarity with all communities of color and
the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender movement.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

AASA not only puts on many events throughout the year, but also
serves as the financial umbrella for 10 subgroups that also
produce their own events, independently and in collaboration with
AASA. All of AASA?s events are open to the entire Stanford
student body, and are expensive to finance and organize.
Furthermore, AASA cosponsors events with the Asian American
Activities Center (A3C) and other API interest organizations, as
well as the communities of color.

What are the three largest line item requests in your budget and why?

AASA's three largest line items are Honoraria, Refreshments, and
Equipment Rental, in that order. Honoraria is the largest
line-item because AASA invites many speakers to campus for its
annual API issues conference, hosts guest speakers for a variety
of panels exploring Asian American issues, and invites major API
media figures to speak on campus for Asian Images. Refreshments
is the second largest line-item because for many of AASA's
events, refreshments are provided for the speakers and attendees,
and AASA?s subgroups put on many events where snacks and
refreshments also play a central role. Finally, Equipment Rental
is the third largest line-item because many of AASA and its
subgroups? events necessitate renting facilities, audio and
visual equipment, furniture, and a host of other items.