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About

Mission Statement

As representatives of the Asian American community here at Boston College, the Asian Caucus strives to foster relationships between its members and the greater Boston College and Boston communities. Through a balanced social, education, and political agenda, we are committed to creating a unified voice that is necessary in order to create awareness of issues that affect the Asian American community. Our Mission is threefold:

Asian Cultural Organizations
The Asian Caucus is committed to the nine culture clubs that it comprises. We recognize that part of the task given to AC is to serve the culture clubs by supporting their efforts and serving as a resource. Furthermore, to serve as the unifying voice for the Asian American community at Boston College, the Asian Caucus is aware of the importance of creating and fostering strong relationships among the members of the cultural clubs. There must exist a mutual understanding of the support that is required in order to achieve this unity. Through its efforts, the Asian Caucus hopes to be truly representative of the community that it represents.

AHANA Community
In order to accomplish its mission, the Asian Caucus understands the importance of solidarity. Recognizing the common struggles that are shared with members of the AHANA community, the Asian Caucus hopes to work with other AHANA organizations in the efforts taking place to create a better environment at Boston College. The Asian Caucus is dedicated to building coalitions tha twill allow us to most effectively adress the isues pertinent to the AHANA community.

Boston College and the Greater Boston Community
The Asian Caucus mission would not be complete without the participation and support of the Boston College community. Recognizing this, we commit ourselves to reaching out to the diverse audience that makes up Boston College. We hope to promote dialogue and foster relationships through our various events. The Asian Caucus strives not only to be active in the Boston College community, but also in the Greater Boston community. Through the strengthening of ties with Asian American alumni, collaboration in intercollegiate events, and service in the community, the Asian Caucus hopes to increase its presence in the Greater Boston community.

Asian Caucus Executive Board Positions 2007- 2008

President: The primary task of the President is to facilitate the exchange between the executive boards of the Asian culture clubs. Other functions of the President are to facilitate meetings, develop agenda for the board and cabinet meetings, assume responsibility of the efficient coordination and communication among the executives of the board, and delegate and oversee the overall logistics of events hosted by the organization. The President will call weekly executive meetings and bi-weekly cabinet board meetings. The President will also serve as the Asian Caucus representative to the AHANA Leadership Council.
Current: MyHanh Tran

Vice-President: The primary task of the Vice-President is to share responsibilities and duties with the President. The Vice-President facilitates meetings in the absence of the Vice-President. The Vice-President provides direct support to the Political and Educational Programming Director and the Community Relations Chair. The Vice-President meets with the President weekly to plan weekly agendas for the E-Board and Cabinet meetings.
Current: Monica Guen

AHANA Caucus Representative: Serves as the Asian Caucus liaison and voting member on the AHANA (African, Hispanic, Asian, Native American) Caucus. The AHANA Caucus Representative attends the weekly AHANA Caucus meeting (traditionally Mondays 5:30pm). The AHANA Caucus Representative reports to the Executive Board information from the Caucus meetings. Responsibilities also include facilitating communication between culture clubs to further ties and encourage co-sponsored events. The AHANA Caucus Representative exhibits a broad understanding of the functions of Asian Caucus and that of the seven culture clubs.
Current: Winson Liu

Administrative Assistant/Secretary: The Administrative Assistant/Secretary is responsible for documenting all of Asian Caucus events, activities, and programs. Acting as historian, the Administrative Assistant/Secretary will continue with the implementation of the Asian Caucus archive system containing all Asian Caucus documents from past and present years. The Administrative Assistant/Secretary is also responsible for administrative duties which include, but are not limited to maintenance of the listserv, meeting minutes, publicity and other duties as needed.
Current: Kristina Falcon

Treasurer: The Treasurer will coordinate the Spring and Fall budget proposals to SOFC and facilitate budgetary transactions. The Treasurer is responsible for keeping accurate data of the Asian Caucus account. The Treasurer will work closely with all the treasurers of each of the Asian culture clubs. The Treasurer will also be the primary liaison with the ODSD Budget Manager.
Current: April Chang and Andrew Lavenia

Political and Educational Programming Director: The PEP Director is responsible for overseeing events geared toward the political and educational goals of Asian Caucus. This includes working with the ODSD Dean and the board in executing the logistics of the events, such as speakers, forums, and workshops. In addition, the PEP Director is responsible for the publicity and communication between Asian Caucus and the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) Committee.
Current: vacant filled by Monica Guen

Community Relations Chair: The CR Chair is responsible for overseeing events geared towards the Asian American community. This includes working with the appropriate ODSD Dean, culture clubs, and the executive board in executing the logistics of the annual Asian Caucus sponsored events, From Mind to Mic, the Asian American Scholarship Banquet, performances, and any other applicable events.
Current: Minwoo Ji

Freshmen Outreach Programming Director: Coordinates events specifically catered to the freshman class. The F.O.P Director oversees and works with the freshmen representatives of the Asian Caucus to execute the overall logistics of all F.O.P events including meeting the appropriate ODSD Dean, room requisitions, and other logistical and administrative tasks for events. The F.O.P Director is responsible for two annual events: the Freshman Welcome Picnic and Prospectives' Weekend. The F.O.P. Director also oversees the Freshman Academy, which includes the freshman representatives of Asian Caucus and the seven culture clubs.
Current: Stuart Kim

Service Chair: It is our hope that through the implementation of the new "Service Immersion Chair," Asian Caucus can better fulfill its mission of serving the Greater Boston Asian Pacific-Islander American community. The S.I.C. is responsible for creating a year-round service program with the Greater Boston APIA community. Other responsibilities will include recruiting volunteers as well as fundraising (if necessary) among others. The Service Immersion Chair have the unique opportunity to help create a service/immersion trip to a developing Asian country with the hope of raising awareness to the Boston College community.