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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!

Events


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Juwen Zhang, Willamette University

Mar 24, 2025 at

 PSC Commons McNeil 403 

Asian American Across the Disciplines Series presents "Read behind Images: How Picture Books Reinforce Stereotypes" with Professor Juwen Zhang, Willamette University. 

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Haoyi Shang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation-Commercial Corridor Manager

Mar 25, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines with Haoyi Shang, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation-Commercial Corridor Manager.


The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture with Curtis Chin, Writer, Producer, Director and Activist

Mar 26, 2025 at

The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Curtis Chin, Writer, Producer and Director

Mar 27, 2025 at

 PSC Commons McNeil 403 

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.


Lecture by Sameer Pandya, Author

Apr 2, 2025 at

McNeil 473

Join us on April 2, 2025, for a co-sponsored event featuring Sameer Pandya, author of the novel Members Only and the fo


Asian American Across the Disciplines with VietLead

Apr 8, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines in conversation with Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly,  VietLead Youth Projects Director.

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.


Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium

Hosted by ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows

Apr 11, 2025 at

PSC Conference Room

McNeil Library 4th floor

 


 


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Nok Suntaranon, Chef and owner of Kalaya

Apr 22, 2025 at

TBD

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, chef and owner of Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, chef and owner of Kalaya. Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.


ASAM - PAACH End of Year Celebration

Apr 29, 2025 at

Bodek Lounge, Huston Hall


Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now

Apr 30, 2025 at

McNeil 473

Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now

A roundtable discussion with Howie Tam (‘19), Duong Ly (‘15), Hanh Nguyen (EALC), and Linda Peng (GSE), hosted by Josephine Nock-Hee Park (SAS) and Khoi Nguyen (Predoctoral Fellow 2024-2025)