Events

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.


Asian Pacific American Heritage Week (APAHW) Celebration Dinner

Mar 4, 2025 at

McNeil Atrium

Join APAHW as they host a dinner with ASAM on Tuesday, March 4th, from 5-7 PM at McNeil 2nd Floor Atrium.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Naw Doh, Burmese/Bhutanese Community Activist

Mar 6, 2025 at

COHN 337

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)

Mar 18, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines with Kenneth Yang, Esq., CEO Penn Asian Senior Services (PASSi)


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Eddy Zheng, President of New Breath Foundation

Mar 18, 2025 at

This event will be entirely on Zoom. 

 American Across the Disciplines presents Eddy Zheng,  President of New Breath Foundation.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin

Mar 19, 2025 at

McNeil 473

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin, Cambodian American Activist and educator.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Cathi Choi, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ

Mar 19, 2025 at

McNeil 473

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents: The Far Right and the New Cold War: Transnational Organizing from Korea to the US in conversation


ASAM March Book Club

Mar 21, 2025 at

McNeil 473

ASAM March Book Club

Interested in reading more Asian-American literature? Join the ASAM Book Club!


Book Talk with Juwen Zhang, Professor at Willamette University

Mar 24, 2025 at

PSC COMMONS

Asian American Across the Disciplines Series presents "Read behind Images: How Picture Books Reinforce Stereotypes" with Professor and Author Dr. Ju


The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2025 with Curtis Chin, Author, Filmmaker and Activist

Mar 26, 2025 at

Widener Lecture Hall at Penn Museum
3260 South Street. Philadelphia, PA 19104

Entrance through the Warden Gardens to the building on South Street

The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist


CLALSES Series with Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees

Mar 26, 2025 at

McNeil 473

CLALSES present Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Executive Director - Peaceful Families Project, Clinical P


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

Mar 27, 2025 at

PSC COMMONS

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


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Rahim Ullah, RahimRedTruck, Halal Food Truck

Apr 1, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Rahim Ullah, Rahim


Book Talk by Sameer Pandya, Author and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Apr 2, 2025 at

PSC COMMONS

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


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Lan Dinh, VietLead

Apr 8, 2025 at

McNeil 473

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director.


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Lan Dinh and Duong Ly, VietLead

Apr 8, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly,  VietLead Youth Projects Directo


Towards Our Collective Liberation Symposium

Hosted by ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows

Apr 11, 2025 at

PSC COMMONS

The Asian American Studies Program (ASAM) invites you to join the ASAM Undergraduate Research Fellows (2024-2025) as they host:  


Asian American Across the Disciplines with Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law

Apr 16, 2025 at

COLL 319

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

Apr 22, 2025 at

COHN 337

Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, chef and owner of Kalaya


ASAM - PAACH End of Year Celebration

Apr 29, 2025 at

Bodek Lounge, Huston Hall


Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now, Roundtable Discussion

Apr 30, 2025 at

PSC COMMONS

Reflections on the Wars: Then and Now

A roundtable discussion with:


PAACH -ASAM Friends and Family Graduation Lunch

May 19, 2025 at

Arch 108 and Lobby