More than once, the freshman in Professor Anna Storti’s Asian American Feminisms seminar made history. In Fall 2021, Sergio Estrada Adan, Eva Funaki, Lin Lin, Cristal Ortiz, Lina Sinsheimer, and Isha Uppalapati enrolled in the first course designated as Asian American and Diaspora Studies (AADS) at Duke: Professor Storti’s First-Year Seminar in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies on Asian American Feminisms. Bringing together the fields of GSF, AADS, and Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES), the… read more about Asian American Feminisms: In Solidarity »
AADS Spring 2022 Speaker Series January 7, 12-1:15 PM ET: "Rethinking Afro-Asian Solidarity from the Muslim Left" with Professor M. Bilal Nasir February 25, 3:30-4:45 PM ET: "Atmo-Orientalism and Olfactory Aesthetics" with Professor Hsuan L. Hsu March 4, 3:30-4:45 PM ET: "Soft Rock, Soft Power" with Professor Karen Tongson March 18, 12-1:15 PM ET: "History on the Run: Knowledge Formation Against State Violence" with Professor Ma Vang read more about AADS Spring 2022 Speaker Series »
"In a virtual Wednesdays at the Center event, Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Assistant Research Professor of History at Duke University, spoke on the activist origins of the Asian American identity, with a focus on how Asian Americans thought about multiethnic and multiracial solidarity in the 1960’s. In his lecture, Cheung-Miaw traced the origins of the Asian American identity to college student activists in the Bay Area of California… read more about Duke's Cheung-Miaw Traces Origins of Asian American Identity to '60s Student Activism and Vietnam War »
The Asian American Diaspora Studies (AADS) program has a new home in the Friedl building on East Campus. Currently, the Friedl building is where the African and African American Studies (AAAS) and Cultural Anthropology department in addition to the Latino/a Studies in the Global South program, which has a certificate, are located. The Friedl building is named for Ernestine Friedl, who passed in 2015 and was the first female dean of Trinity College and a renowned anthropologist. In the spirit of Dr. Friedl’s legacy, which… read more about AADS has moved! »
Duke has hired two new professors as part of a hiring initiative in the Asian American and Diaspora studies program. Anna Storti and Calvin Cheung-Miaw will join the University in the fall, according to an announcement provided by Professor of Theater Studies Esther Kim Lee, who chaired the search committee for the new faculty. Storti will be an assistant professor in gender, sexuality and feminist studies, and Cheung-Miaw will be an assistant research professor in the history department for a year before becoming an… read more about Duke hires two new faculty in Asian American and Diaspora studies program »
We want to highlight the panel at the end of last month that was moderated by the current AADS Program Director, Professor Nayoung Aimee Kwon, with Professor Susan Thananopavarn, Professor Eileen Chow, and Professor Esther Kim Lee. The insights, historical contexts, and reflections that our four professors shared were extremely valuable. You may find Duke Today's coverage of the panel here. read more about The History of Violence against Asian Americans »
Join us for a conversation with distinguished Duke Asian American alumni in Hollywood on Wednesday, April 7, 8pm-9pm ET. Hear from panelists working across the entertainment industry, as they share their career paths, creative processes, and experiences at the intersection of representation, race and storytelling. Register here: Breaking Into Hollywood Registration The panel will feature: Emmy-nominated writer/director Geeta V. Patel ’98 (The Great, The Mindy Project, Fresh Off The… read more about Breaking into Hollywood: A Conversation with Asian American Creatives, April 7 from 8-9pm ET »
Resources on Anti-Asian Racism Please feel free to use the following link to see our up to date resource page on anti-Asian racism and COVID-19 related violence. If you have resources you would like for us to add, please reach out to us at dukeaasp@duke.edu. These resources can be found at our WordPress site: https://sites.duke.edu/aadsresourcesandcommunity/2020/07/22/covid-19-anti-asian-harassment-resources/ read more about COVID-19 & Anti-Asian Harassment: Resources »
Seven Asian student groups released a list of demands Sunday, calling for the University to provide greater support for students in light of the recent spike in anti-Asian violence. The letter, which had around 1,000 signatories as of Tuesday evening, was co-written by the Asian American Alliance, Asian American Studies Working Group, Asian Students Association, Southeast Asian Students Association, Diya, Japanese Culture Club and Korean Undergraduate Student Association. The writers expressed disappointment… read more about Asian student groups present demands to administration, criticize response to anti-Asian violence »
Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence We are stunned by the anti-Asian mass shootings in Atlanta and Acworth on March 16, 2021. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families who have suffered from this senseless act. Eight innocent lives were brutally taken away by a gunman, six of them women of Asian descent. The names of the victims have been removed until we have full consent from the families to add them. This is not an isolated incident and comes out of the current-day repetition of long-… read more about Statement of Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Violence »
AADS Statement on the Shooting in Atlanta We are stunned by the news of the anti-Asian shooting violence in metropolitan Atlanta last night. The Asian House of Studies and the Asian Theology Group at Duke Divinity School is holding a vigil for the Duke AAPI community to come together in support, lament, and solidarity tonight. Let us continue to support one another and create forms of community across differences to stand together. We are grateful to all who continue to speak out against attacks on our… read more about AADS mourns the victims of shooting in Atlanta, GA »
The 2021 National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement - Seeding Change is now open for online applications. "The Seeding Change National Fellowship is an intensive summer volunteer program that develops the skills, leadership, and commitment of young people to organize in our communities for racial, economic, and gender justice. The program combines substantial investment in political development and organizing training through placement at host sites with… read more about The National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement - Seeding Change »
The Asian American and Diaspora Studies program recently sponsored a successful fall webinar event with Cathy Park Hong and Caroline Randall Williams. The two American poets discussed a range of complex cultural, racial, and social issues, including the building of Black and Asian alliances, and overcoming a "cultural and economic oligarchy" that has contributed to the marginalization of the complex histories and voices of BIPOC individuals in the United States. Duke's daily student newspaper, The Chronicle, covered the… read more about Poets Discuss Range of Complex Cultural, Racial & Social Issues »
