"Chamorus and Marshallese comprise two of the six largest Pacific Islander ethnic groups living in California and Washington. As Micronesians, they share similar cultural and historical experiences, all of which have shaped their diasporas to the continental United States. By featuring Chamoru and Marshallese activists and scholars in California and Washington, this roundtable will highlight […]

This workshop will focus on radical care in the midst of anti-Asian violence through tangible practices for self-preservation and communal healing. Recognizing the intersections of interpersonal and state violence, this workshop will also underscore the importance of abolition as a central part of the healing process for activists during these moving times. Join us for […]

Please join us for this book talk by Frank Abe where he will be discussing his book entitled, "We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration." This will take place on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, from 9:30am - 10:45am via Zoom. Please register here. Program moderator/host is Kelly N. Fong, Lecturer, ASIA AM 40: […]

Please join the Asian American Studies Department for this momentous event as we celebrate our graduating students of 2021, which will be taking place virtually via Zoom. Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm (PDT) Location: Virtual Event using Zoom

Date: Monday, September 20, 2021 Time: 11:00AM - 3:15PM Location: Online via Zoom

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Time: TBD Location: Online via Zoom

Vernadette Gonzalez is a Professor of American Studies and Director of the Honors Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She is the author of Empire’s Mistress, Starring Isabel Rosario Cooper (2021) and Securing Paradise: Tourism and Militarism in Hawai‘i and the Philippines (2013) and co-editor of Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai’i (2019). Talk Abstract: How does attention to […]

Queer Dis/inheritance Talk with Professor Ly Thuy Nguyen Date: Monday, November 1, 2021 Time: 9:30AM Location: Online via Zoom Zoom registration link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUude2grDgsGt3-EgjCOcRHkP9ujAYB8M2e   Co-sponsored by UCLA Asian American Studies Department and UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

IAC Fall Forum: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 3–4 PM (PST) Brief description: You are invited to the UCLA Institute of American Cultures (IAC) annual Fall Forum, featuring the 2021–22 IAC visiting researchers and scholars, graduate and predoctoral fellows, and research grant awardees at UCLA’s four ethnic studies centers. Featured speakers will be interviewed by faculty […]

Actress and filmmaker Michelle Krusiec has sustained a 25-year career working as a woman of color in an industry that has both tokenized her and given her visibility. In this frank, funny and transparent discussion, Dean Brian Kite speaks with Krusiec about the lessons of invisibility and how it forces us to delve deeper into […]

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with us Week 7 Wednesday, May 11th from 4-6pm in the Rolfe Hall Quad! RSVP for  the 🌸Asian American Studies Undergrad Spring Check-In🌸 here:tinyurl.com/AASspring22 We invite AAS majors, minors, and prospective students to mix and mingle during our check-in! We will be serving Thai food 🇹🇭 and Filipino dessert 🇵🇭 to all […]