Program News
Check out our exciting spring 2024 calendar!
January 17, 2024
Read MoreCheck the New Spring 2024 Courses!
January 6, 2024
Read MoreASAM Memory Booklet Fall 2023
December 18, 2023
Read MoreWelcome New UAB Co-Chairs
December 15, 2023
Read MoreTransforming Asian American Studies
November 30, 2023
Read MoreThe Asian American studies program doubles in size
October 30, 2023
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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
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Cara McClellan, Director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic and Practice, Penn Associate Professor of Law
SNF Paideia Program and Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2024 present Race and Housing with Cara McClellan, Director of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic and Practice Associate Professor of Law at Penn
Food for Thought with Weirong Guo, Panda Express Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies
Please join us for a Food for Thought with Weirong Guo, Panda Express Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies, who will be offering the course "Gender, Work, and Family in Global Asias" during the spring semester 2024.
Asian America Across the Disciplines with Sāgar Kāmath, interdisciplinary artist
Join Asian America Across the Disciplines with Sāgar Kāmath, interdisciplinary artist. Hosted by ASAM Senior Lecturer Dr.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Debbie Wei, Community Activist & Educator, Founding member of Asian Americans United
SNF Paideia Program and Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2024 present Race and Housing with Debbie Wei, Community Activist & Educator, Founding member of Asian Americans United.
Beyond Borders: Navigating the Currents of Transnational Activism and Solidarity Symposium
The Asian American Studies Program (ASAM) presents "Beyond Borders: Navigating the Currents of Transnational Activism and Solidarity”
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2024 with Celeste Ng, bestselling and award-winning writer
Join us for the Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2024 with Celeste Ng.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Taylor Pacheco, Esq., Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity
SNF Paideia Program and Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2024 present Race and Criminal Justice with Taylor Pacheco, Esq., Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity,
Existence as Resistance: ASAM Fellows 2024 Spring Symposium
The Asian American Studies Program (ASAM) would like to invite you to participate in the event "Existence as Resistance: ASAM Fellows Spring 2024 Symposium,” which will take place on Saturday, March 30th from 10 am to 4 pm EST.
Asian America Across the Disciplines with Councilmember Nina Ahmad
Join us for the Asian American Across the Disciplines Series in conversation with Councilmember Nina Ahmad.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with with Jennifer Lee, Professor of Law at Temple University, and Samuel Jones, Eastern Regional Director Restaurant Opportunities Centers
SNF Paideia Program and Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2024 present Race and Labor with