April 17, 2021 Dear friends, It is exactly one month since I last wrote a public letter like this. I am grieved and shocked again by the shootings of eight people in Indianapolis yesterday, four of whom were from the … Read more

March 17, 2021 Dear friends, It gives me great sorrow to write to all of you again about anti-Asian violence, but I wanted to reach out in the wake of last night’s shootings. As I’m sure many if not all … Read more

Written by Sara Holley // This story is the first of our Community Spotlights, a series of student-written features on Asian and Asian American leaders, doers and creatives. Three years ago, friends Veda Patil ’21 and Thilini Weerakkody ’21 sat … Read more

Dear friends, I hope that those of you who celebrate lunar new year passed a peaceful and safe holiday. I’m writing to you today to address the recent spate of anti-Asian violence, particularly targeting our elders, across the country. In … Read more

Announcing the 2020-2021 AAC Fellows The Asian American Center is proud to announce the inaugural AAC Fellows for the 2020-2021 academic year. UNC’s AAC Fellows program is unique in the nation, bringing together pre-eminent scholars and artists working with Asian American themes for … Read more

Dear friends, I greet you all at the beginning of the AAC’s second semester and at an unprecedented time for our nation. As I watched a violent mob plastered with racist slogans surge into our nation’s Capitol earlier this month, … Read more