Holly Yasui is the daughter of Minoru Yasui, the first Japanese American lawyer in Oregon who challenged the incarceration orders of Japanese Americans during World War II. Join us for the screening of Never Give Up! Minoru Yasui and the Fight for Justice, followed by a dialogue between Holly Yasui and community activists about the lessons of history and the imperative of solidarity on the day that Muslim Ban 3.0 is expected to go into effect.
This event is part of the #NoMuslimBanEver campaign (www.nomuslimbanever.com).
Join AAST and MICA for this special screening for the Peabody Award-Winning documentary about the life of renowned civil rights activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs. Please RSVP here
Instructor Sylvia Chan-Malik (American Studies/Women's and Gender Studies/Asian American Studies at Rutgers University) will be teaching an open class on the history and presence of Islam in the United States, as well as the construction and evolution of U.S. Muslim identity, community, and culture.
Join Dr. Julie Park, director of Asian American Studies at the University of Maryland, for a discussion regarding the College Park community.
Join us in a town hall meeting regarding the Asian American Studies Program. Come give your suggestions and comments on how to improve our program.