70. Asian Cultures Club

Since the 1990’s the Asian Cultures Club has created a supportive community and raised awareness of the rich Asian heritages students and faculty experience at home. ACC hosts several annual school-wide events that draw a wide audience. Here is a selection of decorations and favorite snacks shared by ACC members.

In the early 1990s, a small but vocal group of Asian American Middle School students started the Asian Culture Club (ACC) to create a supportive community and raise general awareness of the rich Asian heritages these students experienced at home. With Dr. Mary K. Brown as advisor, the club quickly extended to the High School. The club’s name changed from the singular CULTURE to the plural CULTURES to reflect the varied cultures of Asia. Events often involve food as a connector and icebreaker between students from different cultures.

ACC members created school-wide annual events: the Banquet and the Asian Tea House that brings together the Dalton Community for an evening of food, activities, and community bonding. To the Club members, the Tea House is an evening of service: they are wait staff, activity monitors, and helpers. ACC members meet weekly and go on outings around New York — to attend cultural events, eat, shop, and sing karaoke!

Members of ACC do not have to be of Asian heritages. Many concentrate on Asian studies after Dalton:

“ACC was a welcoming space that set me on the right path to discover my identity and comfort with my heritage.”
—Richard Chen ’14

“I have a concentration in East Asian History. The club compounded my interest in Asian cultures and my love for fun times with a bunch of great people.”
—Ben Ginzberg ’14

“ACC was where I met some of my greatest role models and pointed me towards one of my majors in college, China and Asia-Pacific Studies.”
—Callie Aboaf ’17

—Roxanne Feldman, Middle School Librarian and ACC Advisor