Asian/ Asian American Studies at Miami U

In case you missed the good news about the redistricting amendment, it's going to pass. Read about the Cincinnati folks who've worked so far to get us here:

The Ballot Measures Aim to Reduce Partisanship. Can They Fix American Politics? Eight states are certain or likely to field election initiatives that would overhaul redistricting or give voters a greater voice in choosing candidates.

Here’s a recent article on the importance of Asian/Asian American Studies in universities. Students at Williams College weighed in on what means to them and how programs like are valuable for everyone.
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https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-06-01/colleges-and-universities-are-pushing-expand-asian-american-studies

Thanks to GIC's FB page for the tip!

Colleges and universities are pushing to expand Asian American studies Students at Williams College in Massachusetts are joining other institutions to demand Asian American Studies programs. It is a push, some scholars say, that is about advancing other programs, too, including African American and Latino academic programs.

What sort of adventures or advantages will a minor in AAAS give you?

Curious about the Asian Asian/American Studies minor? Check out our 2017-2018 course offerings!

An amazing story of Chinese-Indian cultural connections!

China’s first Tamil author looks to build bridges Zhao Jiang’s first Tamil book makes debut at on-going Chennai Book Fair

Interested in Korean adoption and transnationality? The Ohio State University is hosting two events in January.
In conjunction with Asian Pacific Heritage Month, the Institute for Korean Studies will be featuring two related events that address the topic of Korean international adoption and examine issues of cultural identity and values in contemporary South Korea and the world.



“Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging”

On Thursday, January 31 from 4-5:00 p.m., Dr. Eleana Kim will present a lecture, titled “Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging,” at the Multicultural Center in the Ohio Union, located at 1793 N. High Street. More than 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted to white families in western nations since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Since the late 1990s, adult Korean adoptees have been returning to their birth land by the thousands to visit, search for relatives, and explore Korean culture. This talk contextualizes this phenomenon in relation to the South Korean government’s proactive globalization policies and the rise of “English fever,” and analyzes the shifting receptions of adoptees by the state and everyday South Koreans as a window onto post-IMF neoliberal transformations in South Korea. Drawing on ethnographic research with resident adoptee returnees who lived and worked in South Korea for extended periods of time, the presentation will show how their social marginalization and discrepant cosmopolitanism reveal the ascendance of neoliberal values in contemporary South Korea. Dr. Eleana Kim is a cultural anthropologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University ofRochester. Her book, Adopted Territory: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Politics of Belonging (Duke University Press, 2010), received the James B. Palais Prize in Korean Studies from the Association of Asian Studies and the Social Science Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies, both in 2012.



“In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee:” A Film Screening with Producer and Director Deann Borshay Liem (Tickets are free but limited, and can be picked up at the Gateway Film Center starting at 6:00 PM on the day of the show)

On Thursday, January 31 from 8-10:00 p.m., producer and director Deann Borshay Liem will be screening her film In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee at the Gateway Film Center, at 1550 North High Street. The film will be followed by a question and answer session. In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee is a first-hand account of a Korean adoptee deceptively brought to the US in 1966. Told to keep her true identity a secret from her new American family, this eight-year-old girl quickly forgot she was ever anyone else. In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee follows acclaimed filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem as she returns to her native Korea to find her “double,” the mysterious girl whose place she took in America. Traversing the landscapes of memory, amnesia and identity, while also uncovering layers of deception in her adoption, this moving and provocative film probes the ethics of international adoptions and reveals the cost of living a lie. Part mystery, part personal odyssey, it raises fundamental questions about who we are…and who we could be but for the hands of fate. Tickets are free but limited, and can be picked up at the Gateway Film Center starting at 6:00 PM on the day of the show. Deann Borshay Liem is Producer/Director/Writer for the Emmy Award-nominated documentary, First Person Plural (Sundance, 2000; Grand Prize, Best Bay Area Documentary, San Francisco Int’l Film Festival), Executive Producer for Spencer Nakasako's Kelly Loves Tony (PBS, 1998) and AKA Don Bonus (PBS, 1996, Emmy Award), among other films. She is the former Executive Director of the Center for Asian American Media where she supervised the development, distribution and broadcast of new films for public television and worked with Congress to support minority representation in public media. A Sundance Institute Fellow and the recipient of a Rockefeller Film/Video Fellowship, Deann is the Director/Producer/Writer of In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee which was broadcast nationally on PBS on the award-winning series Point of View (POV).

Both of these events were made possible with partnerships and support from the East Asian Studies Center, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, the History Department, and the Multicultural Center. For more information, contact Mitchell Lerner at [email protected] .

If any of you are talented in graphic design, this might be a good opportunity to earn some extra money and visibility for your work!

Association for Asian American Studies | Submit Program The Association for Asian American Studies seeks submissions for a new graphic logo and banner to represent the Association (AAAS). Founded in 1979, AAAS is a non-profit organization dedicated to Asian American studies, and the Association’s annual meeting is one of the largest academic conferences ...

An event organized by students on campus at Miami.

Looking for an awesome class to take next semester that has Asian American and other ethnic American content? Ethnic American literature (ENG 348) 12:45-2 pm WF is a great course for all students! You'll get to read a lot of great books by Latin@, African American, Asian American and African American authors. This course is taught by Professor Minich and is great for students at ALL LEVELS!! Email Prof Minich at [email protected] if you have questions!!! This class also counts towards your minor in AAA.

AAA minors! Classes for the spring are open for registration. Choose for a range of awesome core courses and electives including Ethnic American Literature, Gender and Sexuality in Asian America, Marriage Across Cultures and many more. Contact Professors Cho, Mannur, Wilson or a faculty member in AAA if you have questions!!

Do you wonder what Asian American Studies can say about the world we live in? Editor the Journal of Asian American Studies Min Song thinks Asian American Studies might have something to say!

Doing better and getting it right Guest Post by Min Hyoung Song In Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 5, 2012, Wade Michael Page entered the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin during Sunday service and opened fired, killing six and wounding sev...

Coming to the stage at Miami University next week! The acclaimed play by Filipino American playwright Ralph Pena in a production directed by Ronica Jhena Arntzen. Tickets on sale now! Panel discussion Panel Discussion on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 at 4:00 PM in Studio 88

"Stories grow from trees": Filipino-American Stories of Culture, Identity, Economics, and the Post-Colonial Body

Flipzoids | Miami University School of Fine Arts Set on a beach in Southern California, Flipzoids is the story of three Filipino immigrants searching for connection and belonging. Redford arrived in America from the Philippines as a child and spends his time in public restrooms in search of a connection to fill a void in his identity. Rather tha...