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)
Director’s Message
Welcome to the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute website. My name is Jason Oliver Chang, I’m Associate Professor of History and Asian American studies and I’m also beginning my first year as director of this academic unit.
Read more of Jason's message here.
FOCUS ON FACULTY & INSTITUTE INITIATIVES
An interview conducted by Jason O. Chang, Director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, with LJ Karam, an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut majoring in Economics and minoring in Asian American Studies.
Read the interview here.
Upcoming Events
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Sep
23
Basketball In Asia Panel6:30pm
Basketball In Asia Panel
Monday, September 23rd, 2019
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Storrs Campus MCHU 102
COME HEAR FROM A PLAYER, RECRUITER, JOURNALIST, AND SCHOLAR ABOUT
THE RISE OF BASKETBALL IN ASIA. DO YOU HAVE A FUTURE IN BASKETBALL
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PACIFIC? MINORING IN ASIAN STUDIES CAN
HELP PUT CAREERS IN THIS FIELD WITHIN REACH.
Hear from:
Paul Harris: Professional player in Turkey, France, and Philippines
James Wang: Professional player in China, WME sports talent agent
Qixin "Kevin" Wang: Senior editor, ESPN (primarily focusing on NBS coverage for China)
Stanley Thangaraj: Assistant Professor of Anthropology at City College of New York -
Sep
24
Shusenjo Film Screening & Discussion4:00pm
Shusenjo Film Screening & Discussion
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs Campus Konnover Auditorium, Dodd Center
Miki Dezaki, a Youtuber who was threatened and harassed by Japan`s notorious netouyo (cyber neo-nationalists) for his video on racism in Japan, is not shying away from controversial topics with his debut feature length documentary on the comfort women issue. The film, titled “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue,” dives deep into the most contentious dispute between Japan and Korea, and finds answers to hotly debated questions, such as: Were the comfort women “sexual slaves” or prostitutes? Were they coercively recruited? Were there really 200,000 comfort women? And, does Japan have a legal responsibility to apologize?
Dezaki masterfully interweaves footage from demonstrations, man-on-the-street interviews,
news and archival clips with in-depth interviews with the most prominent scholars and
influencers from both sides of the debate, including Yoshiko Sakurai (journalist), Kent
Gilbert (lawyer/celebrity), Mina Watanabe (secretary-general of the Women`s Active
Museum), Koichi Nakano (political science professor) and Yoshiaki Yoshimi (historian).
The screening will take place from 4-6 pm, followed by a discussion with director Miki Dezaki until 7 pm. -
Sep
24
Education Abroad 1015:00pm
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Oct
23
Pang!5:00pm
Pang!
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019
05:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Hartford Campus Hartford Public Library Center for Contemporary Cultures, 500 Main Street, Hartford
Pang! is an evening of three highly original theater pieces about real families facing challenges of contemporary working class life in America - from hunger and gun violence to foreclosure and anti-immigration bias - with love, humor and intelligence. This "unplugged" presentation of Pang! is staged as a live radio show or podcast: intimate, authentic, and interactive.
This event is co-sponsorship with UConn Hartford, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, School of Social Work, Hartford Public Library and The Autorino Centr for the Arts and Humanities at the University of St. Joseph. -
Mar
28
Asian Nite 20207:30pm
Asian Nite 2020
Saturday, March 28th, 2020
07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs Campus Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Asian Nite 2020 is the annual talent showcase presented by AsACC and PAC. Please join us for one of the most entertaining shows of the year!
Tickets available at the Jorgensen Box Office - call 860-486-4226 or on-line at http://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Tickets prices TBD. -
Apr
15
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Nu-Anh Tran4:00pm
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Nu-Anh Tran
Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Storrs Campus Humanities Institute Seminar Room, Babbidge Library 4th Floor
Our UCHI Fellow will be presenting their research talk on “Disunion: Anticommunist Nationalists in the Republic of Vietnam, 1954-1963” followed by a light reception. For more information, please visit https://humanities.uconn.edu/fellowships/current-and-previous-fellows/. If you require accommodation for this event, please contact uchi@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the event.
