HRI campus fellowships enable faculty and graduate students to develop research projects related to the yearly theme and to participate in the yearlong...

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Anantha Sudhakar on August 11, 2021. She was a committed scholar of Asian American Studies and an educator at San Francisco State University. In 2011, Dr. Sudhakar served as Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois. A...

Dr. Lila Sharif co-authored an article for Juneteenth highlighting the relationship between Palestinian and Black issues in Israel and the United States. You can read the full article here.

AAS Assistant Professor Dr. Lila Sharif was interviewed on WLS-AM 890 on the Bruce St. James show about the ongoing situation in Palestine. You can listen to the episode here.

The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign condemns the ongoing seventy-three years of settler colonial violence against Palestine and the Palestinian people. Recently, the renewed assault on Palestinian life and land has taken the form of Israel bombing civilians in Gaza; the colonial eviction and subsequent displacement and homelessness of hundreds...

AAS Assistant Professor Lila Sharif was recently interviewed by the Daily Illini for an article on anti-Asian violence. Check out the interview here.

Just under four years ago, a freshman named Julia Son signed up for AAS's Federal Work-Study program. She worked a few hours every week, helping with scanning, filing, and transcription, as well as general faculty needs. Over the next three years, Julia became a familiar sight to the faculty and staff in AAS, always arriving on time and doing her work with a smile. She always had a friendly word...

Kat Fuenty, AAS Office Support Associate has been awarded an LAS Impact Award for providing outstanding support and genuine personal attention to the students, staff and faculty of the Department of Asian American Studies during the pandemic. “Someday we’ll all be asked, ‘How did you make it through the COVID-19 pandemic?’ The recipients of the LAS Impact Award show us how:  ...

With heavy hearts, the Departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies send strength and love to the eight victims, including six Asian women, murdered at three massage parlors and spas outside Atlanta, Georgia, and to their loved ones near and far. We also send the same to all Asians and Asian Americans who have experienced gendered racial violence and racialized sexual...

The Women's Resources Center will be offering confidential advising services to students and staff. Our students need us now more than ever as we continue to navigate the multiple, ongoing pandemics that impact our communities. Isolation, worries over physical and mental health, and real concerns over safety on campus have a profound impact on individuals’ overall health and wellbeing. With the...

AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies Leland Tabares • MW 1:00 – 1:50 pm • CRN 30106 • Online Lecture (Friday Online Discussion Sections) Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies. Surveys the various dimensions of Asian American experiences including history, social organization, literature, arts, and politics. This course satisfies the US...

AAS Associate Professor A. Naomi Paik was featured last week in a News-Gazette article discussing the future of US immigration policy under the Biden administration and the damage done by the current administration. ...

AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies Leland Tabares • MW 1:00 – 1:50 pm • CRN 30106 • Online Lecture (Friday Online Discussion Sections) Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies. Surveys the various dimensions of Asian American experiences including history, social organization,...

Lila Sharif, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joins host Lee Artz, Ph.D. to discuss Palestine’s struggle to be recognized and how exporting olive oil is one way to keep the history of the region in the minds of Americans. The Roundtable Perspective airs Friday nights at 8:30 PM on Lakeshore PBS....

Are you interested in topics related to diversity and social justice? Do you have experience leading or facilitating difficult conversations? I-Connect Facilitators are university students who lead discussions about diversity on campus through the I-Connect Workshop program. Facilitators are hired and trained in the Fall for positions in the Spring semester.  I-Connect Diversity...