In partnership with the Undergraduate Advisory Board (UAB) and the Graduate Asian American Students Association (GASAM), ASAM hosts special events, programs, conferences, and workshops including academic lectures, book talks, community-based internships, film screenings, cultural performances, and reading groups. Among these events are three ongoing series: our formal scholarly lectures in the Asian America Across the Disciplines program, our informal Food for Thought program, and our annual Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture.
Events
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Elise Dudley, Regional Sustainability & Food Education at Bon Appétit and Chef Shahzad Khan, Penn Dining
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents: Elise Dudley, Regional Sustainability & Food Education at Bon Appétit and Shahzad Khan, Director of Culina
ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board Book Club
Food for Thought
ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board presents the ASAM Book C
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Sarun Chan and Kayla Sok, Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Sarun Chan, Executive Director and Kayla Sok, SEA Market Manager & Case Manager at Cambodian Association of
Profiting from Immigrant Detention: Corporate Contracting in U.S. Immigrant Detention Facilities, 1980-2010
"Profiting from Immigrant Detention: Corporate Contracting in U.S. Immigrant Detention Facilities, 1980-2010"
Meet the ASAM UAB!
Food for Thought
Join us for a meet and greet with the ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board! Learn about the UAB and ASAM!
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Anuj Gupta, President and CEO The Welcoming Center
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Anuj Gupta, President and CEO of The Welcoming Center.
Film Screening with Gabrielle Patterson, Artist
Food for Thought
Join us for a Food for Thought, a Film Screening with Gabrielle Patterson
ASAM UAB Valentine's Day Gratitude Card-Making Event
Food for Thought
The Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board (ASAM UAB) invites you to the ASAM Valentine's Event on Friday, February 14th from 2 pm- 3:30pm in McNeil
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Raquel Dang, Chef, Solidarity Advocate and Owner of Baby’s Kusina and Market.
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raquel Dang, Self-taught chef and solidarity advocate and owner of Baby’s Kusin
Coming Home to Our Communities: Pathways to Asian American Non-Profits
Food for Thought
Join us for a panel discussion on career and volunteer pathways to our local Philadelphia community nonprofits.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Christine Phan, PhD Student in the Annenberg School at Penn
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Christine Phan, PhD student in the Annenberg Sch
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Haoyi Shang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Commercial Corridor Manager
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Haoyi Shang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation-Commercial Corridor Manager.
At the Crosshairs: U.S. Immigration, Deportation, and Legal Status
Undocumented immigration, mass deportation, and DACA are critical issues of the past and present.
Lecture with Akemi Kochiyama
Join us for a lecture with Akemi Kochiyama, hosted by ASAM Lecturer
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)
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin, Cambodian American Activist and educator.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Cathi Choi, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents: The Far Right and the New Cold War: Transnational Organizing from Korea to the US in conversation
Book Talk with Juwen Zhang, Professor at Willamette University
Asian American Across the Disciplines Series presents "Read behind Images: How Picture Books Reinforce Stereotypes" with Professor Juwen Zhang, Willamett
CLALSES Series with Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees
CLALSES present Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Executive Director - Peaceful Families Project, Clinical P
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2025 with Curtis Chin, Author, Filmmaker and Activist
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Rahim Ullah, RahimRedTruck, Halal Food Truck
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Rahim Ullah, Rahim
Book Talk by Sameer Pandya, Author and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Join us on April 2, 2025, for a co-sponsored event featuring Sameer Pandya, author of the novel
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Lan Dinh and Duong Ly, VietLead
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly, VietLead Youth Projects Directo
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Lan Dinh and Duong Ly, VietLead
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly, VietLead Youth Projects Directo
Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium
Hosted by ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law
Asian American Across the Disciplines Series present Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor of Law at Templ
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Nok Suntaranon, Chef and owner of Kalaya
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, chef and owner of Kalaya.
Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now, Roundtable Discussion
Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now