Lecture by Professor Kevin Lam on Vietnamese American Youth
Professor D.Lam's article on Racism, Schooling, and the Streets: A Critical Analysis of Vietnamese American Youth Gang Formation in Southern…
“Reclaiming Democracy” Spring 2017 Teach-in
Topic: Overcoming Exclusion, Discrimination and OppressionWe'll be looking at exclusionary/discriminatory/oppressive policies & practices past and present, both in the US…
“Fascism Past and Present” Spring 2017 Teach-in
We will look at the historical rise of fascism and contemporary analogies. Includes: fascist ideology; 1930s/40s Europe; present-day Europe (e.g.,…
“Mass Media and Democracy” Spring 2017 Teach-in
We will look at the role of social media, first amendment, freedom of press, language/discourse/narratives, art as it is related…
“Collective Action 101” Spring 2017 Teach-in
Taking action: speakers from groups like the Lawyers' Guild, Black Lives Matter, LB Immigrant Rights Coalition, LAANE, etc.will be present.
From Minstrelsy to Hellboy: The Whitewashing of Asian Americans in Hollywood
Nancy Wang Yuen, Ph.D., is the author of Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism (Rutgers University Press, 2016), the first book to…
The Interplay of Prosody and Sequence of Talk: Kuleh-kwuna ‘I see’ in Korean Conversation
This study examines how Korean speakers utilize the response token kuleh-kwuna ‘I see’ not only to show comprehension and acknowledgment of new…
Developing Intercultural Competence via Mobile-based Transnational Telecollaboration or a Study-abroad Program
With the rapid emergence of multilingualism and multiculturalism in the US and globally, intercultural competence is considered a highly important…
Explicitness of Recasts and Developmental Readiness in L2 Development of Korean Relative Clauses
Among the various types of corrective feedback provided during interaction, recasts have remained a focal interest among SLA researchers. Interesting…
International Migration: Representation on the World Stage
International Migration - Representation on the World Stage: a discussion of navigating the performative arts internationally through the immigrant perspective…
Teaching Abroad: ESL Experience in Japan
What you need to know about searching for and thriving in the workplace culture of Japan. This workshop will focus on the specifics of gaining employment in ESL, the challenges of teaching in Japan, and the different possibilities in the field. The workshop will include an Q & A session.Workshop with Professor Jeffrey Zeiser.Prof. Zeiser has taught ESL in Japan for 2.5 years, and spent 7 years teaching International…
Commencement 2018
Athletic Soccer FieldThis year, the Asian & Asian American Studies commencement ceremony will take place Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.…