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Emerita Professor Elaine Kim Receives Two Honorary Degrees

On May 26, Elaine H. Kim received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Amherst College. A pioneer and professor emerita in the field Asian American …

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Ethnic Studies PhD alum Daniel K. Woo named Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program & Center

Image Source: Hunter College  Daniel Woo has been named the inaugural Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program …

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AAADS Faculty Search for Fall 2024

The Department of Ethnic Studies seeks an historian of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander politics and community-driven change, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Understanding Asian American …

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The Graduate Group in Performance Studies presents: Looking for Jackie: Gaysian Archival Fantasies

The Graduate Group in Performance Studies presents: Looking for Jackie: Gaysian Archival Fantasies | A Talk by Nguyễn Tân Hoàng (Associate Professor of Literature & …

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Toraji Prize

The Asian American Research Center and the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies program welcomes applications and nominations for the Toraji Korean American Studies prize. …

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Krao Farini: Wonder and Tokenism as Colonial Propaganda

Join us for a poetry reading event this Thursday, November 16, at 5:00 PM in Dwinelle 370! This event features the incredible work of Nay …

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Before They Take Us Away Screening

Join us for a screening of the film, Before They Take Us Away on October 24th, 5:00 PM, at 554 Social Sciences Building. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Dr. Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani and featuring the film’s presenter and producer, Dr. Evelyn Nakano Glenn the film’s director, Antonia Grace Glenn, and members of the self-evacuee community, Don Kaneshige and Howard Yamamoto.

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Block by Block: The Struggle to Bring Community College to San Francisco Chinatown

Join us for a screening of Block by Block: The Struggle to Bring Community College to San Francisco on October 12th, from 3:30 to 5:00 …

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Asian American Research Journal Call for Papers
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Asian American Research Journal Applications for General Editors & Paper Submissions​

Passionate about uplifting Asian American voices? The Asian American Research Journal (AARJ) is accepting applications for general editors until this Sunday, January 23rd at tinyurl.com/AARJGeneralEditorApplication and paper …

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Open Submissions for New Undergraduate Journal in Asian American Studies

  Princeton’s AASA, in conjunction with Princeton’s Program in American Studies and Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, is starting Unfound, a …

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Making the Cut – Asian Americans in Film and Video at UC Berkeley

Produced by Ana Duong, Courtney Kihara, Rachel Lo, Michael Murata, Lewis Yu For Elaine Kim’s “AAS 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video” class:

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The Son – Asian Americans in Film and Video at UC Berkeley

Check out Charlie Nguyen’s film, “The Son,” which he produced in Elaine Kim’s “AAS 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video” class:

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Asian American Research Journal Call for Papers
Courses

Asian American Research Journal Applications for General Editors & Paper Submissions​

Passionate about uplifting Asian American voices? The Asian American Research Journal (AARJ) is accepting applications for general editors until this Sunday, January 23rd at tinyurl.com/AARJGeneralEditorApplication and paper …

News

Open Submissions for New Undergraduate Journal in Asian American Studies

  Princeton’s AASA, in conjunction with Princeton’s Program in American Studies and Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, is starting Unfound, a …

Student Projects

Making the Cut – Asian Americans in Film and Video at UC Berkeley

Produced by Ana Duong, Courtney Kihara, Rachel Lo, Michael Murata, Lewis Yu For Elaine Kim’s “AAS 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video” class:

Culture

The Son – Asian Americans in Film and Video at UC Berkeley

Check out Charlie Nguyen’s film, “The Son,” which he produced in Elaine Kim’s “AAS 171: Asian Americans in Film and Video” class: