AAST is happy to welcome our newest Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Joan Hong, who will be teaching AAST394: The Asian Immigrant Family and the Second Generation. If you see her, please give her a warm hello to UMD!

We will be hosting our annual AAST Welcome next Thursday, September 7 from 5-6:30pm (SQH 1120) to introduce Dr. Hong and provide updates from AAST expansion efforts. Please join us and connect with all of our faculty, staff, and minors – this is open to all! We'll be bringing Taiwanese Chicken and Fried Tofu from Jumbo Jumbo Cafe for snacks. RSVP by Tuesday, September 5 for food: go.umd.edu/aastwelcomefall23