Research Colloquium
About
The UC Asian American Studies Research Colloquium (UCAASRC) is a day-long, student-organized conference that celebrates exemplary student research in Asian American Studies. Bringing together undergraduate and graduate students at UCLA and across the University of California system, UCAARC offers students the opportunity to sharpen professional skills while building community and connection. Students are invited to present research papers and creative projects through a virtual showcase that includes pre-recorded and live presentations. The best submissions will be awarded a prize and featured on the UCAARC website. For more information on how to present your research, click here. For more information on how to join the conference organizing committee, click here.
History
The UCAARC was organized by Asian American student leaders in response to a community need for connection and networking in a virtual landscape during the 2020-21 COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Asian American Studies major Calena Ang and a UC-wide student committee, the first UCAARC profiled the research papers and creative projects of [X] undergraduate students and [Y] graduate students through a combination of pre-recorded and live-streamed presentations.
2021 Awardees
1st Place
Panel A
Emily Hong Van Luong
Project Title: A sis bout to drown in these edges: Asian American Appropriation of African American Vernacular English and Coalition-Building in Social Justice Movements
Panel B
Markus Faye Portacio
Project Title: Kultura through Komiks: Philippine Mythology Depicted in Filipino Comic Books
Panel C
Jason Tuan Vu
Project Title: Crossing Empire: Theorizing Settler Carcerality via Southeast Asian Deportation
Video
Grant Cho
Project Title: Issues of Access to Healthcare for Korean Patients in Los Angeles
2nd Place
Panel A
Faith Ngo
Project Title: Conceptions of Bicultural Identities and High School Experience Among Second Generation Vietnamese Americans
Panel B
Ji Yoon Kim
Project Title: Why are you at a community college?: Examining The Intersection of the Model Minority Myth and Community College Stigma among First and Multi-generation Asian American Community College Students
Panel C
Christian Okubo
Project Title: Resurrection After Incarceration: The Japanese American Community of Denver, Colorado
Video
Joanne Seung
Project Title: Socio-cultural contributions to differential RNA gene expression in Korean American young adults
3rd Place
Panel A
Michelle Wei
Project Title: The Conundrum of Identity: First Generation Taiwanese American Identity Formation
Panel B
Janie Chen
Project Title: Know History, Know Self: Coming Home for Formerly Incarcerated Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Panel C
Thuy Trang Sabrina Pham Vu
Project Title: Cultivating Stories: Examining Vietnamese Refugee Knowledge & Personhood
Video
Annalyn Diaz
Project Title: Sword and Shield–Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy as Tools for Student Empowerment and Liberation
