AAST Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Cixin Wang co-facilitated a workshop on suicide prevention along with Dr. Nikita Rodrigues and Mazneen Havewala, UMD Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education graduate student.
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On June 15, 2021, Professor Janelle Wong is featured in an NBC News article titled, “Viral images show people of color as anti-Asian perpetrators. That misses the big picture”.
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For this semester-long project, students selected an Asian American figure (e.g., civil leader, community organizer, artist, actress/actor, musician, athlete, poet, academic scholar, etc.) who has made a significant contribution to promoting the wellness of the Asian American and/or Asian immigrant communities in the United States.
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Join the School of Public Health and campus partners for a conversation on confronting anti-Asian rhetoric and violence and discussing how we can support our Asian and Asian American colleagues, neighbors and community members.
Asian American Student Union (AASU) leaders, Patrick Peralta and Sagar Matharu, are featured in the Washington Post article, “A mental health crisis was unraveling on college campuses. The pandemic has made it worse.”
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The Asian American Studies Program faculty and staff are horrified and heartbroken over the murder of eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, in Georgia on March 16, 2021. Our hearts are with the families and loved ones of those killed.
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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.
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On February 25, The Diamondback published an article on the increase of violence towards the Asian American community.
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Maryland Today published a brief on the Day of Remembrance: BLM and JLA event to take place on Monday, February 22, 2021.
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