APAC

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Part of Speech

Noun

Pronunciation

['ay pak]

Definition

Acronym for Asian Pacific American Coalition, "a student group that strives to represent and serve students of Asian descent at Northwestern by raising awareness of Asian/Asian American social and cultural issues and engaging and empowering the A/AA student community."[1] APAC began in 1991 as the Asian American Advisory Board (AAAB), which, in addition to overseeing all Asian/Asian American student organizations, demonstrated for the creation of the Asian American Studies Program (AASP) with hunger strikes in 1995.


APAC is an advocacy/socio-political group officially recognized by the MSA and a A-status group recognized by ASG.


Annual Events

  • APAC & CSA Spring Speaker
  • Espresso Expressions
  • KASA & APAC Korea Peace Day
  • Mr. Panasia
  • MAASU Spring Conference


Spring Speakers

  • WongFu Productions in 2015
  • Timothy DeLaGhetto in 2014
  • Franny Choi in 2013
  • Phil Yu (Angry Asian Man) in 2010[2]
  • Margaret Cho in 2003[3]

Example Sentence

Did you go to the APAC general meeting?

Related Terms

External Links

APAC Blog

References

  1. APAC Mission Statement
  2. Angry Asian Man’ challenges racial stereotyping
  3. AAAB to seek change in name