APIDA Resources

Institutional Support

Asian Pacific American Studies

Are you interested in learning about Asians and Pacific Islanders in America? Are you curious about one of the fastest growing racial groups in America and how they fit into America's social landscape. If so, the APAS minor is for you.

East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Virginia is home to an internationally recognized faculty whose research and teaching encompasses all historical periods of the region, as well as rigorous language instruction from elementary to advanced levels in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In addition to language courses, we offer a wide array of electives in English on East Asian literature and culture teaching such subjects as classical poetry, early myths, detective mysteries, and contemporary cinema, among others.

Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures

The Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures focuses on the deep historical ties between the many and varied cultures, religions, literatures, and languages of the Middle East (Afghanistan, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, United Arab Emirates), North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia), and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka). 

UVA East Asia Center

The East Asia Center was founded in 1975 to provide a forum for faculty and students interested in East and Southeast Asia. It currently sponsors a speaker series, grant programs, and promotes academic activities and cultural events related to East and Southeast Asia. We are an interdisciplinary organization of faculty, each of whom is a full member of an academic department. 

Multicultural Student Services  

• Peer Advising Family Network (PAFN)

  • The Peer Advising Family Network (PAFN) is a peer advising program which matches upperclass students with new APIDA students to assist in their transition to the University. 

• Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institute (APALTI)

  • The Asian Pacific American Leadership Training Institute (APALTI) is a 10 week, student facilitated, spring semester cohort-based leadership development program for 1st and 2nd year Asian/Pacific Islander/Desi American emerging leaders. 

• Women's Asian American Ledership Training Initiative (WAALI)

  • The Women's Asian American Leadership Training Initiative (WAALI) is a fall semester, student facilitated, cohort based leadership development program for 2nd & 3rd year APIDA identifying women. 

Contracted Independent Organizations (CIOs)

• APIDA Student Organizations at UVA
• Asian Leaders Council (ALC)
  • The Asian Leaders Council (ALC) is a group made up of the leaders of the University Asian/Asian Pacific American community committed to fostering the growth of the APIDA community through collaboration, coordination, and cooperation. The different CIOs that fall under ALC include:
    • Asian Student Union (ASU)
    • alpha Kappa Delta Phi (aKDPhi)
    • Chinese Student Association (CSA) 
    • Chinese Students & Scholars Society (CSSS)
    • Indian Student Association (ISA)
    • Japan Club (JC)
    • Korean Student Association (KSA)
    • Mainlaind Student Network (MSN)
    • Organization of Young Filipino Americans (OYFA)
    • Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority (SYZ)
    • Taiwanese Student Association (TSA)
    • Tamil Student Union 
    • Thai Student Organization (TSO)
    • Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)
• Association of Bangladeshi Students at UVA (ABS)
• Bengali Student Organization (BSO)
• Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)
• Nepali Student Association (NSA)
• Pakistani Students' Association (PSA)
• Sikh Student Association 
• Singapore Students Association 
• Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers (SASE)