The Asian American Studies Program (AAST) at the University of Maryland initially started through student activism and dedicated faculty. For over 20 years, AAST has taught thousands of students on the identities and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Read MoreOn February 25, The Diamondback published an article on the increase of violence towards the Asian American community.
Read MoreMaryland Today published a brief on the Day of Remembrance: BLM and JLA event to take place on Monday, February 22, 2021.
Read MoreProfessor Janelle Wong is quoted in the New York Times article published on January 3, 2020 titled, “Asian-American Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party?”.
Read MoreAsian American Studies Professor, Dr. Janelle Wong, is interviewed by Capital & Main in an article titled “Harnessing the Asian American Vote”.
Read MoreThe Asian American Studies Program at the University of Maryland invites applications for a full time, non-tenure track lecturer in Asian American Studies.
Read MoreChristine Chen, Executive Director of APIAVote, and Prof. Janelle Wong discuss new survey data on Asian American presidential vote choice, issue priorities, and attitudes toward race, immigration, affirmative action and other important topics.
Read MoreDr. William Ming Liu and Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu discuss Asian Americans in racial justice work. In this presentation, we consider the ways in which we, as Asian Americans, grapple with the contradictions of our proxy privileges as “model minorities” and anti-Asian racism as “perilous perpetual foreigners.”
Read MoreAAST Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Cixin Wang, and a team of researchers recently published a study linking COVID-19 racism to Asian American mental health challenges. The findings were covered in AsAmNews and Maryland Today.
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