This document summarizes several Asia-interest clubs and organizations at Columbia University. It provides brief descriptions of their missions and activities, including clubs focused on China, Asian Pacific American heritage, Korean culture, Japan, and Asian American identity. Some of the clubs highlighted include the Chinese Students Club, Asian American Alliance, Korean Students Association, and Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity. The document aims to promote awareness of these various clubs for students interested in Asia and Asian culture.
This document summarizes several Asia-interest clubs and organizations at Columbia University. It provides brief descriptions of their missions and activities, including clubs focused on China, Asian Pacific American heritage, Korean culture, Japan, and Asian American identity. Some of the clubs highlighted include the Chinese Students Club, Asian American Alliance, Korean Students Association, and Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity. The document aims to promote awareness of these various clubs for students interested in Asia and Asian culture.
This document summarizes several Asia-interest clubs and organizations at Columbia University. It provides brief descriptions of their missions and activities, including clubs focused on China, Asian Pacific American heritage, Korean culture, Japan, and Asian American identity. Some of the clubs highlighted include the Chinese Students Club, Asian American Alliance, Korean Students Association, and Lambda Phi Epsilon fraternity. The document aims to promote awareness of these various clubs for students interested in Asia and Asian culture.
[Potentially]Reaching out to these following Asia-interest clubs:
Columbia-China Law and Business Association (CCLBA)
The Columbia-China Law and Business Association (CCLBA) is a preprofessional organization on Columbia University campus that promotes greater knowledge of the impacts of other economies such as China's on our careers. We prepare you for careers in business, finance, and law. We educate you on the tremendous economic growth in China and other Asian economies - and how that affects you.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Awareness Month(APHAM) Asian Pacific American Awareness Month is an annual celebration at Columbia University dedicated to promoting awareness of APA issues and history among the Columbia student body.
Sounds of China
We provide a resource for all to pursue interests in the Chinese language and culture beyond the boundaries of Columbia. Our weekly Cantonese and Mandarin radio programs on 89.9FM reach a wide off-campus audience in the tri-state area. We also provide workshops, monthly movie screenings, and field trips that run throughout the school year. Some of our annual event-highlights include Karaoke Klash (formerly DDKN), Mahjong Madness, and radio drama productions.
Chinese Students Club (CSC)
The Chinese Students Club (CSC) of Columbia University is a non-profit student-run organization that promotes social, cultural and political activities both on and off campus. We host various events and activities throughout the school year intended to promote awareness of Chinese culture at Columbia. All of our events are open to everyone; they are Chinese in theme, but not limited to Chinese in attendance. Meet our board!
We also have under us six satellite groups, ranging from the Wushu Club, Radiance Dance Troupe, and Chinese Yo-Yo Club, to the CSC-Connect Peer Mentoring Program, Chinese Conversation Club, and the English Tutoring Program.
Through CSC, we strive to share our culture with others. The events sponsored by CSC range from social mixers to political forums. Our annual events include the Lunar Gala, one of the biggest student-run productions at Columbia, Night Market, Benefit Dinner, and Rice Bowl (a sports tournament).
Asian American Alliance (AAA)
Founded in the spring of 1995, the Asian American Alliance (AAA) is a student organization that strives to serve the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community at Columbia University. AAA is a collaborative organization that seeks to work with APIA and all students of color groups at Columbia to reach out to members of the university and the outside community at large. We aim to promote understanding, foster dialogue, and create a sense of awareness within Columbia University.
Our purpose is to educate ourselves and others, to organize, and to mobilize. We seek to cultivate a common understanding and a greater respect for the APIA community. We work with groups of all types and of all backgrounds including student of color organizations, progressive groups, student government, political organizations, community service organizations, off campus groups, student conferences, and the University administration. AAA is organized into three committees that coordinate to further our mission: Political Committee, Service Committee, and Social Committee. New board members can apply to join as an organizational committee member (OCM) and rotate through all three committees to gain exposure to the wide range of projects we work on.
Columbia East Asia Review CEAR is a multidisciplinary academic journal of East and Southeast Asian Studies based at Columbia University in the City of New York. CEAR's editorial team (which consists of both undergraduates and graduates) publishes new undergraduate research on East and Southeast Asia annually in both print and online editions. We are dedicated to promoting research and fostering idea exchange in the fields of East and Southeast Asian Studies as well as to providing undergraduates with first-hand experience in the peer-review and publishing process.
Korean Students Association(KSA)
Columbia University's Korean Students Association, a non-profit student-run organization, promotes cultural and social events on and off campus to celebrate its rich Korean heritage. Through events, programs, and other club functions, we strive to achieve a unified and inclusive community on campus. The diversity in the types of events that KSA sponsors offers various ways of involving all those who are interested in Korean and Korean-American culture. KSA also extends its celebration of Korean culture to all corners of Columbia's campus as well as New York City, by participating in various inter-group activities and off- campus projects. KSA has also been awarded the coveted King's Crown Alma Mater Award for "best embodying the community-building ethnic and the spirit of Columbia." We invite you to join us in our celebration!
Korean Graduate School Association (KGSA)
KGSA is the nodal student organization within Columbia University; members come from 18 different graduate/professional schools pursuing academic excellence. This year we would like to strengthen our role as a nodal Korean student organization, cooperating and collaborating with other smaller Korean groups within the Columbia community.
Columbia Japan Society
Columbia Japan Society is an undergraduate organization of Columbia University, run by and composed entirely of students. We are dually recognized by the University under the Activities Board of Columbia and the Student Governing Association. Our purpose is to introduce and spread aspects of Japanese culture to the Columbia community, bridging the gap between East and West.
Lambda Phi Epsilon
Lambda Phi Epsilon is the first national Asian American interest fraternity, and the first Asian American interest fraternity at Columbia. Our fraternity's motto is "To be Leaders Among Men," and we strive to be leaders both as an organization and individually. Through our social and cultural programming, we aim to bring together a diverse community that is often divided along ethnic lines and to provide a united front when it comes to discriminatory actions that affect us all. We celebrate the diversity of all cultures and take pride in the unique heritage of each brother. Unlike other organizations on campus, we have no yearly turnover, no sudden changes in membership - the continuity of our organization allows us to make a long-term impact on the community and solidifies bonds of lifelong brotherhood that extend from actives to alumni.
Most important of all, we are committed and loyal to our brotherhood. We take seriously the development of each brother through dedicated mentorship in academics, career, and leadership. We share our successes together, and we bear our setbacks together. Behind each proud brother of Lambda Phi Epsilon stands an entire brotherhood.
Kappa Phi Lambda
We, the Sisters of Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., strive to strengthen sisterhood amongst women by providing service and promoting cultural diversity to our members and our community, thus securing the bond of kinship for posterity. Kappa Phi Lambda exists to further educate individuals about Pan-Asian culture, while keeping our own identities. We aim for academic excellence, keeping in mind the importance of education and learning as the key to strength, awareness, and fulfillment.