Join us on April 7th at 5:30pm in Genome Sciences G010 for Visiting Scholar Dr. Leslie Bow’s talk: Southern Kitsch?: Reading Kawaii Asian Things This talk looks at the history of a demeaning racial form at the intersection of Southern and … Read more
Come see paintings, drawings, photography, dance and written words by 15 UNC students at the Asian American Center on April 8th from 10am-3pm. For more information on the artwork, visit: APIDA Student Art Exhibit curated by Isabel Lu – Arts … Read more
Register now for The AAC #APAHM Arts Festival on April 18th from 5:30-7:30pm at The AAC (215 West Cameron Ave)! Student pieces inspired by the Asian American Experiences will be on display at this catered event. In collaboration with the Asian American … Read more
Bios: Ina Cariño holds an MFA in creative writing from North Carolina State University. Their poetry appears in Guernica, Poetry Northwest, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review Daily, Waxwing, New England Review, and elsewhere. Ina is a Kundiman fellow and a recipient … Read more
Our #APAHM events continue with “Conversations with UNC School of Medicine Asian American Faculty Association” on Friday, April 22nd from 2-3:30pm at The AAC (215 West Cameron Avenue)! If you are interested in the medical profession, this is your chance … Read more
Award-winning Korean-American violinist, Dr. Sunmi Chang and pianist, Dr. Clara Yang will present a concert of music by women composers. These artist-scholars aim to raise awareness of underrepresented voices and encourage others to explore repertoire outside the classical music canon. … Read more
The AAC will celebrate APAHM by highlighting Queer Asian American artists; join us to learn more and participate in a community-building activity and discussion. Registration: go.unc.edu/AACpride
Join us for the screening of Far East, Deep South. The documentary provides a window into a community few even know exists — Chinese immigrants in the Deep South — and reveals how the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 impacted the Chiu family … Read more
The Missing Stories: South Asian American History from the 1700s to Today In “The Missing Stories,” SAADA’s Executive Director Samip Mallick will cover how communities come to be excluded from the archival record and how we can address these … Read more
Celebrate Arts Everywhere Day at the AAC with our APAHM Gallery Opening! We will have on display pieces that are an artistic reflection of an Asian American historical event from the 1950s-present to create a legible narrative of Asian American … Read more
The Asian American Center celebrates the end of the academic year as well as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) with a reception and alumnus keynote speaker David Liu! Registration: go.unc.edu/DavidLiu Bio: David Liu is a veteran general counsel and … Read more
The Asian American Center's Alliance Community Book Walk will start on May 4th in celebration of National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We will have refreshments from 10am-12pm so please register so that we know how much to order: go.unc.edu/AACmooch … Read more
