Our story
A center reporting to the Office of Student Life, the Asian Culture Center is the first of its kind in the Midwest. Its story began in 1988 when a group of Asian American and Asian international student leaders advocated for meaningful change on campus. Their vision and hard work would ultimately inspire a community of students, faculty, and staff to establish the ACC in 1998.
Preparing today’s learners for success requires multiple approaches that break through barriers and circumstances. We aim to ensure that all students have the access and support they need to learn, grow, and thrive at IU and beyond.
The Asian Culture Center cultivates community by:
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Fostering cultural connections
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Promoting advocacy
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Providing resources
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Supporting engagement
As an out-of-state student coming to IU, I was really looking for a community, a place to find my closest friends. The ACC has definitely been that organization for me.
Our home
The ACC is located on the northwest corner of IU's campus. Our address is 807 East Tenth Street. We're just across the street from Collins Living-Learning Community, near the corner of Tenth Street and Woodlawn Avenue.
There are several places to park near the ACC. With a campus parking permit, you can park behind the Geological Sciences Building at 1001 East Tenth Street. The Indiana Memorial Union has a paid parking lot, and nearby city streets allow permit parking.
The ACC has comfortable and friendly rooms for our many activities. Campus groups and organizations are welcome to use our facilities free of charge. If you would like to reserve a room for a group event, please email acc@iu.edu.
Explore the center
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Lounge
You can spend time with friends, hang out, or join a discussion in the center's comfortable lounge.
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Reading (Piano) Room
The ACC's reading room has general interest magazines on the AAPI experience in the United States and newspapers. We subscribe to the Indiana Daily Student, the Herald Times, the New York Times, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. It also has one of Jacobs School of Music's pianos that students always tinker with when they're around.
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Kitchen
The ACC has a fully equipped and often very busy kitchen. Many of the center's events include food and refreshments, and student groups also use it when they host events in the center.
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Conference Room
The center's conference room is the site of regular meetings of student and community-based organizations, as well as seminars, small group discussions, film screenings, and lunch programs.
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Peer Mentoring Room
The ACC's English tutors hold hours upstairs in the Tutoring Room. Visitors can walk in when they need help with writing or want some conversation practice. This room also has a PC and a Mac for students to use.
Asian Culture Center
807 E. 10th St. Bloomington, IN 47408-
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- Monday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Tuesday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Wednesday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
- Sunday:
- 9:00am - 5:00pm