2009-2010 Events

  • 8/6/2009: The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI 2009), “Lost in Transnationalism: Pacific and Asian North American Religions in a Globalized World”
  • 9/29/2009: The Tuesday Night Cafe: Connect through the artistic expression of the API and Los Angeles communities
  • 10/8/2009: IDAAS/IDAS/IDCS Joint Open House: Unveiling of art installation by Yong Soon Min
  • 10/29/2009: Fil-I-Am Benefit showcase for Philippines typhoon relief
  • 11/11/2009: Spring 2010 Course Info Session: Open forum to present IDAAS courses for the upcoming spring semester
  • 11/13/2009: Prof. Madeline Hsu lecture, “From Yellow Peril to Model Minority: Shifting Discourses of Chinese Immigration during the Cold War”
  • 11/16/2009: Nadine Cruz talk on pathways for community engagement for IDAAS
  • 11/18/2009: ASAM 134 Films and Discussion Series: The Return of the Taliban
  • 11/19/2009: ASAM 134 Films and Discussion Series: Occupation 101: Voices of the Silenced Majority
  • 11/20/2009: Sanskriti: Annual South Asian Cultural Event to showcase the rich cultural heritage of South Asia through various performances of dance and music
  • 11/20/2009: ASAM 134 Films and Discussion Series: Taxi to the Dark Side
  • 12/4/2009: Occupation in the Age of Obama
  • 2/1/2010: 10-week Writing Workshop: Grandmothers and Granddaughters: Asian American and Pacific Islander Voices – document the stories of our elders
  • 2/26-27/2010: Christianity in Modern Asia conference, “Negotiating the Global with the Local: Translating Christianity in Modern East Asia”
  • 3/30/2010: Antiracist Feminist Pedagogies Workshop with Margo Okazawa Rey
  • 3/30/2010: Margo Okazawa Rey Social Justice Fellowship recipient, Leora Aquino, shows her film about Filipin@ farmworkers
  • 4/1-4/2010: Crazymaking play: Follows the character Casana Lee, from her dreams of being a rock star in 1980s Los Angeles, to her destiny as a teacher and healer in her native Hawai’i
  • 4/13/2010: Fall 2010 Course Info Session: Open forum to present IDAAS courses for the upcoming fall semester
  • 4/17/2010: “What Can I Do with Asian American Studies?” graduate student conference hosted by the CGU Asian American Studies Transdisciplinary group
  • 4/22/2010: Our Grandmothers’ Voices: Readings by the Asian American Women’s Writing Workshop/Chapbook release
  • 4/23/2010: The Claremont Political Party: Community presentation and dialogue about the transit justice organizing work students in POLI 128 and ASAM 90 classes have been doing
  • 4/24/2010: A Night of Art, Poetry & Activism with Kelly Zen Yie Tsai
  • 4/26-27/2010: Tongan Community Service Center Retreat
  • 4/27/2010: Asian American Studies Senior Thesis Presentations