Join our 2022-2023 Team We are always looking for more passionate Asian American youth. We are now taking applications until Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 11:59PM. We will not accept late submissions.   Head over to apply to learn about our available positions, or begin your application!         ..read more

Mental Health First Aid Mental Health First Aid is a national program (by the National Council on Mental Health Wellbeing) that teaches the skills to respond to the signs of mental illness.   AACS is collaborating with PreventED STL to hold a Mental Health First Aid training for teens (10th-12th grade) who want to be more educated over mental health!   Please consider registering if the following criteria apply to you:   1) you identify as AAPI or consider yourself an ally   2) you currently attend 10th, 11th, or 12th grade   3) you can attend all three sessions o ..read more

TikTok Video Contest Results The 2020 Census is a constitutionally mandated once-a-decade count of our nation. A complete and accurate count of everyone living in the United States is essential, and Asian American communities have been hard to count in the past. To help promote a complete and accurate count of the Asian population in Missouri, EARLY Missouri and Asian American Civic Scholars have banded together to host this TikTok-style short video contest. Students were challenged to make a 15-second to 2-minute video encouraging the Asian-American community to fill out the 2020 Census ..read more

Project Masked Many students have found themselves putting a pause on their extracurriculars in a collective attempt to slow the spread of Covid-19. However, some have found ways around these new boundaries and have kicked off their own initiatives to continue helping their community, even during these difficult times.   Shelei Pan is a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis. She started Project Masked in May 2020, after St. Louis Childrens’ volunteering programs were put to a halt. After noticing a shortage in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the local community, espec ..read more

The Rise of K-Dramas A bitter, arrogant children’s book author with a craze for dark fairytales and a naive caretaker at a psychiatric ward- sounds like a match made in heaven, right? It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, a K-drama series on Netflix, received soaring views within the first few weeks of its release. The series offers many aspects that appeal to a variety of audiences. Whether you favor beautiful cinematography, comedy, romance, or deep themes of childhood trauma––trust me you will find it here. However, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is only a fraction of the amount of K-dramas you can find ..read more

Resource guide: Asian-Americans supporting Black Lives Matter This test released by Harvard University reveals your own hidden biases associated with race gender, sexual orientation, and more. We urge you take some time to complete the test, you may be surprised by your results: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ This letter from a Yale student to the Chinese American community is a thoughtful, compassionate letter that we urge you to read for yourself as well as show to your family and friends. There is a Chinese and Korean version available through this link as well: http ..read more

Winning essay from our 2018 competition. Written by Sarah George. The Trifecta Solution for Asian American Participation in Politics It’s what prohibits societies to mandate involvement and inclusion in policies; it restricts individuals to getting physically awarded in dance recitals, or in my case, “Jai Ho” performances. It’s what hinders societies to create order and justice. It was, is and always will be the imminent threat of democracy, community and unity. The concept? Lack of Participation. Personally, these three words were used as a complaint in my illustrating parent-teacher con ..read more