Student Organizations
Student Groups with East Asia Focus
Purpose: To promote academic achievement, provide philanthropy for worthy causes, develop leadership abilities in young women, provide an insight into the Asian-American culture for people of non-Asian decent, and to develop a sense of identity for Asian-American women on campus.
E-mail: ku.akdphi@gmail.com
Asian American Student Union (AASU)
Purpose: AASU strives to promote Asian American awareness and education, we also aspire to create a social network for anyone interested in Asian American and Asian cultural, last we collaborate with other Asian and minority groups to create a more diverse campus.
E-mail: kansas.aasu@gmail.com
Asian Classical Music Initiative (ACMI)
Purpose: To bring awareness to the world of AAAPI classical music composers through concerts and conferences.
E-mail: kuacmioffice@gmail.com
Asian Law Students Association (ALSA)
Purpose: To celebrate and advocate the interests of diverse law students and the legal profession.
E-mail: ku.law.alsa@gmail.com
Association of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Email: ku@saseconnect.org
Instagram: instagram.com/sase.ku/
Chinese Student Scholars & Friendship Association (CSSFA)
Purpose: In the past several years, CSSFA has organized many large events, including the mid-Autumn festival, the Chinese New Year, Culture Night, etc. Besides these large events, the main focus of CSSFA has always been to serve the KU Chinese community.
E-mail: 621y033@ku.com
Graduate Scholars of East Asian Studies (GSEAS)
Purpose: To support the needs of KU graduate-level students and scholars of diverse disciplines who engage in East Asian Studies.
Email: mollymcintyre@ku.edu
Hong Kong & Macau Student Association (HKMSA)
Purpose: Through regular activities, tightening the bond between the students from Hong Kong and Macau. Sharing of the specific cultures from Hong Kong and Macau with fellow Americans.
E-mail: kuhkmsa@ku.edu
Instagram: instagram.com/ku_hkmsa/
Japanese Student Association (JSA)
Purpose: To promote Japanese awareness between Japanese and all KU students, also our purpose is to promote diversity in KU.
E-mail: jsa@ku.edu
Purpose: To bring the unique dance of K-Pop to KU students in a way that encourages those without dance background to participate.
E-mail: kukarismadance@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/ku_karisma/
Purpose: Performers dance and trick under a lion costume to the playing of instruments such as the drum, gong, and cymbals.
Email: ku.lion.dance@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/kuliondance/
Purpose: To promote academic achievement, provide philanthropy for worthy causes, develop leadership abilities in young men, provide an insight into the Asian-American culture for people of non-Asian decent, and to develop a sense of identity for Asian-American men on campus.
E-mail: kansaspresident@kansaslambdas.org
Purpose: To educate students on cultures and lifestyles through Japanese Animation. To provide an active and informative method of discussion and viewing Anime.
E-mail: theanimeofku@gmail.com
Discord: discord.gg/srEmwTeaDH
Purpose: To give all students and faculty the opportunity to study Tae Kwon Do.
E-mail: kutaekwondoclub@gmail.com
Purpose: To give all students and faculty the opportunity to study Tae Kwon Do.
E-mail: oneshoeboxer@gmail.com
Vietnamese Student Association
Purpose: To promote awareness of Vietnamese culture and to actively engage with the KU and Vietnamese community
Email: vsa.jayhawks@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/kuvsa
Student Groups with International Focus
Purpose: A group that matches international and domestic students based on interests, academic majors and languages. Students can meet with their group at their own lesiure to create valuable cross cultural connections.
Email: globalpartners@ku.edu
International Peer Supports (IPS)
Purpose: A resource center and connector for international students in KU. They provide information and help in the student’s native language. Their goal is to overcome the language barrier for international students who might have difficulty in English, so that they can access to campus resources as easily as other students
Email: ipsatku@gmail.com
International Student Association (ISA)
Purpose: ISA gives the platform to students to share their diverse life styles with other students at KU. The main purpose of ISA is to promote international activity on campus and provide the resources to international students to represent their countries to KU.
Email: isajayhawks@gmail.com
International Women's Association (KUIWA)
Purpose: KUIWA provides a welcoming, fun, and supportive environment for International female students and American female students to meet, learn, and make connections and friendships.
Email: tlearned@ku.edu
Jayhawks Without Borders International Studies Club
Purpose: An organization for undergraduate majors and minors studying international area studies at the University Kansas
E-mail: jwbclub@ku.edu