"Year of The Cat" (2025) Film Screening
Filmmaker Tony Nguyen joins Asian American Studies on November 13th for a screening of his 2025 film The Year of the Cat.
Hyeyoung Kwon wins numerous awards for her book, Language Brokers
Hyeyoung Kwon won numerous awards for her book, Language Brokers: Children of Immigrants Translating Inequality and Belonging for Their Families (Stanford University Press, 2024).
Where do Asian American Studies programs stand today?
A new TAAF report, Horizon of Opportunities: Asian American Studies Programs at Research Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges, offers information about the Asian American Studies landscape and provides a timeline of how Asian American Studies evolved over time across the nation.
Asian American students say they haven’t received enough support from school
Asian Americans at Indiana University Bloomington are reeling after an 18-year-old student was stabbed on a city transit bus last Wednesday, allegedly because of her identity. But they don’t feel that they’ve received sufficient support.
Lecture: Kelsey Green, “Gatekeeping the Heartland: The Chinese Question in Indianapolis, 1870-1943”
Public Historian Kelsey Green explores the lived experiences of Indianapolis’s earliest Chinese residents, shedding light on the how the “Chinese Question” took shape in the American Midwest.
Dr. Karen Inouye was promoted
Dr. Karen Inouye was promoted to associate professor, American Studies, and appointed chair of American Studies.
Dr. Joel Wong recently promoted
Dr. Joel Wong promoted to full professor, Counseling Psychology and appointed interim chair of the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology for academic year 2018/2019.
Graduate students receive the AAST Research/Creative Activity Travel Award
Graduate students Anna Cabe, Giselle Cunanan, Bix Gabriel, Stephanie Kung, Shelley Rao received the AAST Research/Creative Activity Travel Award.
Doctoral candidate receives awards
Doctoral Candidate, Jordan Lynton, is the recipient of the Ida B. Wells Fellowship; Coordinating Council of Women in History; Fulbright Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad.
Doctoral candidate awarded Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Doctoral Candidate, Mai Thai, was awarded the Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship.
Undergraduate student awarded Asian American Studies Essay Competition
Undergraduate Student, Yi Li is the AAST Essay Competition for her paper "Content Analysis of Asian American Suicide-Related Outcomes (2012-2017)."
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