"Modernity" and Institutional Racism
2 – 3:30PM
This session takes a deep dive into understanding systemic racism, with a focus on institutional racism as the historical engine of global “modernity.”
All are welcome. AAJIL offers these trainings in order to equip you with histories and critical frameworks that can deepen the work of antiracism in your lives and in your communities. This three-part series intentionally integrates what is often left out of general racial justice education: Asian American experiences and decolonial values. They represent our beliefs and values as an organization and are the foundation for organizing emergent community-led labs for mutual care, community-building, collaboration and innovation.
The facilitator for this series is AAJIL’s founder and Co-Director, Dr. Sandra So Hee Chi Kim. She is an IDEA Fellow in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Stony Brook University. Her research explores the intersections of race, global coloniality, migration, and culture. Her articles have appeared in Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies, Positions: Asia Critique, Korean Studies, Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture, and Occasion: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities. She is currently working on a book manuscript entitled Kinning Empire: Transpacific Coloniality and Korean Historical Trauma.
The Asian American Justice + Innovation Lab (AAJIL) is a community racial justice incubator committed to education and community-building for incubating justice, practicing liberation, and cultivating collective agility for change.
All workshop donations go directly towards covering AAJIL’s operating costs. As a completely volunteer-run organization, AAJIL is so grateful for your financial support!
Location
Virtual, Zoom