The Need for Asian American Studies: Solidarity, Community, and Justice for All

Asian American Studies Collective presents The Need for Asian American Studies: Solidarity, Community, and Justice for All

This one-day conference platforms the 3 As — ACADEMICS, ACTIVISTS, & ARTISTS — to showcase AND push the boundaries of “Asian American Studies.“

Join us to build community and power toward the project of building a better, more just world!

The conference is made up of two acts:

ACT I:

Just Futures Keynote (Janani Balasubramanian, graphically recorded by Sara Yukimoto-Saltman)

Justice Workshops - Some workshops have limited capacity. People will be placed into workshops on a first-come first-serve basis

Immigration Justice: Southeast Asian Americans & the Law
Racial Justice: Music & Afro-Asian Solidarity
Environmental Justice: Anti-Colonialism & Solidarity
Housing Justice & Cultural Resistance
Guam Decolonization & Refugee Justice

INTERMISSION/OPEN MIC

ACT II:

Queer Life and Love Panel

Cross-Racial Solidarity Panel

Ethnic Studies Organizing Closing Statements (Dr. Shireen Roshanravan, Professor of Ethnic Studies at KSU)

Tickets are $0 – $10: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-need-for-asian-american-studies-tickets-131283401187

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