Dr. Cixin Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education and Affiliate Faculty of Asian American Studies, was awarded a grant to develop an intervention for parents of Asian American adolescents who are struggling with mental health issues or bullying from peers.
Read MoreDr. K. Anh Do, who has been the 2016-2018 Calvin J. Li Postdoctoral Fellow in the AAST, has accepted an assistant professor position at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore in the Department of Human Ecology. She is starting her new position in the Fall.
Read MoreDr. Janelle Wong released her new book, “Immigrants, Evangelicals and Politics in an Era of Demographic Change,” showing that white evangelicals are more conservative than other whites on policy issues including welfare, climate change and immigration.
Read MoreAs immigration from Asia and Latin America reshapes the demographic composition of the U.S., some analysts have anticipated the decline of conservative white evangelicals’ influence in politics.
Read MoreThe Asian American Studies Program congratulates its Director, Dr. Julie Park, for being awarded The Donna B. Hamilton Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in an Office of Undergraduate Studies Program!
Read MoreOn May 3, 2018, the Asian American Studies Program proudly recognized 19 students who completed the AAST minor this academic year (2017-2018). Additionally, the program recognized five students who are named recipients of 2018-2019 Asian American Studies scholarships: The Timothy J Ng Scholarship in Asian American Studies, The Linh-Thong Huu Nguyen Memorial Scholarship, and The Major General Antonio Taguba Profiles in Courage and Leadership Scholarship.
Read MoreOn May 4, 2018, the Asian American Studies Program was awarded the President’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues (PCEMI) Instructional Unit- Minority Achievement Award. This award recognizes the program's accomplishments and contributions to advancing the University's teaching, research, and service to ethnic minorities, noting the scope and content of its courses, the number and range of students reached through its courses, and the programs provided to the community.
Read MoreThe Asian American Studies Program is pleased to announce a new book by AAST Affiliate Faculty Dr. Jan Padios.
By Dr. Jan Padios
I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, A Nation on the Line: Call Centers as Postcolonial Predicaments in the Philippines (Duke University Press), which examines the massive call center industry in the Philippines in the context of globalization, race, gender, transnationalism, and postcolonialism, outlining how it has become a significant site of efforts to redefine Filipino identity and culture, the Philippine nation-state, and the value of Filipino labor.
Dr. Cixin Wang, an assistant professor of the school of psychology at the University of Maryland, was recently featured in a podcast by National Association of School Psychologists. She and a number of other distinguished guests provided insight on how the educational system can address bullying through the lens of social justice.
Read MoreAAST Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Perla Guerrero recently published a book titled Nuevo South: Latinas/os, Asians, and the Remaking of Place. This unique comparative study of Latina/o and Asian immigration to the American South investigates how migrants, immigrants, and refugees—and reactions to them—are transforming regional understandings of race and place.
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