Asian and Asian American Studies Institute

News, information, and events that pertain to AAASI's faculty, students, guests, and alumni can be found here!

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Announcing the Nom & Boulieng Vorasane Scholarship to prepare the next gen. of CT school teachers in Asian American Studies @UConn

Endless gratitude to Khamla & Chan Vorasane of
@bounombakery whose donation fuels our vision of fighting racism w education

https://t.co/5zbsiNipNR

[GETSEA @GETSEA_]

Job Opening: @UHMAsianStudies is accepting applications for a tenure-track on Asian, Asian-American and/or Pacific Islander studies with an emphasis on Environmental Humanities.

App Deadline: Jan 15
https://t.co/Z0i6GAgi5k

#AcademicJobs @AcademicJobBot

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

We're grateful for becoming an #AANAPISI!

Thanks to the Minority Serving Institution grants we are launching a new project @UConnHartford.

Stay tuned for new programs, new hires, new classes, & more student services!

https://t.co/XglXdRu0wt

[Public Integrity ASPA @PUB_INTEGRITY]

How does Asian American non-profit work provide lessons for broadly addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in public administration practice?

https://t.co/o1aU8OPGHn

@ARNOVA @ASPANational @naspaa @APJournalPA @SIPG_NSU @UConnAAASI @ILF_national

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

AAASI is hiring! Check out more here:

https://t.co/WMrsbTKnlc

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Sikh Studies week is almost here! Come learn more about Sikhism from Sikh scholars, artists, and community members. @UConnNeag @SikhArtGallery @sikh_coalition

Wed. workshop register here: https://t.co/d5eR6JtjII

All other workshops register here: https://t.co/8iPyEGgU7y

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Calling @UConn students w interest in public school education

ANNOUNCING the Vorasane Scholarship to prepare future educators in the field of Asian American Studies. Apply by Sept 23, 2023

$1000 Award & Internship w AAASI Curriculum Lab

Read more: https://t.co/Xy3XNZyK1C

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Please join us with partners @CWCSEO & CT Asian Pacific American Coalition on 8/16 @ 1pm EST for the first AAPI Education Symposium, sharing the curriculum development work of educators, students, and communities.
@CT_Council @AAAStudies

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

@hcmaruyama Let's workshop your proposal! #wegotyourback

[UConn CSCH @UConnCSCH]

It's #Pride Month. Read our CSCH Brief that includes considerations for healthcare providers and links to resources for helping gender expansive youth. Even having a form that asks about gender identity can help. https://t.co/M3jK29mg1O #healthykids ##WSCC #LGBTQ

[UConn Library @uconnlibrary]

What was it like to be a Japanese college student in America during WWII?

Visit our Asian & Asian American Studies sub-collection, Rethinking America, for first-hand accounts and scholarly perspectives.

https://t.co/Vainmsahtt

#aapiheritagemonth

[Teach It @TeachIt_CT]

Check out @elmrosario's activity teaching students about civil unrest in #Hartford in the 1960s by Black & Puerto Rican residents protesting poor housing conditions, police brutality, & economic oppression.

Free activity: https://t.co/gyVcDGNDuq

#cthistory #sschat #histedchat

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Register Today!

How to Teach the Vietnam War
4/20 @ 4pm

Supporting interdisciplinary inquiry of the Vietnam War at the High School level.

w/ Professors Marguerite Nguyen (@wesleyan_u), Edward Miller (@dartmouth), and Nu-Anh Tran (@UConnHistory).

@CT_Council @EducateCT

[CCSU Social Studies Program @CCSUSocStud]

Starting in fall 2025, Connecticut teachers will be including more Asian American Pacific Islander studies in their classes!!!!!! #socialstudies @UConnAAASI
https://t.co/ATgaAGQqm2

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki is the UConn Reads selection for the 2022-2023 academic year. In honor of the book, check out all the on-campus events taking place over the next few weeks!

[UConn Neag School of Education @UConnNeag]

Join us for a discussion on international research and ethical practices on March 29. With @HindAhmedZaki1 @Seven2333 @dgembrick and Dr. Na-Rae Kim of @UConnAAASI and Dr. Megan Bethhold of @UConnSocialWork. More info at https://t.co/faEnjnRUG7

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

Na-Rae Kim will be giving a talk at Yale entitled “The Making of North Korean Americans in the Afterlife of Cold War Cultural Politics” on Tuesday, April 4th from 4:30-6:30pm in Room 202, Rosenkranza Hall, 115 Prospect St, New Haven, CT. Learn more below!
https://t.co/qUscpEfuc6

[Asian and Asian American Studies Institute @UConnAAASI]

On Thursday, March 23rd make sure to join Mahli Xuan Mechenbier at 5:00 pm in the Asian American Cultural Center (SU 424)!! Learn about Operation Babylift & participate in a conversation about citizenship, ethnicity, and perspective.