Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultures and Heritage at Georgetown
We celebrate the many contributions of Georgetown’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and highlight the teaching, scholarship, advocacy and cultural enrichment efforts of our university community related to AAPI heritage.
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Georgetown joins the nation in celebrating AAPI Heritage Month in May, honoring the legacies, accomplishments and cultures of Pacific Islanders, East Asians, Southeast Asians and South Asians in the United States.
Celebrate AAPI Heritage
Employee Resources for AAAPI Community
For many Asian Americans at Georgetown, the Asian American Student Association (AASA) is a home away from home. In the Student Life Blog, Bennie Chang (SFS’26) does a deep dive into how the AASA fosters community at Georgetown.
Finding Community in the Asian American Student Association
For many Asian Americans at Georgetown, the Asian American Student Association (AASA) is a home away from home. In the Student Life Blog, Bennie Chang (SFS’26) does a deep dive into the AASA and how it fosters a sense of community in the Asian American community on the Hilltop.
Our Students’ Stories
“I definitely wanted to do something that was more applied, and I felt like policy was that. It gets at what people are frustrated about and what we see and would like to dissect further in the news. Doing public policy in DC was kind of the dream for me.”
“After studying anthropology and being surrounded by the people who this project most deeply affects, I felt empowered in some sense. The more you learn about the importance of the work and how much we learn from these people, the better it is.”
“Watching this once-elite athlete lose something as fundamental as walking transformed the way I saw my work. I had spent months studying his data, including information related to his rates of decline, and the experience made the abstract concept of translational research viscerally real.”
Ask a Professor: How Korean Culture Entered Its Golden Era
KPop Demon Hunters may have won two Academy Awards, but it’s just the latest piece of Korean culture to captivate the world. A Korean literary scholar explains why.
Our Community’s Achievements
The discovery of a new class of strong magnets that do not rely on rare-earth or precious metals could sustainably advance clean energy technologies and consumer electronics.
Invasive blood tests are often used to test for diseases. This physics professor’s invention could change that and make administering medicine more efficient.
From the Library
In celebration of National AAPI Heritage Month, Lauinger Library compiled remarkable works that reflect upon the Asian American experience.
Library Research Guides
Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs
The flagship annual publication of the Asian Studies Program aims to exchange ideas and publish research that further the understanding of the world’s largest and most populous continent.