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As a department that traces its origins to campus protests, the Department of American Ethnic Studies stands firmly and unequivocally in support of students’ rights to protest. We affirm their right to engage in civil disobedience and vigorously express their views without fear of violence or reprisal. We call on the University and all of its members and representatives to uphold these values and to guard and support our students and engage with them in good faith as they call attention to… Read more
The University of Washington has announced the recipients of the 54th annual University of Washington Awards of Excellence! The awards honor outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students, and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity… Read more
Josen Masangkay Diaz, an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of San Diego, is coming to present on a chapter from her book Postcolonial Configurations: Dictatorship, the Racial Cold War and Filipino America (Duke 2023). This event will be held on Friday, May 24th 3:30PM-5:00PM at Thomson Hall (THO) 317.
The chapter that will be the focal point theorizes a configuration as the racial and gender… Read more
In the latest Temple University Press News of the Week publication, AES Professor Linh Thủy Nguyễn, author of Displacing Kinship, met with Anh H Nguyen, the artist who provided the cover illustration at Mam's Books last week.
Learn more about Displacing Kinship: The Intimacies of Intergenerational Trauma in Vietnamese American Cultural Production via Temple University Press.
Learn more about Mam's Book store… Read more
The University of Washington annually recognizes 100 students among all undergraduates and graduates enrolled at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses. The purpose of this program is to recognize the outstanding work and achievements of students on all three campuses who are making the most of their Husky Experience. These students have founded start-ups, created artwork, served as mentors, conducted… Read more
Bitaniya Giday, a double-major in Political Science and American Ethnic Studies, was recently selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship! This is a national award recognizing past accomplishments in and future commitment to public service and leadership. Giday's future plans involve earning a Ph.D. in African American Studies and a law degree and then work with and in communities toward restorative justice.
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce, Provost Tricia Serio and Vice… Read more
Dr. Devon G. Peña, Professor of American Ethnic Studies and Anthropology, has been appointed as a member of the authorship team for the "Nature and America's Cultural Heritage" chapter of the First National Nature Assessment (NNA1).
Created by an act of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is conducting the First National Nature Assessment (NNA1) to assess changes in nature as an… Read more
In the April 10, 2024 issue of the UW Insider, there is a link to the Distinguished Staff Award webpage, which gives a brief summary of the event as well as links to the photos and live stream. At the event this February 2024, we heard from UW President Ana Mari Cauce, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate… Read more
Professor Connie So is featured in today's (March 27, 2024) UW Today article. This article was pulled from the Northwest Asian Weekly. Imagine it is your first time voting, your ballot arrives, but the text is too small to read and you don't recognize the names of the candidates. Such was… Read more
Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Wednesday officially making Lunar New Year a recognized legislative holiday in the state of Washington. Although Washington’s newest state-recognized holiday is not a paid day off for those who celebrate, Rep. My-Linh Thai said this moment still sends a message of belonging to Asian Americans.
Lunar New Year celebrations include Tết in Vietnam, Seollal in Korea, and Spring Festival in China. Because the holiday is based on the lunar calendar, it doesn’t fall… Read more