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 and Chef Shahzad Khan, Penn Dining
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Elise Dudley, Regional Sustainability & Food Education and Shahzad Khan, Executive Chef, Penn Dining.
ASAM Book Club
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"
Meeting the ASAM UAB
Food for Thoght
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
ASAM UAB Valentine's Day Gratitude Card-Making Event
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, Baby’s Kusina and Market
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raquel Dang, Baby’s Kusina and Market.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Coming Home to Our Communities: Pathways to Asian American Non-Profits
Food for Thought Series
Join us for a panel discussion on career and volunteer pathways to our local Philadelphia community nonprofits.
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 Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin.
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
CLALSES Series with Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees
CLALSES present Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees.
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.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Rahim, Halal Food Truck
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Rahim, Halal Food Truck
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
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 Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor of Law at Temple 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
Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now