Past Events


Asian America Across the Disciplines: Race and Healthcare in conversation with Dean Antonia M. Villarruel

Feb 8, 2022 at

Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2022 presents Antonia M. Villarruel,


Asian America Across the Disciplines in conversation with Teresa Maebori, Board Member Japanese American Citizens League Philadelphia

Feb 7, 2022 at

Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2022 presents Teresa Maebori, Board Member Japanese American Citizens League Philadelphia. 

 Hosted by…


ASAM Food for Thought: "Silicon Valley Religiosity: South Asian American Influence in Islamic Spaces" in conversation with Dr. Ali M. Rahman, Lecturer in Critical Writing at Penn

Feb 4, 2022 at

Please join us for the Food for Thought Speaker Series in conversation with Dr. Ali M. Rahman, Lecturer in Critical Writing at Penn.

Talk title: "Silicon Valley Religiosity: South Asian American Influence in…


Reading and conversation with Franny Choi

Feb 3, 2022 at

The Kelly Writers House invites you to the upcoming poetry program with Franny Choi.

FRANNY CHOI: READING AND CONVERSATION, Caroline Rothstein Oral Poetry Program. Co-…


Wednesday Night with ASAM Alumni

Feb 2, 2022 at

Wednesday Night with ASAM Alumni: Ji-Yeon Yuh, Grad'99; Ellen Somekawa, Grd'99; and Scott Kurashige, CAS'91

Ji-Yeon…


Asian America Across the Disciplines Series: Race and the Law in conversation with Vinay Harpalani, J.D., Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of Law, University of New Mexico School of Law

Feb 1, 2022 at

Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2022 presents Vinay Harpalani, J.D., Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of Law, University of New Mexico…


ASAM Food for Thought in conversation with Piyali Bhattacharya, Artist-in-Residence Creative Writing Program at Penn

Jan 28, 2022 at

Please join us for the Food for Thought Speaker Series in conversation with Piyali Bhattacharya, Artist-in-Residence Creative Writing Program at Penn

Talk title: "Making It: How to navigate the fine arts as…


Wednesday Nights with ASAM Alumni

Jan 26, 2022 at

This Spring 2022 semester commemorates 25 years of Asian American Studies at Penn. Join us every Wednesday evening to learn about our history through the personal experiences of our ASAM alums in our new speaker…


The Chinese Question The Gold Rushes and Global Politics by Mae M. Ngai Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and History, Co-director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race at Columbia University

Jan 26, 2022 at

Prize-winning historian Mae Ngai (Columbia University) traces the origins and consequences of the "Chinese Question.”

Live virtual event organized by Wolf Humanities Center and co-sponsored…