Duke Event Calendar & Registration: https://tinyurl.com/dukeaaspfall2020poetsevent & https://duke.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_06axYsycQPq1l88Oj7ui6A The Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program at Duke University is excited to bring you an intimate conversation with two renowned American poets on the state of the nation, race relations and racism, and the role of the artist in creating alliances and communities in a pandemic of polarization. The conversation will be moderated by Duke University professors… read more about Poets Cathy Park Hong & Caroline Randall Williams in Conversation: Creating Black and Asian Alliances »
Hiring part of effort to create "what will most likely be a certificate program" With the planned hiring of two new tenure-track professors in Asian American and diaspora studies, what’s next for the program? The AADS program, which was founded in spring 2018, still does not offer a major, minor or certificate—but that may be changing. Esther Kim Lee, a professor of theater who specializes in Asian American theater, Korean diaspora theater, interculturalism and globalization and theater… read more about Asian American and diaspora studies program to hire new professors »
Tenure-Track Positions in Asian American Studies, 2020-2021 Deadline is Oct 26, 2020 https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/16876 Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences seeks candidates for two tenure-track professorships in Asian American Studies. These hires are part of an effort to increase the number of faculty with global perspectives and expertise across core departments, with support from the Office of the Provost and funded by The Duke Endowment. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020… read more about Tenure-Track Positions in Asian American Studies, 2020-2021 (Application Deadline: Oct 26 2020) »
As stated in our previous statement from March 27, 2020, we are dismayed by the national and global rise of anti-Asian racism, violence and hate crimes in the wake of COVID-19 harking back to past histories. Today, it is with heavy hearts that we must call out yet another incident of racist vandalism on our very own campus: defacing of a mural in the Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) building with anti-Asian images and words. The incident has been reported to Duke Police. AADS strongly condemns all forms of… read more about AADS Stands with the Nicholas School of the Environment Against Anti-Asian Racist Vandalism on Duke’s Campus »
Margins is a multi-media, collaborative publication devoted to centering the narratives of Asian Americans and Asians in America. This publication is an intervention in the Asian/American community and an invitation for Asian/Americans to engage in more nuanced conversations about identity. We aim to (re)politicize Asian/American identity, expanding the vocabulary for understanding how we, as Asian/Americans, navigate our experiences. By bringing out voices from the margins, we want to build solidarity within the Asian/… read more about Duke's Asian American Studies Working Group releases multi-media publication Margins »
As the novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 continues to spread in these unsettled times, the staff and faculty of Duke’s Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) renew our commitment to fostering an environment of mutual support and advocacy despite the social and physical distance between us now. Wherever you may be sheltering, on campus or away, we hope that you and your loved ones are weathering these uncertain times and are practicing self-care, mutual support and compassion. As educators, we are committed to… read more about Statement of Solidarity and Support Against Anti-Asian Racism and Violence »
The Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program at Duke University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position in Asian American Studies. The associate will teach in the Asian American Studies curriculum and be active in programming outreach. The selected candidate is expected to engage in original research, to teach one course per semester (an introductory survey on Asian American Studies and a course on the associate’s research area), and to participate in the intellectual and public life of the… read more about Postdoctoral Associate in Asian American & Diaspora Studies (August 1, 2020 start) »
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article235431442.html https://www.macfound.org/fellows/1031/ read more about Duke Professor Jenny Tung and NC Artist Mel Chin Win McArthur Genius Grant! »
*Call For Proposals--Graduate Working Groups in Asian American & Diaspora Studies Rolling deadline from Sept 16! The Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program supports interdisciplinary study of the historical and current-day status of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and the Asian diaspora in the United States and beyond. Graduate students from the humanities and social sciences who are pursuing work related to Asian American history, literature, visual arts, performance, activism, among other topics,… read more about Call for Proposals: Graduate Working Groups in Asian American & Diaspora Studies (Rolling Deadline) »
A $4 million grant from the Duke Endowment will bring new faculty members with expertise in African, Asian American and Latinx studies to the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. Starting in Fall 2020, up to six new junior- to senior-level faculty members will join Trinity College faculty, according to a news release. Valerie Ashby, dean of Trinity College, told Duke Today that the grant “will accelerate the hiring of outstanding faculty to meet the demand for these disciplines.” “Our students observed that… read more about Duke receives $4 million for African, Asian American and Latinx studies faculty »
The Asian American Studies Program officially arrived on campus Spring 2018, and for program director Nayoung Aimee Kwon, its creation was the culmination of over a decade of student work on campus. The program does not yet include a major, minor or certificate, but it offers courses that give “interdisciplinary perspectives on the current-day status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in our society,” according to its website. Kwon, associate professor in the department of Asian and Middle Eastern studies… read more about A year after launch, Asian American Studies director looks back on challenges, plans for growth »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2019 Durham Tech, Duke present acclaimed poet, rapper, Durham native “G” Yamazawa in event series (Durham, NC) – Durham Technical Community College and Duke University are bringing internationally known spoken word poet and rapper George “G” Yamazawa back to his hometown of Durham for a series of events. Yamazawa, a former Durham Tech student, was the 2014 National Poetry Slam Champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, and Best New Hip Hop Artist nominee by the 2016 Carolina Music… read more about Durham Tech, Duke present acclaimed poet, rapper, Durham native “G” Yamazawa in event series »