About Us

The Chinese American Students Association is designed to facilitate a Chinese American community that educates the Yale University campus on anything and everything that involves Chinese Americans and Asian Americans today. CASA tries to further political activism for Chinese American and Asian American interests on campus, seeking to be not only reactive but also proactive in its search to further the Chinese American/Asian American political agenda. CASA is heavily involved with the Asian American Students Alliance/Political Action Committee and works cooperatively with all the other organizations on campus in order to provide the optimal power and voice for the Chinese American community. In addition to nurturing political awareness concerning Chinese Americans, Chinese American Students Association also strives to promote social interaction and unity through numerous popular activities like hosting our annual Lunar New Year event, Cultural Show, mixers, and other social activities. CASA also plays a sizable role in organizing and driving many activities during Asian Pacific American month. Others include study breaks, karaoke nights and movie screenings. CASA also reaches beyond the Yale community by taking trips to New York's Chinatown, creating intercollegiate coalition with other CSAs such as Harvard's CSA and Columbia's CSC and inviting guest speakers to Yale. CASA also plays a role locally in New Haven, with a community outreach program seeks to encourage interaction between Yale and Chinese American children from the New Haven area.