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2024 Call for Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards Submissions

AMY LING YELLOW LIGHT AWARDS Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program In honor of the memory and legacy of our founding director Professor Amy Ling, the Asian American Studies Program is proud to offer four 2024 Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at UW-Madison. Each award winner will receive …

Modern Shaman

An absurd and satirical dramedy about a young Hmong American shaman who must balance his work as a spiritual healer for his community and his newfound interest in acting. Join us for a test screening of this unreleased TV pilot, followed by a conversation with creator and star Gregory Yang. Discussion facilitated by Edward Xiong …

2023 Madison’s Asian American Media Spotlight

Thursday, October 5th – Monday, October 16th This year Madison’s Asian American Media Spotlight is sponsoring and co-sponsoring 5 in-person film screenings that include Waiting for the Light to Change (2022), Big Fight in Little Chinatown (2022), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Modern Shaman (Unreleased in progress TV pilot), and Above and Below the Ground …

APIDA Heritage Month Keynote

The APIDA HM Planning Committee is proud to present our Keynote for UW-Madison’s 2023 APIDA Heritage Month: Michelle Zauner, an interdisciplinary Korean-American artist, best known as author of her New York Times Bestselling memoir Crying in H Mart and as the lead vocalist of the Grammy-nominated alternative pop band Japanese Breakfast.

This is an official APIDA Heritage Month event organized by the APIDA Heritage Month Planning Committee, which is part of the Multicultural Student Center.

2023 Amy Ling Yellow Light Award Recipients

In honor of the memory and legacy of our beloved founding director, Professor Amy Ling, the Program in Asian American Studies is proud to announce the Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards: 2 Creative Endeavor and Scholarship, and 2 Integrity UW-Madison students this year. Congratulations to our award winners!

35 Years of Asian American Studies: Past, Present, and Future

Join us in celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the Asian American Studies Program at UW-Madison and opening of the AASP Oral History Project exhibit currently on display in the Class of 1973 Gallery. The event will include the exhibit opening, followed by a panel discussion with former AASP Directors: Leslie Bow, Cindy Cheng, Timothy Yu, …

2023 AMY LING YELLOW LIGHT AWARDS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

AMY LING YELLOW LIGHT AWARDS Sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program In honor of the memory and legacy of our founding director Professor Amy Ling, the Asian American Studies Program is proud to offer four 2023 Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards to enrolled undergraduate and graduate students at UW-Madison. Each award winner will receive …

2022 Madison’s Asian American Media Spotlight

Thursday, October 13th – Saturday, October 15th Join us for a weekend of film screenings for Madison’s Asian American Media Spotlight. We will be showing three in-person films Bad Axe (2022), New York Ninja (2021), and Take Out (2004), and an appearance by David Siev, director of Bad Axe (2022). BAD AXE (2022), Oct. 13 …

Graduate and Professional School Application Workshop

Applying to graduate school? A professional degree? Need help with your application materials? We will be holding a series of workshops throughout the semester to help you develop, revise, and finalize your graduate application. If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please email Dr. Lisa Ho. Space will be limited to ensure dedicated …

“Menace to Empire: Anticolonial Solidarities and the Transpacific Origins of the US Security State”

Moon-Ho Jung is Professor of History and the Harry Bridges Chair in Labor Studies at the University of Washington, where he teaches courses on race, politics, and Asian American history. He is the author of Menace to Empire: Anticolonial Solidarities and the Transpacific Origins of the US Security State (University of California Press, 2022) and Coolies and Cane: …