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)
Interview with Fred Lee on his new book, "Extraordinary Racial Politics"
CLAS Welcomes New Department Heads - UConn Today
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.
News
- Director’s MessageWelcome 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. We have an exciting slate of events this year that highlight our transnational and diaspora focus. Our […]Posted on October 10, 2018
- U.S. Marine’s Son Wins Okinawa Election – Alexis Dudden FeaturedBy Motoko Rich Sept. 30, 2018 TOKYO — Denny Tamaki, the son of a Japanese mother and a United States Marine, became the first mixed-race governor in Japan on Sunday after winning a close election in Okinawa, a southern archipelago heavily populated by American military installations. His victory poses a setback to plans by the […]Posted on October 2, 2018
- Queering Inter-Asian LinkagesProfessor Debanuj DasGupta wins prestigious Social Science Research Council Fellowship in TransRegional Studies: Inter-Asian Linkages & Connections. This research focuses on the changing regulations related to LGBT communities across South & SE Asia. Read more about the Fellowship here. DasGupta is an Assistant Professor of Geography and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University […]Posted on October 2, 2018
- Student Spotlight: Life as an Asian American Studies MinorAn 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. Chang: Tell us a little about yourself and what you do at UConn. Karam: My name is LJ Karam, and I’m […]Posted on September 25, 2018
- Chino: The History of Chinese Migrants in MexicoJason Chang is the author of Chino: Anti-Chinese Racism in Mexico. In this segment, he sits down with host Maria Hinojosa to discuss the history of Chinese migration to Mexico, first in the 1800s and then again in the 1900s. Together, they unpack the parallels between the anti-Chinese rhetoric used in Mexico during that time […]Posted on September 25, 2018
Upcoming Events
- Mar 28 Homonationalism in Trump Times2:00pm
- Mar 29 Symposium: Disability, Intersectionality, and Transnational Feminist Praxis4:00pm
- Mar 30 Symposium: Disability, Intersectionality and Transnational Feminist Praxis9:00am
- Mar 30 Asian Nite 20197:30pm
- Apr 5 Extraordinary Racial Politics12:15pm
- Apr 10 Tarana Burke - Founder of the "me too." Movement7:00pm
- Apr 16 AAHO - Jose Antonio Vargas7:00pm
Homonationalism in Trump Times
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Storrs CampusArjona 105
Professor and Graduate Director of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, Puar's publications include "The Right to Maim: Debility, Capacity, Disability (2017)" and the award-winning "Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer Times (2007)."
Contact Information: bhakti.shringarpure@uconn.edu
MoreSymposium: Disability, Intersectionality, and Transnational Feminist Praxis
Friday, March 29th, 2019
04:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Storrs CampusNathan Hale Inn and Conference Center
Join the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program in welcoming 8 impressive Feminist Scholars in this weekend-long Symposium Event.
If you require accommodations in order to attend, please contact Laura Mauldin at laura.mauldin@uconn.edu.
Please be sure to RSVP for this event at: https://wgsssymposium.app.rsvpify.com/
To register for Saturday's events, please RSVP at: https://wgssworkshoplunch.app.rsvpify.com/
To view the reader-accessible flyer that exhibits more details about this event, please follow this link: http://s.uconn.edu/wgsssymposiumcom
If you require accommodations in order to attend, please contact Laura Mauldin at laura.mauldin@uconn.edu.
Please be sure to RSVP for this event at: https://wgsssymposium.app.rsvpify.com/
To register for Saturday's events, please RSVP at: https://wgssworkshoplunch.app.rsvpify.com/
To view the reader-accessible flyer that exhibits more details about this event, please follow this link: http://s.uconn.edu/wgsssymposiumcom
Contact Information: abigail.robinson@uconn.edu
MoreSymposium: Disability, Intersectionality and Transnational Feminist Praxis
Saturday, March 30th, 2019
09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Storrs CampusNathan Hale Inn and Conference Center
Join the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program in welcoming 8 impressive Feminist Scholars in this weekend-long Symposium Event.
If you require accommodations in order to attend, please contact Laura Mauldin at laura.mauldin@uconn.edu.
Please be sure to RSVP for this event at: https://wgsssymposium.app.rsvpify.com/
To register for Saturday's events, please RSVP at: https://wgssworkshoplunch.app.rsvpify.com/
To view the reader-accessible flyer that exhibits more details about this event, please follow this link: http://s.uconn.edu/wgsssymposiumcom
If you require accommodations in order to attend, please contact Laura Mauldin at laura.mauldin@uconn.edu.
