Past Events


Graduate Asian American Studies Group

Contact Viraj Patel at pviraj@upenn.edu to get on the mailing list!

Sep 16, 2019 at

Are you a graduate student doing work with/for/about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities? We're restarting the Graduate Asian American Studies group as a space to build community among students,…


Governor’s Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Hosted by Governor Wolf's Advisory Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs and VietLead (NGO)

Sep 7, 2019 at

Asian American/Pacific Islander Town Hall On The 2020 Census


ASAM Welcome Back Lunch

Sep 6, 2019 at


Faith in Action: Progressive Religious Organizing in Asian America

Mar 27, 2019 at

Featuring the following speakers:

Sunita Viswanath
Co-Founder and Board Member, Women for Afghan Women
Co-Founder and Board Member, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus…


State of Asian American Studies: Undergraduate Advisory Board Conference 2019 - REGISTER HERE

Mar 22, 2019 at

This event is free and open to all. Please register here.


The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2019 with Cynthia Wu

Feb 18, 2019 at

The Asian American Studies Program is pleased to announce the Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture. Yoonmee Chang (November 2, 1970 – January 18, 2018) was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in New York. She received…


Questioning Asian American Bodies Conference

Feb 15, 2019 at

This event is free and open to all.

For Asian Americans, the body is a site of regulation that renders individuals racialized, sexualized, and gendered others in the United States. In fact, since Asians…


Asian America Across the Disciplines: Filipino Americans

Asian american Communities

Feb 9, 2019 at

Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan

Asian American Comunities: Filipino Americans in conversation with Brad Baldivia, National Federation of…


Last Boat Out of Shanghai Reading with Helen Zia

Feb 5, 2019 at

Please join us for a reading and discussion with Helen Zia, author of Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution—who will be in conversation with Tiffany Chang Lawson…