2023
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 …
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.
2022
Distance, Detachment, Disaffection: Queering Care Then and Now
Join us for a lecture with Martin F. Manalansan IV hosted by the UW Center for Care Initiative Co-sponsored by the UW-Madison Anonymous Fund, the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and the Asian American …
Asian American Studies Faculty Book Celebration
Asian American Studies Faculty Book Celebration April 27, 4-5 PM Join four of our Asian American Studies faculty to celebrate the exciting books that they published this year — including books by Leslie Bow, Lori …
“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 …
2021
Anti-Asian Sentiment: The Student Experience
Join us for a panel discussion featuring perspectives from Thida Hok Chong, Wisconsin School of Business Class of 2021 and President for KΓ Chapter for ΣΛΓ National Sorority Inc., and Alex Chen, a UW-Madison alum who is currently …
Tania Saeed, “Islamophobia and the South Asian Community in Britain: Locating the Student Suspect”
Saeed’s talk will examine the meaning of Islamophobia through everyday experiences of British Muslim female students with a Pakistani heritage and overseas Pakistanis studying in universities in England. The site of the university is important …
Asian American Studies Meet & Greet
The HMoob American Studies Committee and the Hmong American Student Association would like to invite you to meet some of the Asian American Studies faculty! It will be a great time to get to know …
What is an Asian American Style? Representation and the Racial Commodity
What do we desire when we desire the existence of an Asian American style? One wish for style is that it will allow members of a group to recognize one another in public and thereby …
March for Asian American Lives
With hate crimes at an all time for our Asian-American brothers and sisters, non-binary folk, or ones that don’t subscribe(150%!), and with the murder of 8 people including 6 Asian women, their plight is something …
APIDA support and community discussion: processing and in-community space for Asian and APIDA-identified students
Join in community on Friday, March 19th, 2021 @4pm CST to discuss the impact of recent and increasing violence towards the Asian and APIDA communities. This session will be facilitated by Gabe Javier, Student Affairs, …
4th Annual HMoob Student Dinner
The 4th Annual HMoob Student Dinner at UW-Madison is officially open to the public, and YOU are invited! This event will be held on Monday, March 29th from 6:00pm-7:30pm online via Zoom. Zoom link …
Feeling Asian American: An Evening with Cathy Park Hong
Lecture and Q&A with Cathy Park Hong, author of Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Moderated by Amanda Ong
APIDA Allyship & Action Panel
This panel will open a dialogue on what it means to be an ally to the APIDA community, how the APIDA community can be allies to other communities, and how we turn allyship into action. …
Virtual Lecture: An Evening with Ocean Vuong
Join the Wisconsin Union Directorate – Performing Arts and the APIDA Student Center with guest lecture, author and poet, Ocean Vuong! Join us for an evening with Ocean on Thursday, April 22nd @7pm CST. The …
Virtual APIDA Heritage Month Film Showing: Minari
USA | 115 minutes | PG-13 | online screening | dir. Lee Isaac Chung Minari is a semi-autobiographical film recollecting a Korean American family navigating a new life in 1980’s Arkansas and uncovering their own …
APIDA Heritage Month Keynote: An Evening with Joel Booster
Join us for a virtual Keynote and moderated Q&A with Joel Kim Booster! Joel is a queer Korean American, LA-based actor, comedian, and writer. Born in South Korea and adopted by White American parents in …
PERFORMING BODY, MIND, SPIRIT: Community Healing in the Time of #BLM, Anti-Asian Violence & BIPOC Solidarity
An innovative community of movers, poets, and drummers gather together from California, Wisconsin to New York, for a unique live-stream event, as timely as it is a welcomed breath of fresh spring air. The presenters …
APIDA New Student Welcome
Join the APIDA Student Center as we host our annual APIDA New Student Welcome. This is an exciting time as you embark on your academic journey here at UW-Madison. Whether this is your first year …
2020
STOP DEPORTATION! Voices from Southeast Asian Refugees and Community Leaders
Join the HMoob American Studies Committee, Lao and Cambodian Student Association, and the Asian American Studies Program for a panel discussion, STOP DEPORTATION: Voices from Southeast Asian Refugees and Community Leaders on March 26, 4:00-5:30 pm, TITU, Union South.
ENMESHMENT, DETACHMENT, CARING: Queer (Dis)connections
Join us for a special conversation, "Enmeshment, Detachment, Caring: Queer (Dis)Connections" with Dr. Martin F. Manalansan on April 2, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Orchard View Room.
2019
Celebrating 15 years of Freedom, Inc.
The Asian American Studies Program proudly presents a special conversation with Kabzuag Vaj, Founder and Co-Executive Director, Freedom, Inc. Growing up in Dane County, Vaj noticed that there were no support services for HMoob girls …
‘Miss Saigon’ at Overture sparks conversation about Asian American representation in the community
By Tiffany Huang Although the musical “Miss Saigon” closed last Sunday after a six-day stint at the Overture Center for the Arts, presented in partnership with Broadway Across America, conversations surrounding Asian American misrepresentation in the musical …
‘Miss Saigon’ discussion cancellation deepens rift between Overture, UW-Madison Asian American Studies Program
By Alyssa Hui After receiving backlash for misrepresenting Asian narratives, a panel discussion on the Broadway musical “Miss Saigon” was organized to provide community members an opportunity to share concerns about the controversial musical. The panel, …
Rooted with Wings
Join us for an afternoon of introspection as we create together in a tranquil space. Lunch catered by Ha Long Bay.
2018
Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards 2018
In honor of the memory and legacy of our beloved founding director, Professor Amy Ling, the Program in Asian American Studies is proud to offer five 2018 Amy Ling Yellow Light Awards to enrolled UW-Madison …
Supporting Hmong Students at UW-Madison
Friday, April 13, 2018 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. This WISCAPE panel discussion will focus on the experiences of Hmong American students at UW-Madison and ways that the university can better support them during their paths through …
Welcome to Angry Asian America: An Evening with Phil Yu
Welcome to Angry Asian America. Phil Yu is the founder of the blog “Angry Asian Man”, one of the longest running, most widely-read independent blogs covering the Asian American community. Yu has navigated the precarious …
Asian Americans & Affirmative Action Debate
How do Asian Americans fit into the affirmative action debate? Should race and test scores be deciding factors in college admissions? Come and explore with us the complexities of this debate. This special panel will …
Performing History
“PERFORMING HISTORY: DOCUMENTING AND ENACTING THE ASIAN AMERICAN MIDWEST” Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Mitchell Theater, Vilas Hall 7:00 PM: “Our Stories, Our History”: Snapshots of Asian America in the Midwest A performance piece composed and …
An Evening with Bich Minh Nguyen
Join us for a reading by Bich Minh Nguyen, author of the memoir “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner” (winner of the PEN/Jerard Award), the novel “Short Girls” (winner of an American Book Award), and the novel “Pioneer …
APIDA Community Welcome
The MSC is excited to welcome APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) students back to campus: come kickoff the semester this year with food, friends, and discussion! Learn more about fun events and learn how …
Fall Harvest Gathering
The Asian American Studies Program is hosting a Fall Harvest Gathering on Wednesday, Oct 31st from 12-2 pm in The May 2nd Lounge (339W Ingraham Hall). We wanted to take this time from the busyness of the semester to reflect and connect …
Lori Kido Lopez unpacks the cultural implications of new box office film, “Crazy Rich Asians.”
Media and Cultural Studies and Asian American Studies Professor, Lori Kido Lopez unpacks the cultural implications of new box office film, “Crazy Rich Asians.” It’s not every day that Hollywood makes a movie featuring a …
The Chinese Question: Gold Rushes and Global Politics
Mae Ngai, Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University, will discuss the role of Chinese miners in the 19th-century gold rushes of California, Australia, and South Africa and …
Days of Terror, Days of Hope: Madison Responds to ICE Arrests
From September 21 – 24, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers arrested 83 immigrants across Wisconsin. 20 were residents of Dane County. Contrary to city policy, ICE and the federal government failed to notify …
2017
Study Jam
American Indian, Asian American and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Presents: STUDY JAM!