Asian Pacific Studies Program at CSUDH

Finals week is here 📚✨

Stay on track with this quick checklist:
✔️ Create an organized schedule
✔️ Gather all your notes from the semester
✔️ Eat healthy, balanced meals
✔️ Find a quiet place to focus

You’ve got this—finish strong 💪

What a wonderful night at the APCC 2026 Night Market! 🌙✨🏮

Great food 🍜🥟, great music 🎶🎤, and an amazing show 💃👏 made the evening truly special. A heartfelt thank you to Interim President Mary Ann Villarreal for joining us and showing her support! 🙏💛

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🍜 Looking for a summer class? Register for APP 335-41: Asian Pacific Culinary Culture!

This online, asynchronous course fulfills the D3 GE requirement and explores the history, culture, and politics of Asian-Pacific food.

📅 July 6–August 15, 2026
📩 For more information, email Prof. Chu at [[email protected]]

🎓 Want to graduate early or get ahead on your GE requirements? 📚

Take Introduction to Asian Studies during May Intersession! APP 101-41 (37917) is a fast-paced, fully online course that counts for GE Area C2 and is a great way to stay on track or move ahead between semesters. ✨

🗓️ May Intersession: May 16–June 25, 2026
💻 Online course
📩 For more information, email Professor Chu at [[email protected]]

✨ Meet Professor Dr. Jung-Sun Park, Professor of Asian-Pacific Studies at CSUDH!

📚 Dr. Park is a cultural anthropologist whose research explores transnationalism, migration, citizenship, race and ethnicity, Asian American communities, diaspora, identity, and Korean and Asian popular culture.

🌏 Her scholarship has made major contributions to the study of the Korean diaspora, Korean American experiences, and transnational cultural flows across the Pacific.

🎓 She is the co-author and co-editor of several important books on Korean American studies, Hallyu, and global diasporic communities, and her research has been published widely in books, journals, and reference works.

🎬 From the Korean Wave to Japanese comics and animation, Dr. Park’s work helps us better understand how culture, identity, and power move across borders.

👏 We are proud to spotlight her outstanding scholarship, teaching, and leadership in Asian-Pacific Studies.

🎬📚 Love film, literature, and cultural analysis? Join APP 343-41: Asian Pacific Film & Lit in Fall 2026!

This online, asynchronous course gives you the flexibility to learn at your own pace while exploring Asian Pacific perspectives through film and literature. It’s a great way to strengthen your critical thinking, deepen your cultural understanding, and complete your GE Area C3 requirement.

Class: APP 343-41 (40155)
Format: Online & asynchronous
GE: Area C3
Instructor: Dr. Chu
Contact: [email protected]

Seats won’t last forever, so register now and be part of the conversation! ✨

✨ Meet Professor Dr. Y Thien Nguyen, Assistant Professor in Asian Pacific Studies at CSUDH!

📚 Dr. Nguyen specializes in modern Vietnam and Vietnamese refugee experiences, with research focused on the political, ideological, and institutional connections between the Republic of Vietnam and Vietnamese America.

🎓 He earned his PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University and has also served in teaching and research roles in the UK and the U.S.

📝 His scholarship includes important work on Vietnamese anticommunism, Vietnamese American conservatism, diaspora, memory, and refugee politics. He is also currently completing his book manuscript, Diasporic Legacies: The Making and Remaking of Vietnamese Anticommunism.

🌏 Beyond the classroom, Dr. Nguyen serves on the Board of Directors for the US-Vietnam Research Center and supports Vietnamese American nonprofit organizations through consulting and grant writing.

👏 We are proud to spotlight his scholarship, teaching, and commitment to community.

📚 Ready to explore the history, experiences, and cultures that shape Asian America?

Enroll in **APP 201: Intro to Asian American Studies** this **Fall 2026** and dive into key topics including:
✨ immigration history
✨ community formation
✨ ethnic identity development
✨ arts, media, and culture

This GE Area D course is offered online, making it a great option for your schedule.

👩‍🏫 Instructor: Dr. Katherine Chu
📧 [email protected]

✅ Sessions: 41 (40140), 42 (40141), 44( 42972)

Join us and deepen your understanding of Asian American communities, histories, and representation. Enroll now!

Meet Dr. Lacanlale, Department Chair and Associate Professor in Asian Pacific Studies at CSUDH.

An ethnomusicologist with a PhD from UCLA, Dr. Lacanlale’s work explores race and ethnicity, transnationalism, postcolonialism, popular culture, Asian Americans, Filipino Americans, and the Philippines. She is also a performer with the Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble and has been recognized with awards for both teaching and research.

Courses taught include Asian Americans and the Media and Introduction to Asian American Studies.

We are proud to spotlight her scholarship, teaching, and commitment to students.

Bravo to all the performers at yesterday’s Asian Pacific Islander Southwest Asian North African cultural celebration! Congratulations students!

🎬 很高興和大家分享，Alula Film Festival 的 Monthly Screening Series 將於本週日帶來兩部香港經典電影的雙片放映。

Hong Kong On Screen 一向樂意為社群介紹不同的香港電影放映活動，不論是否由我們主辦。這次放映的《Ashes of Time（東邪西毒）》與《The Eagle Shooting Heroes（東成西就）》，正好呈現香港電影史上一段非常傳奇的創作時刻。✨

兩部作品雲集張國榮、林青霞、梁朝偉、張曼玉等重量級演員，一部深沉詩意，一部瘋狂惹笑，風格截然不同，卻同樣令人難忘，也充分展現香港電影獨有的魅力與想像力。🌟

🗓 日期及時間：2026年4月19日（星期日）下午 5:00
📍 地點：The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

🎟 購票連結：
https://web.theculvertheater.com/films/AlulaFF-Ashes-of-Time-ReduxEagle-Shooting-Heroes/HO00000642

歡迎大家入場欣賞，也一起支持香港經典電影在大銀幕放映。💛

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🎬 We’re happy to share that Alula Film Festival’s Monthly Screening Series returns this Sunday with a special double feature of two Hong Kong classics.

Hong Kong On Screen is always glad to share Hong Kong film screenings with our community, whether or not they are organized by us. This program features Ashes of Time and The Eagle Shooting Heroes, two unforgettable films connected to one of the most legendary production stories in Hong Kong cinema. ✨

With an iconic cast including Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Maggie Cheung, these two films show two very different but equally memorable sides of Hong Kong filmmaking. 🌟

🗓 Date & Time: Sunday, April 19, 2026 | 5:00 PM
📍 Location: The Culver Theater, 9500 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

🎟 Tickets:
https://web.theculvertheater.com/films/AlulaFF-Ashes-of-Time-ReduxEagle-Shooting-Heroes/HO00000642

We’re delighted to help spread the word and hope many of you will enjoy these Hong Kong classics on the big screen. 💛

#東邪西毒 #東成西就