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
ASAM Book Club
ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board presents the ASAM Book C
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Elise Dudley, Penn Dining
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Elise Dudley, Penn Dining.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kayla Sok, The Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Kayla Sok, SEA Market Manager & Case Manager at The Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Anuj Gupta, President and CEO 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
Food for Thought
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Raquel Dang, Self-taught chef and solidarity advocate
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raquel Dang, Self-taught chef and solidarity advocate.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Coming Home to Our Communities: Pathways to Asian American Non-Profits
Coming Home to Our Communities: Pathways to Asian American Non-Profits
Lecture with Akemi Kochiyama
Join us for 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 Juwen Zhang, Willamette University
Asian American Across the Disciplines Series presents "Read behind Images: How Picture Books Reinforce Stereotypes" with Professor Juwen Zhang, Willamett
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.
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture with Curtis Chin, Writer, Producer, Director and Activist
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Curtis Chin, Writer, Producer and Director
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Lecture by Sameer Pandya, Author
Join us on April 2, 2025, for a co-sponsored event featuring Sameer Pandya, author of the novel
Asian American Across the Disciplines with VietLead
Asian American Across the Disciplines in conversation with Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly, VietLead Youth
Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium
Hosted by ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows
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 Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, chef and owner of Kalaya. Ho
Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now
Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now