Box 1

This series contains the Asian/American Center collections materials pertaining to the running of the center’s operations. Included is historical information on the founding, flyers and promotional materials, reports, newsletters, staff training materials, press coverage, program materials such as business cards and letterhead.

Historical information on the founding of the Asian/American Center. The original folder housing the documents was labeled "Historical Founding Documents." Documents in this file include information on the center’s mission and work, staff biographies, A/AC newsletters from 2000-2002 and 2004, and three letters from different non-profits thanking the Translation Program for their translation assistance.

This series contains program outreach, event materials, Summer Institute materials, and scholarship program materials for the academic minor which began in 2010.

This series contains reports, research from the 2000s census, and a "Working Papers" series produced by the Asian/American Center dating from the late 1980s up until the mid 2010s.

This folder contains a brochure circa 1990-2000 advertising the Center's community research, publications, conferences and seminars, campus programs, research collection, translation program, and neighborhood field-visits.

The Asian/American Center newsletter, A/AC News, provided updates on the center's operations, its faculty and staff, and the larger Asian American Queens College and CUNY communities. Newsletters from 2001 and 2004 feature a "Student Voices" column.

This folder contains a flyer advertising focus group discussions for Asian American students of any major. The flyer contains eligibility information and how to apply.

This file contains brochures produced by the A/AC to advertise academic scholarships and the A/AC minor to undergrads.

CUNY and Asian Americans to the Year 2000: An Asian American Perspective is a position paper presented by the Asian American Higher Education Council. The paper addresses how CUNY faces challenges in meeting the needs of Asian American students and offers policy recommendations for reorienting CUNY efforts.

This file contains ephemeral items from the A/AC such as business cards of the center, previous staff members, and director, A/AC letterhead, and an A/AC plaque. This file also contains documents of recognition from various elected officials' offices for the work the A/AC has done for the Asian American community such as: Declaration of Honor from Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall dated October 2006 and a proclamation from Council Member Karen Koslowitz dated May 2011.