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11/27/2012 ~ Yen Le Espiritu: Home Bound: Studying Filipino American Lives
Dr. Yen Le Espiritu is one of the foremost scholars in the field of Asian American Studies and is the author of such foundational works as Asian American Pan-Ethnicity: Bridging Institutions and Identities and Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love. For this talk, Dr. Espiritu will be discussing her experiences researching Filipino American communities in Southern California.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Rescheduled to Tuesday, November 27, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Broad Hall 214, Pitzer College
11/14/2012 ~ Faculty Brown Bag with CGU Professor Susan Paik
“Asian American Diversity and Education: Historical Perspectives on Current Issues”
As the fastest-growing immigrant population in the U.S., Asian Americans are diverse in culture, tradition, language, and history. This presentation provides a survey of the historical context of immigration of all major Asian American groups, and links these experiences to their current educational outcomes. Based on an adapted model of incorporation, the findings illustrate the diversity that exists across major Asian American groups in terms of immigration, acculturation, and educational attainment. Co-ethnic communities, government policies, and societal reception are also important factors that impact their upward mobility. While many Asian Americans in general perform well in schools, some groups continue to struggle academically. Key stakeholders can collaborate and build partnerships to support positive opportunity structures.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
12:00 p.m.
IDAAS Seminar Room, Lincoln 1121, Pomona
Read Prof. Paik’s bio here.
11/12/2012 ~ Spring 2013 Course Info Session
Monday, November 12, 2012
4:15-5:30 p.m.
IDAAS Seminar Room, Lincoln 1121, Pomona College
We are offering new courses in spring 2013: ASAM 75 Asian American and Queer Zines, ASAM 128 Tattoos, Piercing and Body Adornment, and ASAM 189HIST Globalization and Oceania: Hawai’i and Tonga. Come by and learn about these and other IDAAS courses. Enjoy some snacks and chat with the professors.
Welcome Linda Lam, IDAAS’ new Community Engagement Coordinator
Linda Lam joins IDAAS as the new Community Engagement Coordinator. As the clinic coordinator at the John Marshall High School Health Center, Linda has experience with small grant writing, administering grants, and coordinating youth activity programs. She has experience creating and implementing popular education workshops on media literacy with Communities for Better Environment and Public Allies Los Angeles fellow. In addition to participating in the Los Angeles Summer Activist Training, Linda graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with degrees in Asian American Studies and Psychology.
Stop by IDAAS to say Hi. Her office is located at Lincoln 1119, Pomona. Her office hours are Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
10/8/2012 ~ Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship reportback with Siwaraya Rochanahusdin
Siwaraya Rochanahusdin (PZ) – Visual: Thai Temple Mobilization
Monday, October 8, 2012
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Founders Room, McConnell Center, Pitzer
10/2/12 ~ Kristina Wong: Going Green the Wong Way
Featured
Kristina Wong’s GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY is a humorous theatrical show about the culture and challenges of pursuing green living in Los Angeles. Kristina Wong is a multidisciplinary performance artist who integrates race, gender, and class into her work. Through her incisive use of humor, Wong recounts in GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY the adventures of her life-long attempt at sustainable living and the challenges & triumphs of being eco-friendly.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Benson Auditorium, Pitzer
Event is free and open to the public.
Co-sponsored by (partial list): Pomona College Dean of Students Office, Asian American Resource Center
9/26/12 ~ Open House
Please join us in the 6th annual Africana Studies, Asian American Studies and Chican@-Latin@ Studies Joint Open House.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
4:15-5:30 p.m.
Intercollegiate Lounge, Lincoln Building, Pomona
Welcome Professor Todd Honma!
Professor Todd Honma (PZ) is our new tenure-track faculty in Asian American Studies. This year, he will be teaching courses such as first-year seminar, Filipina/o American Experiences, Asian American and Queer Zines, and Tattoos, Piercing and Body Adornment.
Graduating Seniors 2012
Congratulations to our graduating seniors:
- Anne Calef (PO) was awarded the Teach for America in Hawai’i Fellowship.
- Samuel Pang (PO) received a summer internship from a union organizing institute in Indianapolis.
- Pauline Wang (PO) received a job offer from Google Asia.
- Chelsea Kitazawa (PZ) is participating in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.