Dr. Metzger’s talk examines Qui Nguyen’s play Vietgone in order to highlight the stakes of Asian American studies as well as efforts in the field that have focused on violence against Southeast Asian diasporas in particular. These critical moves facilitate an interrogation … Read more
Discussion with Noted Feminist Scholar & Activist Margo Okazawa-Rey, Director of the Asian American Center Dr. Heidi Kim and Director of Carolina Seminars Dr. Tanya Shields. The event will also be live streamed (details to come). Other opportunities for … Read more
On Wednesday, March 30, at 3:30 PM, join the UNC Asian American Center and the Critical Gaming Initiative for a talk with Dr. Tara Fickle: “New Yellow Peril: Asian/America at Play.” Dr. Fickle is Associate Professor of English at … Read more
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
Co-hosted by the Asian American Center (AAC) at UNC and the Asian American and Diaspora Studies (AADS) at Duke, the conference will bring together scholars who research and teach Asian American Studies in the U.S. Southeast. It will be the first of such gatherings in the region's history.
After decades of student activism on both campuses, Duke's AADS was founded in 2018, and UNC's AAC was created in 2020. The conference will provide an opportunity to celebrate these institutional developments and to think together about the future of Asian American Studies in the region.
Featuring Dr. Sylvia Chong as the keynote speaker, the conference will allow attendees to actively engage with each other and to discuss issues related to researching, teaching, studying, and growing Asian American Studies in the U.S. South. Please note that the conference takes place over two days; the keynote address on Friday will be at UNC and Saturday's events will be at Duke.
REGISTRATION: go.unc.edu/SCAAS
Picnic with us on Thursday, October 27th at 6:30pm! Afterward, we will walk over to the Carolina Inn for Dr. Pawan Dhingra's Keohane Distinguished Lecture at 7:30pm. We are located at 215 West Cameron Avenue (entrance faces Wilson Street). Register … Read more
Stone Center’s Author Discussion Series Hawai′i Is My Haven – Race and Indigeneity in the Black Pacific by Nitasha Sharma November 10, 3:30-5:00p | Virtual Event (Zoom Webinar) Nitasha Sharma, Professor of African American Studies and Asian American Studies at … Read more
A Symphony, But With What Audience?: On the Need to Broaden the Reach of Asian American Studies Asian American studies has advanced our understanding of not only Asian Americans but of race(ism), empire, settler colonialism and more. But who … Read more
Join the AAC for a talk on the professional vs emotional résumés. Shinhee Han, PhD is a senior psychotherapist at the New School University Counseling Service and in private practice in New York City. She is an adjunct professor at the Center … Read more
Unfortunately, this even has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. We welcome students to join us for a meet-and-greet with Dr. Shinhee Han over dinner. Registration: go.unc.edu/AACdinner
