What is the Asian American Leadership Institute?

The Asian American Leadership Institute (AALI) at the University of Texas Multicultural Information Center offers a unique opportunity for students to gain skills in Asian American leadership via skill-building focused on: Program Planning Fundraising/Budgeting Publicity and Promotion Graphic Design Identity Development Public Speaking/facilitating discussions Activism Community Outreach Asian American History

Participants of AALI then get a chance to use their newly acquired traits to plan the 3rd statewide, Pan-Asian American, conference at UT - Building a Better FoundAsian (BABFA), where they get to add their input on all aspects of the conference, from what speakers and performers to get, to the details of the workshops. At the conclusion of AALI, participants receive a letter of recommendation from the University of Texas Multicultural Information Center, and accredited experience to note in their résumés. For more information of previous year's BABFA, click here. To see pictures of previous years' BABFA, click here.

Who is the targeted audience?

Our participants are students from the University population. We target incoming students and sophomores, but are open to everyone with interest towards Asian American Leadership.