Asian Center for Empowerment
Located at 15 Woodbridge Street, the Asian Center for Empowerment, commonly known as the “ACE,” serves as a space that provides support, education, community and a meeting spot for students within the Asian diaspora (including, but not limited to, Asian, Asian American and South Asian).
Affiliated student organizations
- Asian American Students in Action (AASIA)
- Asian Students Association (ASA)
- Korean American Students Association (KASA)
- Liga Filipina
- Vietnamese Students Association
The history of the Asian Center for Empowerment
The Asian Center for Empowerment was officially opened on October 3, 1998. It came about through the struggles of students for over a decade. The goal of empowerment focuses on keeping the Asian/Pacific Islander, South Asian and Asian American history alive, and it also focuses on learning from and about each other’s perspectives and heritages. Although the house is used by Asian, South Asian and Asian American ethnic, cultural and political organizations on campus, it also serves as a meeting space, a support space and a space where people can gather and socialize.
Contact us
Office of Community and Belonging
The Office of Community and Belonging provides programs that support social justice education, dialogue, celebration and identity development.
- community-belonging@mtholyoke.edu
- 205 Blanchard Hall