Event

ASAM invite you to the Citizenship Series! 

Join us for free lunch and conversation with Janelle Wong about "Coalitions and Cleavages in Asian American Politics."

In this talk, Janelle Wong assesses recent anti-black, anti-immigrant mobilization in Asian American communities against the backdrop of larger trends in Asian American party and candidate loyalties.  She highlights the convergences and contradictions that have emerged as a critical feature of Asian American politics, especially as they relate to coalition-building and racial justice.                                                        

Janelle Wong received her PhD from the Department of Political Science at Yale University. She is a Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Maryland.  Her most recent book is Immigrants, Evangelicals, and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change (published in 2018).  Wong served as co-PI on the 2016 National Asian American Survey and the 2016 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey. She has co-authored two amicus briefs, one on a voting rights case heard by the Supreme Court and one on the current Harvard admissions case. Her writing supporting race-conscious admissions and affirmative action have been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education and many other media outlets.

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October 4th, 2019

12:00 PM

In our new offices!

Asian American Studies Program
3718 Locust Walk
473 McNeil Building
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6299