Please join us in honoring our AAST minors and 2021-2022 AAST Scholarship Recipients.

This event features a discussion between Professor Hoda Mahmoudi and Professor Janelle Wong on the recent anti-Asian violence. The discussion will focus on the historical context and contemporary connections of the recent attacks.

The Asian American Studies Program and the Counseling Center wants to provide such a support space to hear your stories, share some resources, and stand in solidarity with you to stop AAPI Hate.

Join MICA and the Asian American Studies Program in welcoming our keynote speaker to open Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Julia Rhee is the current Interim Director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). Her talk will be followed by a moderated Q&A session. Open to all.

The Asian American Studies Program is proud to launch its new Coffee Talk Series featuring AAST faculty in which students can get to know professors in a pressure-free, relaxed setting.

Japanese Latin Americans (JLA) just won a major victory at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and are seeking redress for World War II-era injustices. African Americans and the diverse Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement made major advances last year in their efforts to redress over 400 years of injustices. How can these groups and others work together to achieve their goals?

This Spring, several AAST classes will be welcoming guest speakers into their classroom and selected AAST class sessions will be open to the UMD community.

Thursday, February 4, 2021 | Join Neel Saxena for a talk highlighting a journey working in and with Asian American nonprofits, lessons learned through that journey, and the authentic experience of leading an Asian American nonprofit.