Department of Asian American Studies Seeks New Faculty Member

The Department of Asian American Studies seeks an assistant, associate, or full professor with interdisciplinary expertise in Health Humanities and/or Environmental Justice. The general areas of specialization include poverty, inequality, housing discrimination; health disparities, medical racism,...

Dr. Maryam Kashani's Newest Publication Released this Month

The Asian American Studies department is celebrating its faculty member, Dr. Maryam Kashani, on her new book release. Prof. Kashani is a filmmaker and Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies here at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Well-...

Medina by the Bay: Scenes of Muslim Study and Survival

Maryam Kashani  From the Black Power movement and state surveillance to Silicon Valley and gentrification, Medina by the Bay examines how multiracial Muslim...

AAS 300: Theories of Race, Gender, and Sexuality

Explores theories for performing interdisciplinary, intersectional and comparative studies within the field of Asian American studies.

AAS 215: US Citizenship Comparatively

Examines the racial, gendered, and sexualized aspects of US citizenship historically and comparatively. Interdisciplinary course taught from a humanities perspective.

AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies

Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies.

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