Please be sure to RSVP for this event at: https://wgsssymposium.app.rsvpify.com/
To register for Saturday's events, please RSVP at: https://wgssworkshoplunch.app.rsvpify.com/
To view the reader-accessible flyer that exhibits more details about this event, please follow this link: http://s.uconn.edu/wgsssymposiumcom
Contact Information: abigail.robinson@uconn.edu
MoreAsian Nite 2019
Saturday, March 30th, 2019
07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Asian Nite 2019 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 at prior sales are $12 for Students, $15 Others and $10 children under 10. ALL tickets at the door on 3/30/19 will be $20.
Tickets available at the Jorgensen Box Office - call 860-486-4226 or on-line at http://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Tickets at prior sales are $12 for Students, $15 Others and $10 children under 10. ALL tickets at the door on 3/30/19 will be $20.
Contact Information: pacasacc@uconn.edu
MoreExtraordinary Racial Politics
Friday, April 5th, 2019
12:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Storrs CampusOak 438
Discussion of Prof. Fred Leeâs book Extraordinary Racial Politics: Four Events in the Informal Constitution of the United States with Lisa Lowe (Yale) as discussant
Contact Information: Prof. Matthew Singer
MoreTarana Burke - Founder of the "me too." Movement
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
The Women's Center is hosting Tarana Burke, a civil rights activist and the original founder of the "me too." Movement, which she started in 2006. It later became a global phenomenon that raised awareness about sexual harassment, abuse, and assault in society in 2017. In 2017 Tarana and other influential female activists were named "the silence breakers" by "Time" magazine.
Tarana speaks about the origins of the âme too.â Movement and the premise - that the power of empathy is key to survivorâs healing - that it is built on. She talks candidly about why sexual violence is so rampant in our culture and talks about concrete ways that every day citizens can interrupt it. Her talk is a call to action that is meant to inspire and motivate all who are affected by sexual violence- which is everyone.
Tickets available through Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts - http://jorgensen.uconn.edu
â¢UConn Students/Faculty/Staff - FREE with ID** (limit one)
â¢General Public - $10 on sale beginning March 18
**Must stop by Jorgensen Box Office to pick up ticket
Co-sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Womenâs Gender and Sexuality Studies, CLAS (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), Asian and Asian American Studies Institute Ahimsa Endowment (Made Possible by the Greater Hartford Jain Center), and the Rainbow Center, Asian American Cultural Center, African American Cultural Center and the Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center.
Tarana speaks about the origins of the âme too.â Movement and the premise - that the power of empathy is key to survivorâs healing - that it is built on. She talks candidly about why sexual violence is so rampant in our culture and talks about concrete ways that every day citizens can interrupt it. Her talk is a call to action that is meant to inspire and motivate all who are affected by sexual violence- which is everyone.
Tickets available through Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts - http://jorgensen.uconn.edu
â¢UConn Students/Faculty/Staff - FREE with ID** (limit one)
â¢General Public - $10 on sale beginning March 18
**Must stop by Jorgensen Box Office to pick up ticket
Co-sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Womenâs Gender and Sexuality Studies, CLAS (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), Asian and Asian American Studies Institute Ahimsa Endowment (Made Possible by the Greater Hartford Jain Center), and the Rainbow Center, Asian American Cultural Center, African American Cultural Center and the Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center.
Contact Information: Kathy Fischer at kathy.fischer@uconn.edu
MoreAAHO - Jose Antonio Vargas
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Storrs CampusSU Theatre
Asian American Heritage Observance is proud to have as its 2019 keynote speaker JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS.
Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and a recognized voice for undocumented citizens and immigrants.
He is the author of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen" and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Co-sponsors of this event are Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Rainbow Center, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Asian & Asian American Studies Institute, Dept. of Journalism, El Instituto, Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center and the Residence Hall Association.
This event is free and open to the public. If accommodations are required, please contact AsACC at 860-486-0830 or asacc@uconn.edu.
Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker and a recognized voice for undocumented citizens and immigrants.
He is the author of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen" and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Co-sponsors of this event are Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Rainbow Center, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Asian & Asian American Studies Institute, Dept. of Journalism, El Instituto, Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center and the Residence Hall Association.
This event is free and open to the public. If accommodations are required, please contact AsACC at 860-486-0830 or asacc@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: asacc@uconn.edu
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