The State of Asian American Studies

I came across news about the Strategic Plan for the University of Maryland, College Park, which describes the educational, administrative, and budgetary policy for the next five to ten years (actually it was an op-ed piece by two Asian American students). Nothing about Asian American students or Asian American Studies was mentioned in the plan even though the student population is steadily increasing each year. This plan becomes more problematic given that the state is forecasting budgetary shortfalls in the near future thus jeopardizing not only future programs like Asian American Studies, but also existing ones in Ethnic Studies, Women's Studies, etc. It also extends all the way down to student organizations and their resources to organize events and functions.