Asian American
Progressive Student Union
About Us
Asian American Progressive Student Union (AAPSU) was founded in the summer of 2020 by Amy Zhai and May Soemin. AAPSU is an organization that hopes to unite progressive Asian American student leaders and promote racial equity in the Asian American community.
This organization aims to address the racism within the Asian community and form alliances with other people of color. The purpose of AAPSU is to: create networks with other minority groups and produce translated educational resources and workshops to combat racism, colorism, and anti-blackness in our community; work with other advocacy organizations in order to address the segregation within MCPS; promote community development; promote Asian American rights and representation, and increase civic engagement within the Asian communities.
Although AAPSU was founded in Montgomery County, Maryland, we are expanding to other states across the country from South Carolina to Oregon. Each region focuses on issues that are relevant to them and will work with the main organization to provide the public with means of actions/education. Please email us through the contact page if you’re interested in forming a chapter in your state!
Our Mission
To unite progressive Asian American student leaders and promote racial equity in the Asian American community.
Meet our Team
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Executive Board
Oorja Munot
President
Oorja Munot is a senior and International Baccalaureate candidate at Richard Montgomery High School. She is thrilled to continue her journey with AAPSU after serving as the past Community Accessibility Director. As President this year, Oorja hopes to alleviate the barriers that AAPI youth face and create a supportive environment that fosters empowerment. She is excited to be working with an amazing team and is looking forward to fulfilling AAPSU’s mission by driving legislative changes.
Aditya Kumar
Vice President
Aditya Kumar is a senior at Clarksburg High School. He joined AAPSU to show the younger Asian generation that there are people fighting for them and their culture and hopes to incorporate the APIDA course into as many high schools as possible while also focusing on a range of topics from data disaggregation to addressing the disparities that Asian Americans face on a daily basis. Aditya looks forward to working with the executive board to help achieve the AAPSU’s goals!