Apr
14
2024
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond
All day, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond is a two-day conference that reflects on the origin and...
Past Events
Apr
13
2024
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond
All day, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond is a two-day conference that reflects on the origin and...
Feb
29
2024
Liquor Store Dreams
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
LIQUOR STORE DREAMS offers an intimate portrait of the lives of Korean American liquor store owners and their second-generation ‘liquor...
Jan
5
2024
MENA | Palestine 101 | Palestine Lives: A Story of Survival
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Middle East and North African Studies
MENA welcomes Dr. Nour Joudah (University of California, Los Angeles) to speak in the Palestine 101 event series. In the last...
Nov
16
2023
“We Are Waiting For You: Grief and Loss in the Korean Diaspora” by Dr. Jinah Kim (CSU, North Ridge)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Part of the One Book, One Northwestern event series surrounding Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart, this talk examines the...
Nov
11
2023
HANA Center Field Trip
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by One Book One Northwestern
Join One Book and the Asian American Studies program to visit HANA Center in Chicago. HANA Center is a Chicagoland...
Jun
3
2023
New Directions in Asian American Studies
8:00 AM - 4:15 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Dear Asian American Studies Program community members and supporters of Asian American Studies in the Chicago area, Please join us for...
May
10
2023
"Absolute Apology, Absolute Forgiveness”: A Talk with David L. Eng
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
“Absolute Apology, Absolute Forgiveness” comes from the final chapter of Eng’s forthcoming book, “Reparations and the Human,” which examines how...
Apr
21
2023
"Crossings": International Feminist Peace Activism in Korea
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Join us for a film screening and panels on Deann Borshay Liem’s “Crossings” (2021), which documents the peace activism of...
Apr
13
2023
A Conversation with Phil Yu
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Join us for an interactive discussion on Asian American pop culture with Phil Yu, an award-winning author, blogger, podcaster, and...
Apr
11
2023
LACS, NAO Lecture | The Chee Kung Tong: A Chinese Sworn Brotherhood in Latin America and the Caribbean
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies
In this talk, Dr. Fredy González will give the history of the Chinese sworn brotherhood, the Chee Kung Tong, one...
Mar
8
2023
AASP x LLSP Winter Quarter Study Break
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Join the Asian American Studies Program and the Latina & Latino Studies Program for our quarterly study break! We will...
Feb
7
2023
More-than-Human Terrain: U.S. Militarism and the Racial Logics of Cold War Science in Southeast Asia | AASP Winter Speaker Series
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
TALK BY KEVA X. BUI: More-than-Human Terrain: U.S. Militarism and the Racial Logics of Cold War Science in Southeast Asia Drawing...
Feb
7
2023
Student Lunch with Dr. Keva X. Bui
12:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Keva X. Bui is a President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies in the Department of Asian Studies at Pennsylvania...
Jan
31
2023
Chemical Diasporas: The Kinships and Afterlives of Agent Orange | AASP Winter Speaker Series
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
TALK BY NATALIA DUONG: Chemical Diasporas: The Kinships and Afterlives of Agent Orange Agent Orange is commonly known as the main...
Jan
31
2023
Student Lunch with Dr. Natalia Duong
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Natalia Duong is a researcher, teacher, and multidisciplinary performance maker. Her current book, Chemical Diasporas: Performing Toxicity through Ecological Kinship...
Jan
25
2023
Pacific Internationalism: Movements for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific | AASP Winter Speaker Series
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
TALK BY SIMEON MAN: Pacific Internationalism: Movements for a Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific The buildup of Japan’s nuclear industry in...
Jan
25
2023
Student Lunch with Dr. Simeon Man
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Simeon Man (PhD, American Studies, Yale University) is Associate Professor of History and affiliate faculty of Ethnic Studies and Critical...
Jan
18
2023
Off White: The Imperial Life of Iranian Racial Formation in the United States
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Asian American Studies Program
Join Asian American Studies in welcoming back one of our Visiting Assistant Professors back to give a guest lecture entitled...