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The Asian American Faculty & Staff Association was formally established in March of 1990. The stated purpose of AAFSA is to promote and enhance the well-being of Asian American faculty, academic professionals, career and casual staff members through active representation and participation in the affairs of the University of California at Santa Barbara and the community at large. AAFSA believes strongly that active participation by faculty and staff is essential in developing and strengthening a diversified campus community at UCSB. Additionally, AAFSA’s mission is to develop and sustain a sense of community among the Asian American faculty, staff, and students-this of course is tied to AAFSA’s primary purpose stated above. Through meeting, receptions, and the annual Spring Banquet, and other social events, AAFSA has enhanced the Asian American community at UCSB and has become recognized as a responsible voice for this community.
Previous Keynote Speakers
1990
Gloria Megino Ochoa
Supervisor Santa Barbara County
1991
Yori Wada
UC Regent
1992
Hisaye Yamamoto
Writer
1993
Shirley Hune
Acting Associate Dean
1994
Don Nakanishi
Director, UCLA Asian American Studies Center
1995
Sucheng Chan
Chair, UCSB Asian American Studies
1996
Jude Narita
Performance Artist
1997
Korean Immigrant Workers Alliance
Community Organization
1998
Yuri Kochiyama
Civil Rights Activist
2000
New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Community Organization
2001
Nellie Wong
Poet & Activist
2002
L. Ling-chi Wang
UCB Professor & Activist
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