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The Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies (AAADS) Program, one of the programs under the Department of Ethnic Studies, is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of historical and contemporary experiences of Asian-ancestry groups in local, national, and global contexts. Asian American is a pan-ethnic term designating a racialized population made up of various groups of Asian ancestry, and encompassing both the foreign-born and the U.S.-born.
Reflecting the collective strengths of our faculty, our curriculum offers students a deeper understanding of the histories and contemporary realities of the different ethnic groups that comprise the “Asian American” category. Through classroom-based and experiential learning, our students engage with critical issues such as labor, migration, health, representation and cultural production, education, religion, class, gender, generation, law, public policy, and social activism.
Recent News
Emerita Professor Elaine Kim Receives Two Honorary Degrees
On May 26, Elaine H. Kim received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Amherst College. A pioneer and professor emerita in the field Asian American and Asian diaspora studies in …
Ethnic Studies PhD alum Daniel K. Woo named Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program & Center
Image Source: Hunter College Daniel Woo has been named the inaugural Helen Zia Distinguished Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program at Hunter College. Woo, who …
AAADS Faculty Search for Fall 2024
The Department of Ethnic Studies seeks an historian of Asian American and/or Pacific Islander politics and community-driven change, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Understanding Asian American and Pacific Islander politics and …
The Graduate Group in Performance Studies presents: Looking for Jackie: Gaysian Archival Fantasies
The Graduate Group in Performance Studies presents: Looking for Jackie: Gaysian Archival Fantasies | A Talk by Nguyễn Tân Hoàng (Associate Professor of Literature & Cultural Studies at the University …
Toraji Prize
The Asian American Research Center and the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies program welcomes applications and nominations for the Toraji Korean American Studies prize. This annual prize is for …
Krao Farini: Wonder and Tokenism as Colonial Propaganda
Join us for a poetry reading event this Thursday, November 16, at 5:00 PM in Dwinelle 370! This event features the incredible work of Nay Saysourinho. Sideshow performers were often …
Events
Communication and (Dis)Connection in Diaspora: Jean-Baptiste Phou’s ‘Cambodia, Here I am,’ and ‘My Mother’s Tongue’
When: 4 p.m. Where: 370 Dwinelle Hall, South Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720 Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Department of French, Berkeley Language Center, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, Center …
Bangtan Remixed: A Critical BTS Reader Book Launch
When: Friday September 13th, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: Multicultural Community Center, MLK Jr. Student Union, 2nd Floor, Suite 220, 2495 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720-4520 Sponsor(s): Asian American Research Center, …
Karen Tei Yamashita, AARC Artist in Residence
Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of seven books, including I Hotel, finalist for the National Book Award, and most recently, Sansei and Sensibility. Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award …
Claire Meuschke: Lunch Poems
Claire Meuschke: Lunch Poems LOCATION: Morrison Library (Located in Doe Library), UC Berkeley WHEN: March 2 12:00 – 1:00pm – Reading (in Morrison Library) 4:00 – 5:15pm – Craft Talk (Location TBA) On March 2nd, Claire Meuschke will …
Center for Race and Gender Angel Island Forum Series
The Center for Race and Gender Angel Island Forum Series was designed to accompany “A Year on Angel Island” and organized by Future Histories Lab and the Arts + Design …
Follow the New Way: How American Refugee Resettlement Policies Changed Hmong Religious Life
Public Forum on Race, Religion, Democracy and the American Dream February 21, 2023 / 5:00 pm / Add to Google 3335 Dwinelle Melissa Borja, Assistant Professor of American Culture at University …
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