Program News
Welcome to the University of Pennsylvania’s Program in Asian American Studies (ASAM).
ASAM aims to prepare students intellectually as well as socially for the opportunities and challenges of their future careers whatever industry or area they choose. ASAM was established in Fall 1996 as a result of collective student, faculty, and alumni action. We are one of a handful of Ivy League institutions with a course of study in this dynamic and growing field, and we recently celebrated our 25th Anniversary!
Events
Teaching Humans in the Age of AI with Rachel Hoke
Faculty Food for Thought
Join the Asian American Studies Program and the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies to an interactive session with where we’ll consider how the rise of generative AI informs our approach to course policy and curriculum design as we prepare for the new semester.
ASAM Book Club
ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board presents the ASAM Book Club.
Interested in reading more Asian-American literature? Join the ASAM Book Club!
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kayla Sok, The Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kayla Sok, SEA Market Manager & Case Manager at The Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Film Screening with Gabrielle Patterson
Food for Thought
Lecture with Akemi Kochiyama
Join us for lecture with Akemi Kochiyama, hosted by ASAM Lecturer Rob Buscher in his course ASAM Activism.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Naw Doh, Burmese/Bhutanese Community Activist
Asian American Across the Disciplines Spring 2025 presents Naw Doh, Burmese/Bhutanese Community Activist.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kenneth Yang, Esq., CEO Penn Asian Senior Services (PASSi)
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kenneth Yang, Esq., CEO Penn Asian Senior Services (PASSi)
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture with Curtis Chin, Writer, Producer, Director and Activist
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium
Hosted by ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows