Started in 1994, Asiantation is an orientation program that welcomes first-year, transfer, and new graduate students to the Asian and Asian American campus community and resources. Asiantation celebrates the new academic year with campus partners, RSOs, and performances in partnership with the AACC. For the history of Asiantation, check out this Asiantation website.

Asiantation 2025

A welcome back event and Asian American Cultural Center / International Education open house.

  • Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025
  • Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
  • Location: Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana IL

Come and explore what the campus has to offer! 

  • Tour the AACC building
  • Learn about AACC and IE programs
  • Chat with Asian American and international student organizations
  • Meet campus resources that support Asian American and international students
  • Performances, games, and other activities
  • Free Asian snacks and more!

Get the Guide

2022 Asiantation guide cover featuring Asia continent shape in background and stylized text Download PDF

View the full 2025 program here:

Digital Program

Asiantation 2024

Campus partners tabling
A photo of IGSA members
Japanese Student Association members smiling
CLAID members smiling
SASE members smiling
performers using a yo-yo
performers using a yo-yo
two students smiling
large crowd watching a performance
a student performing on stage, singing
a student performer using a yo-yo
two students posing with swords
flordemia pretending to dj
group of performers posing
two aKDPhi members posing infront of their display
PSA barkada performing
David pretending to DJ
David and Ethan smiling
VSA posing and smiling
AACC friends smiling!

This program is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color or national origin. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request, please contact aacc@illinois.edu.