2008-09 AFSA Board Members

President: Brian Tsukimura
Vice President: Jody Hironaka-Juteau
Secretary: Lisa Kao
Treasurer: Joy Goto
Activities Program Chair: Yoshiko Takahashi
Historian Reporter: Hiromi Kubo
Student Liaison Chair: Ming Xiao
Public Relations Chair: Mamta Rawat
Fundraising/Recruitment Chair: Ellen Junn

WHY SHOULD I JOIN?

Membership Benefits of AFSA
AFSA was founded at Fresno State in December 2008, and is seeking faculty and staff interested in supporting Asian and Asian-American issues and activities on campus. AFSA Purposes include:

1. Utilize membership dues to award book scholarships for students.
2. Host regular monthly meetings and assorted social gatherings for AFSA members and co-host holiday events with other faculty and staff associations on campus.
3. Sponsor, support and partner with other groups to promote and host Asian-related cultural activities on campus and elsewhere.
4. Afford opportunities for faculty and staff across campus to meet, interact, and socialize both formally and informally on a regular basis.
5. Support the Asian American Studies Program Coordinator and students.
6. Provide enhanced opportunities and funding to develop, enhance, and nurture professional leadership, communication, and organizational skills as part of a well-regarded campus organization.

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The Asian Faculty & Staff Association (AFSA)

The Asian Faculty & Staff Association (AFSA) is committed to bringing together members of the Asian faculty and staff to:

• Promote a campus climate that is sensitive, representative, and fair to all ethnic groups, including the variety of Asian and other Asian-related groups of faculty and staff, with the purpose of creating a more harmonious and diverse community that includes students.
• Provide support, activities, and programs for all Asian faculty and staff on campus including support for relevant curricular, professional, service, and social functions.
• Create and promote a continued sense of community and leadership opportunities among the members of the AFSA.
• Continue in building strong and proactive linkages between the University and the surrounding Asian-related constituencies both in the community and abroad.