The department website, from 2002-2006, with a screenshot from summer 2005.
A New Look for the Asian American Studies Department
Welcome to a completely new online era for the Asian American Studies Department.
The first step in this process is a completely new design and look for the department. Working over the last year, and with input from faculty and students, the website has undergone a complete makeover, just in time for the Fall semester, 2006.
In addition to a new look and feel, new features are also being added with more to come.
Most prominant change is a new organization style with a navigation bar organized by our primary audiences, Students, Teachers, Alumni & Friends, and Community. Just below is a navigation bar for information directly about Asian American Studies such as Academics, Research, Service Learning, and Arts & Culture.
The big changes on the front page include a new Department Blog and a new section for FEATURES. Each semester, we will present a new series of features that focus on ACADEMICS in the department, developments in the COMMUNITY and local community partners and organizations, and the activities and accomplishments of STUDENTS.
The department website from 2000-2002, courtesy of the Wayback Machine, an internet archive.
If you interested in contributing to the Features section of the website, send in your story idea for further discussion with the .
Contribute to the next phase
Over the course of the Fall semester, you will see a lot of new content, especially in the Students section. Our biggest priority is getting up more information for students and also providing discussion boards for both students as well as alumni.
If you are interested in contributing to the website, contact the Prof. Steven Ropp or Janaki Bowerman, in the AAS Main Office. If you are taking an Asian American Studies class, you might also consider talking to your professor about extra credit for contributions to the website.
In the meantime, the site is brand new, with lots of bugs and such, but as we get those worked out and as we add more content to our new sections, we hope that you will make the department a regular stop during your web surfing and of course, corrections and suggestions can be sent to the webmaster.
A final thanks to Janaki Bowerman, Ryan Purruganan for their contributions and input and to Dr. Teresa Williams-León and Dr. Juana Mora for their support and encouragement during the process.