Executive Board

President
Outgoing: Cristian Liu cristian.liu@duke.edu
Incoming: Andrew Hsiao andrew.hsiao@duke.edu

The President is charged to be the leader of the organization. He/She sets the agenda for and runs executive board meetings. He/She is responsible for delegating tasks and ensuring that the organization is running smoothly. The President must also attend and actively participate in weekly Inter-Community Council and Council of Cultural Group Presidents meetings. These serve as great venues for collaborative work and great resources for speaking with administration and other campus leaders. The President may schedule additional meetings with the executive board, administration, faculty or other campus leaders as he/she sees fit.

Executive Vice President
Outgoing: Katie Liu katie.liu@duke.edu
Incoming: Jay Lee jsl13@duke.edu

The Executive Vice President assists the President in overseeing the daily activities of the organization and contributes an important voice in the development of long term goals, especially those involving internal affairs within the executive board. Whenever the President is unable to lead or attend a meeting, the Executive VP must fill the President's role and assume his or her responsibilities. The Executive VP should be comfortable collaborating with diverse student groups, know the logistics of student organizations well enough to make informed decisions, and maintain close communication with the rest of the members on the executive board and the general body. The Executive VP is also responsible for compiling the weekly digest, which includes information on ASA's upcoming events, other campus events, job and scholarship opportunities, and news pertaining to Asian and Asian American issues.

Treasurer, Event Manager, Membership Coordinator
Outgoing: Andrew Hsiao ah65@duke.edu
Incoming: David Hu david.hu@duke.edu

The event manager is responsible for registering all events with the Office of Student Activities and Facilities, handling reimbursements, managing the budget and handling the logistics of events (tables, chairs, microphones, etc.).

Executive Publicity Chair
Outgoing: Lydia Yao lydia.yao@duke.edu
Incoming: Fontane Au fontane.au@duke.edu

The Executive Publicity Chair creates effective marketing strategies for ASA's events. Publicity venues include paper flyering, e-flyering, bridge painting, Internet sites, tabling, and more. He/She will work closely with the Freshman Publicity Chair, who is elected in September. The Chair should have experience with or an interest in marketing and design.

Vice President of Academic Affairs
Outgoing: Jay Lee jsl13@duke.edu
Incoming: TBD

The Vice President of Academic Affairs, formerly known as the Vice President of Political Action, is charged to work toward the development of Asian and Asian-American studies at Duke. He/She will focus on attaining more hires and expanding course offerings, so as to create a more substantial, comprehensive, and extensive program from what is thus far a recently nascent and limited area of academia at this university. He/She will work with current professors teaching in subjects related to Asian and Asian-American studies, as well as the currently existing Asian and African Languages and Literatures Department, and Asia Pacific Studies Institute.

Vice President of Political Programming
Outgoing: Muyan Jin muyan.jin@duke.edu
Incoming: Michelle Fang michelle.fang@duke.edu

The position of Vice President of Political Affairs revolves around two key events that occur during the academic year. The first of these events is the fall political series currently titled "Voices", and the second is the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. "Voices" runs for approximately a week to two weeks and serves to educate the Duke community about Asian political affairs, both inside and outside the country. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month events are held in the month of April at Duke University even though the Month is officially designated for May. It is also a series of events that serve to educate the Duke community about Asian culture and political affairs. The organization and planning of these two events becomes the role of the VP of Political Affairs. In addition to those, the person in this role should be aware of any current events in politics that deal with Asians or Asia, and be ready to respond to them with appropriate action as needed.

Vice President of Cultural Affairs
Yi Xiang yi.xiang@duke.edu

The Vice President for Cultural Affairs is responsible of designing programs and events whose main aims are to celebrate the diversity of Asian Pacific heritage throughout the academic year. The VP for Cultural Affairs is the chair of the annual Lunar New Year (LNY) festival. As the chair of this show, he/she is expected to be highly organized and able to work under pressure. This upcoming year, LNY will have two co-chairs. The VP for Cultural Affairs is responsible for show-related committees. In addition to being fully in charge of all the logistical and technical details of the show, the chair is also in charge of overseeing committees such as DVD producing, ushering, and program/menu.

Vice President of Community Relations
Outgoing: Daniel Pu dkp3@duke.edu
Incoming: Muyan Jin muyan.jin@duke.edu

The Vice President of Community Relations will be in charge of three separate jobs during the course of the year. For the first month after school starts, the VP of Community Relations will be in charge of making programming to welcome the Freshman. This has historically included organizing the Freshman Picnic, the Big Sib/Lil Sib Program, and the Beach Retreat (with the Social Chair). After the first month draws to a close, the VP of Community Relations will be in charge of Alumni Relations. This will include contacting ASA alumni asking for donations and informing them of or inviting them to various ASA programs, most notable of which is LNY. Mid-way through the Spring Semester, the VP of Community Relations will be in charge of helping ASA "recruit" prospective freshmen by organizing tables during the Activities Fairs which will be held during Blue Devil Days.

Vice President of Social Affairs
Outgoing: Sungho Yoo sy14@duke.edu
Incoming: Chuan Fu chuan.fu@duke.edu

The Vice President of Social Affairs is responsible for facilitating activities and events that encourages community and intermingling within ASA and intramingling between ASA and the larger Duke community. These events include, but are not limited to the Annual Beach Retreat, LNY afterparty, and Mixers with N.C. State and UNC. Accordingly, the Social Chair should be in constant contact and discussion with the N.C State and UNC Social Chairs to help promote our events as well as theirs. The VP of Social Affairs also has additional responsibilities to head the committees for Great Hall decoration, T-shirt sales, and Serving during the Lunar New Year show. This a position in which creativity, persistence, and resilience is a must.

Historian
Outgoing: David Hu david.hu@duke.edu
Incoming: TBD

The historian's primary responsibility is to archive the year's activities as a reference to future ASA executive boards. In the past, information was generally transferred orally and many of the same mistakes were made. The Historian will ensure information about ASA's events are documented. In addition, the Historian will manage the ASA archives and assist the rest of the board in other ASA activities.

Freshman Representative
Outgoing: John Chang john.chang@duke.edu
Incoming: TBD

The Freshman Representative serves as a liason between the Class of 2010 and the executive board. He/She is the voice of the freshman class. Duties also include acting as secretary, taking minutes at executive board and general body meetings.

Freshman Publicity Chair
Outgoing: Kim Zhou kim.zhou@duke.edu
Incoming: TBD

The Freshman Publicity Chair will work alongside the Publicity Chair to create effective marketing strategies for ASA's events. Publicity venues include paper flyering, bridge painting, Internet sites, tabling, and more. The Chair should have experience with or an interest in marketing and design.

Photographer (Appointed)
Jeff Hu hh34@duke.edu

Webmaster (Appointed)
Janessa Det jwd11@duke.edu