Program News
Welcome to the University of Pennsylvania’s Program in Asian American Studies (ASAM).
ASAM aims to prepare students intellectually as well as socially for the opportunities and challenges of their future careers whatever industry or area they choose. ASAM was established in Fall 1996 as a result of collective student, faculty, and alumni action. We are one of a handful of Ivy League institutions with a course of study in this dynamic and growing field, and we recently celebrated our 25th Anniversary!
Events
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Raksmeymony (Rex) Yin, Cambodian American Activist and educator. Rex also serves on the boards of the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia, the Asian Mosaic Fund, and Mifflin Square Neighborhood Coalition.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Cathi Choi, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents: The Far Right and the New Cold War: Transnational Organizing from Korea to the US in conversation with Cathi Choi, Executiv
Book Talk with Juwen Zhang, Professor at Willamette University
Asian American Across the Disciplines Series presents "Read behind Images: How Picture Books Reinforce Stereotypes" with Professor and Author Dr. Juwen Zhang, Willamette University.
CLALSES Series with Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees
CLALSES present Dr. Denise Berte Ziya, Executive Director - Peaceful Families Project, Clinical Psychologist specialized in Trauma and Refugees.
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture 2025 with Curtis Chin, Author, Filmmaker and Activist
The Yoonmee Chang Memorial Lecture welcomes author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Curtis Chin, author, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Rahim Ullah, RahimRedTruck, Halal Food Truck
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Rahim Ullah, RahimRedTruck, Halal Food Truck.
Book Talk by Sameer Pandya, Author and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Join us on April 2, 2025, for a co-sponsored event featuring Sameer Pandya, author of the novel Members Only and the fo
Asian American Across the Disciplines with Lan Dinh, VietLead
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
Asian American Across the Disciplines presents Lan Dinh, VietLEAD Farm & Food Sovereignty Projects Director and Duong Ly, VietLead Youth Projects Director.
Hosted by Dr. Fariha Khan in her course Asian American Food.