Events


Japanese American food culture in conversation with Rob Buscher and Haruka Roudebush.

Sep 18, 2020 at

Save the date on September 18th, 1:00 PM

Join Penn Asian American Studies Professor Rob Buscher for a conversation about Japanese American food culture. Rob will be joined by Haruka Roudebush…


Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture with Dr. Karen Su

"Kids know more about dinosaurs than about Asian Americans: why we need more Asian American children’s books"

Oct 30, 2020 at

Coming in October Date TBD

"Kids Know More About Dinosaurs Than About Asian Americans: Why We Need More Asian American Children’s Books"

Synopsis: This talk focuses on…


Second Sunday Culture Films

Vanishing Chinatown (USA)

Dec 13, 2020 at

Penn Museum's season of  Second Sunday Culture Films presents: 

  • Vanishing Chinatown (USA) : Dir: Gayle Yamada (2020) TRT 30:00 The Chan family teaches themselves photography after the…