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Greetings from the Co-Directors

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!

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Events


A reading by novelist Ling Ma

Feb 7, 2023 at

Arts Café

The Kelly Writers House invites you to a reading by novelist Ling Ma.

The Curator's Talk with Artist Aisha Khan

Project "The Third Space: Unfurling Diasporic Arts of South Asia"

Feb 8, 2023 at

McNeil Building 473

 

Mental Health and Immigrants with Dr. Denise Ziya Berte

Feb 8, 2023 at

McNeil Building 473

ASAM UAB Recruitment Lunch

Feb 10, 2023 at

McNeil 473

Join ASAM UAB for a recruitment lunch on Friday, February 10 from 12-1 pm in McNeil 473 to meet with people interested in applying to the UAB. 

Please RSVP in advance here!

 

Asian America Across the Disciplines with Naw Doh

American Race Speaker Series

Feb 13, 2023 at

Fagin Hall 216

SNF Paideia Program & the Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2023 present: American Race: A Philadelphia Story -  Race and Immigration with Naw Doh, Burmese/Bhutanese Community Activist.

Asian America Across the Disciplines in conversation with Jennifer Lee

American Race Speaker Series

Feb 20, 2023 at

Fagin Hall 216

Asian America Across the Disciplines in conversation with Sam Mihara

Feb 20, 2023 at

Arch Atrium 208

The Workshop with Ruby Chishti

Project "The Third Space: Unfurling Diasporic Arts of South Asia"

Feb 22, 2023 at

Arch 108

Asian America Across the Disciplines in conversation with Duong Ly, Lan Dinh, and Noelle Warford

American Race Speaker Series

Feb 27, 2023 at

Fagin Hall 216

SNF Paideia Program & the Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2023 present: American Race: A Philadelphia Story -  Race and Food with Noelle Warford, Urban Tree Connection and Duong Ly and Lan Dinh, VietLead.

Asian America Across the Disciplines with Amalia Daché and Paige Joki

American Race Speaker Series

Mar 13, 2023 at

Fagin Hall 216

SNF Paideia Program & the Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2023 present: American Race: A Philadelphia Story -  Race and Education with Amalia Daché, Associate Professor, Penn GSE and Paige Joki, Esq., Staff Attorney, Education Law Center.