The Association for Asian American Studies 2012 conference will be held April 11-14, 2012 in Washington D.C. The conference titled, “Expanding the Political: Power, Poetics, Practices,” is concerned with the role Asian Americans play in the United States in the political sphere, as voters, politicians, and policy makers. AAAS updated its proposal deadline from October 1, 2011 to October 8, 2011.