Leland Tabares is AAS's new visiting assistant professor, who is teaching AAS 120 and 200 this semester. In order to get to know him a little better, I conducted a brief virtual interview with Dr. Tabares to ask him about his teaching, research, and why he is at Illinois.   Let’s start with an introduction – who are you, and what classes are you teaching this...

Dr. A. Naomi Paik's new book, Bans, Walls, Raids, Sanctuary, was published this year and is available for purchase from the University of California Press. Days after taking the White House, Donald Trump signed three executive orders—these authorized the Muslim Ban, the border wall, and ICE raids....

AAS Associate Professor A Naomi Paik has been featured in the most recent edition of the LAS Experts column. Check it out to learn about her research, recent book, and how she believes we can move forward into a more just and hopeful future. LINK TO ARTICLE

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Statement from our friends and colleagues in the Department of Latina/Latino Studies. We join them in mourning the loss of Dr. Viruell-Fuentes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Dear Latina/o Studies Family and Friends,  It with great sadness that we write to tell you that our...

Each year, the Department of Asian American Studies awards a research grant, the Jeffrey S. Tanaka Asian American Studies Grant, to a graduate or PhD student whose work centers around Asian Americans. This year, our winner was Jacqueline Yi, a PhD candidate in Clinical-Community Psychology. Jacqueline Yi’s dissertation study is an in-depth, qualitative examination of activism among Asian...

  Federal government rescinds new rule regarding international students July 14, 2020 5:48 PM To our students, faculty and staff: We are pleased to inform you that the federal government on Tuesday rescinded the recent directive from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that placed new restrictions on visas for international students...

In line with Dr. A. Naomi Paik's ongoing research and work surrounding abolition, the most recent edition of Radical History Review, Policing, Justice, and the Radical Imagination, questions the necessity of a police force that enforces order through violence and envisions a world that moves...

AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies Soo Ah Kwon • MW 1:00 – 1:50 pm • CRN 29646 • 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...

The Department of Asian American Studies is pleased to announce that the winners of the first Betty Lee Sung Undergraduate Award and the annual Jeffrey S. Tanaka Asian American Studies Grant have been selected. The Betty Lee Sung Undergraduate Award has been awarded to Ireland Flannery, undergraduate minor in Asian American Studies. Ms. Flannery was nominated by her AAS 100...

This is on behalf of the Illinois Student Government’s Helping Others Personal Excellence (HOPE) Department. Last Spring, the student body voted to create the HOPE Fee to support students who do not qualify for federal financial aid. This year, the HOPE Department has been focusing on the creation of the HOPE Fee...

Department of Asian American Studies University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign STATEMENT ON RACISM AND COVID-19 The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign strongly condemns the alarming rise of violence against people of Asian descent that have emerged in the wake of the novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19). 1  We...

The following companies are offering free or discounted expanded internet access: Charter Spectrum Charter / Spectrum is offering 60 days of free broadband and Wi-Fi access to households with K-12 and/or college...

The Department of Asian American Studies is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for a new departmental award. The Betty Lee Sung Undergraduate Award honors outstanding undergraduate majors or minors in Asian American Studies who have demonstrated excellent scholarship in Asian American Studies, and who have shown leadership in promoting the understanding of Asian American issues on...

Rubab Hyder is a History major and student in Asian American Studies. She has spent several semesters conducting independent study sessions with AAS professors Dr. Fiona Ngo and Dr. Junaid Rana, and has also worked as a research assistant with Dr. Rana. I sat down with her for a quick interview to ask about her experience in Asian American Studies and her plans for after graduation....