Discover how an Interdisciplinary Minor in Asian and Asian American Studies can change your world!
Na-Rae Kim, assistant professor-in-residence of Asian and Asian American studies, teaches AASI 2030: Art, Politics, and Propaganda in the Asian American Cultural Center on October 16, 2018. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)
2020-2021 SCHARP Grant Artist-in-Residence: Ben Barson, member of the Afro-Yaqui Music Collective
We welcome Ben Barson, Composer, Coordinator, Musician and member of the Afro-Yaqui Music Collective as this year's Artist-in-Residence. Mr. Barson is the 2018 Winner of the Johnny Mandel Prize in Jazz Composition from ASCAP and a Jazz Studies PhD Candidate from the University of Pittsburgh.
He is a past winner of the AAASI's Fred Ho prize funding scholarly research of Fred Ho's archives in UConn's Special Collections. As the protege of Fred Ho, Mr. Barson carries into the present a radical legacy of abolition, decolonization, and anti-racism through his artistry, talent, and creativity in the performing arts. As a member of the Afro-Yaqui Music Collective we welcome all their partners in a series of exciting programs, events, and workshops throughout the academic year.
Learn more about the Collective here.
FOCUS ON FACULTY & INSTITUTE INITIATIVES
An interview conducted by Jason O. Chang, director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, with Ryan Verano ’18 (CLAS), a UConn economics major and Asian American studies minor, on his mission in the healthcare field.
Read the interview here.
Meet The Director!
Associate Professor of History and Director of the AAASI
(Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)
Welcome to the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute. Read Jason Chang's message here.
This Year’s Inagaural Activist-in-Residence
Meet Mike Keo, founder of the #IAMNOTAVIRUS Campaign.
Read about the campaign, and find our resources here.
AAASI’s Illuminating Resilience Project
Want to see the work some students have done with the mental health and arts initiative involving the COVID-19 pandemic?