Asian American Alliance (AAA) Records

Series 1. Annual Reports, 1976

This series consists of a 1976 annual report related to the events put on by the AAA.The report includes the number of people who attended events as well as commentary by two officers on what could have been done differently, intended as advice for future AAA officers. It documents the variety of events the Alliance organized, featuring speakers and film showings.

Series 2. Charters and Other Student Government Records, 1973-2009

Series 2 includes charters, restructuring documents, and committee documents from1973 to 2009. The materials in this series relate to the internal organization of AAA, providing evidence of some of its changes.

Series 3. Correspondence, 1974-2003

Series 3 consists of letters, emails, and memos from 1974 to 2003. Correspondence primarily relates to activities of AAA officers and advocates.

Series 4. Events, 1980-2014, undated

Series 4 contains records of events hosted by Oberlin’s AAA or attended by its member from 1980 to 2014.

Series 5. Financial Records, 1973-2003

Series 5 contains financial records dating from 1973 to 2003. It includes budgets ranging in date from 1973 through 1996, financial ledgers from the 1990s, and documentation of the cost of hosting events and speakers at Oberlin College.

Series 6. Membership, 1974-2011

Series 6 contains information about AAA membership from 1974 through 2011. It also includes documentation of conference attendees. This series highlights those who were in leadership positions. It also includes surveys soliciting people’s feelings about AAA.

Series 7. Meeting Minutes, 1973-2009, undated

Series 7 consists of meeting minutes from 1973 through 2009. Meeting minutes document planning for Midwest Asian American Conferences, as well as the internal organization and operations of AAA.

Series 8. News Clippings and Articles, 1972-1993

Series 8 contains news clippings and articles from 1972 to 1993, primarily from the Oberlin Review.

Series 9. Newsletters, 1974-2020

Series 9 consists of newsletters from AAA, from Oberlin, and from other institutions from 1979 to 2014.

Series 10. Student Activism, 1972-2002

This series contains fliers, letters, public statements, and general information about AAA’s role in activism at Oberlin from 1972 to 2002. Many letters address rising tuition at Oberlin and/or the lack of an Asian American Studies department.

Series 11. Student Publications and Related Work, 1970-2007

Series 11 consists of student papers, Winter Term projects, Experimental College (ExCo) material, drawings, and reports on the Asian American experience at other colleges, from 1970 to 2007. The student papers are written by members of AAA and primarily relate to Asian American history topics. The Winter Term and ExCo material highlight AAA-sponsored courses and projects. ExCo material relates to a course on Asian women. This series also includes several bibliographies.

Series 12. Posters and Flyers, 1976-2018, undated

Series 12 contains posters and fliers from 1976 to 2018. Many of the flyers are informal invitations to meetings, events, and fundraisers. Posters primarily relate to conferences or group events, including film series, speaker events, and media presentations. Files with personally identifying information are restricted, accessible by permission of the Archivist only.

Series 13. Audiovisual and Born Digital Material, 1970-2010

Series 13 includes VHS tapes, reels, cassettes, and floppy disks that recorded portions of workshops and events sponsored or hosted by the Asian American Alliance.

Series 14. Scrapbooks, ca. 1970-2005

Series 14 contains four scrapbooks dating from 1970 to ca. 2005. Scrapbooks have been disbound, but original order has been maintained.

Series 15: Photographs, 1975-2002

Series 15 contains photographs and albums depicting AAA members and events in print or album form. There are conference, commencement, event, and meeting photographs within the collection. Some member photographs are labeled or otherwise identified. The 1996 APA conference is particularly well documented.

Series 16: Artifacts, 1988-2013, undated

This series contains three T-Shirts from various Midwest Asian American Conferences, stickers, and a stamp. There is also a stuffed animal with a name tag identifying them as “Hubert.” Attached to Hubert is a pin from the 1988 Making Waves conference.