2023 Chandni Kumar Annual Lecture on Asian Americans and Activism ft. Dr. Sam Vong and Thakur Mishra

The three will touch upon community engagement within South Asian America and Bhutanese refugee communities in particular, public history, and how to bridge the work of local storytellers with cultural institutions like the Smithsonian.

In this presentation, Dr. Iqbal will discuss Islam’s novel Bright Lines, exploring how tradition, modernity, immodesty, and the imperatives of domesticity confront one another throughout the novel. He will shed some light on what it means to live an American life as a Bangladeshi and the novel’s engagement with the experience of living between home and a landscape that in many ways is foreign to the characters of the novel.

This Fall, several AAST classes will be welcoming guest speakers into their classroom and selected AAST class sessions will be open to the UMD community. Learn more about the speakers below!

Fall 2022 at a Glance:

Tuesday, October 4, 3:30 PM

AAST394: Growing up Asian American: The Second Generation ft. Julienne Palbusa, Ph.D
“At some point, you are no longer faking”: From navigating college to informing higher education decision making

Tuesday, October 4, 6:30 PM

AAST363: Filipino American History and Biography ft. Eleonor Castillo, Ph.D
What are the Lived Experiences of Filipinx American Teachers?

Thursday, October 13, 9:30 AM

AAST351: Asian Americans and Media ft stef torralba
Undocumented Queer and Trans* U.S. Filipinxs/as/os in Film

Connect with our returning and new minor students, AAST faculty and staff, and greater AAST community!