Organized by the Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory and the Department of Asian American Studies, "Asian America Otherwise" is the culminating conference of the "In Plain Sight" Research Initiative funded by the University of Illinois Chancellor's Call to Action to Address Systemic Racism and Social Injustice Research Program. This conference is conceived in late pandemic time as a...

What started your interest in Asian American Studies? How long have you been a major? I took AAS 100 my freshman year and found the material really interesting. I was especially fascinated by the ways the course connected a lot of the historical events that my parents and grandparents lived through to current social problems that we are facing today. I declared my AAS...

Kat Fuenty, the Office Support Specialist for the Department of Asian American Studies, was presented with the LAS Staff Award on Tuesday, March 8. The LAS Staff Award honors staff members at the University for particularly noteworthy efforts in advancing the mission of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2021-22.

The Department of Asian American Studies is currently seeking teaching assistants for the 2022-2023 year. For further details and application instructions, visit our Job Positions page.

The deadline for applications to the position of Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian American Studies has been extended to February 28, 2022.     Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate The Asian American Studies Department (AAS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a postdoctoral research associate for the 2022-2023 academic year....

The Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory and the Department of Asian American Studies present a year-long public speaker series and symposium funded by the Chancellor's Call to Action to Address Systemic Racism and Social Injustice Research Program. Information on the events is forthcoming and will be posted to the Asian American Studies website and social media pages.

This article was originally posted on the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' website on 10/20/2021 by Dave Evensen.   The University of Illinois and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are planning a new building for ethnic and gender and women’s studies that’s expected to greatly increase and improve teaching, research, and office spaces for several key departments and...

The Illinois Club is sponsoring several undergraduate scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. A full list of scholarships and requirements, as well as the application form, can be found HERE.

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.

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:  ...