AAS is excited to offer nine different courses for the upcoming spring semester, including brand new topics as well as the tried-and-true classics you know and love. Here they are:AAS 100: Intro to Asian American StudiesDr. David Siglos | MW 10:00-10:50 AM + Friday Discussion...

Every semester, students have the opportunity to evaluate their courses, and we are proud to see so many of our faculty receive top marks!Congrats to all our faculty ranked 'Excellent' for Spring 2025. We are lucky to have them in our department. Recipients of this distinguished title include:...

AAS celebrates post-doc Ningning Huang on winning the 2025 Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal for the UCSD School of Arts and Humanities.The UCSD Graduate and Professional Student Association recognizes Huang’s outstanding doctoral research-highlighting her insight, originality, and...

The Jeffrey S. Tanaka Grant for Asian American Studies is awarded to U of I graduate students who are conducting research related to Asian American Studies. This year, the department is pleased to announce our award-winners: Inyoung Jang and Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Inyoung Jang is a PhD...

AAS honors professor emeritus George Yu, who passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025.Prof. Yu taught at the University of Illinois from 1965 to 2005 and served as the founding director of the Asian American Studies Program from 1997 to 2002. He also served as director of the Center for East Asian...

The Department of Asian American Studies invites you to join us for the 17th Annual Balgopal Lecture on Human Rights and Asian Americans next Thursday, April 10th, 2025. This year's prestigous talk features Dr. Nayan Shah, Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity and History at the University...

AAS celebrates Professor Emeritus Pallassana Balgopal on his most recent publication: "Theory and Practice of Social Group Work in Indian Society." Dr. Balgopal is a beloved member of both the Department of Asian American Studies and the University of Illinois School of Social Work. He is an...