Asian American Studies at Hunter College

02/23/2022

Check out this amazing talk on the Transcontinental Railroad happening Wed. March 2nd @ 7PM on Zoom! RSVP here: https://fccny.org/event-4690784!

02/02/2022

Join this discussion of Contemporary Asian American Activism and learn from lived experiences of the fight for transformative justice and lessons to ensure the longevity and sustainability of organizing.

Thursday, February 17, 7PM ET.
Register at: tinyurl.com/caaatickets

01/27/2022

From Dissertation to Book, on Southeast Asia across Disciplines
Date: Friday, February 11, 2022
Time: 9:00-10:30 A.M. EST
Register here:
https://albany.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAocuyuqzktGte2uDSWbHR-FyXdUiCFQ8xK
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting

01/18/2022

Deadline fast approaching for the LISC AmeriCorps Fellowship, a paid ten-month internship at one of LISC NYC’s nonprofit community development partner sites as the participant completes SLU’s four course Community Leadership Certificate or Advanced Certificate over a two-semester period. Participants receive a stipend of $20,000, as well as a $6,345 education award to cover tuition costs, after completing the program.

Asian Americans for Equality, a host organization for the fellowship, requires that the intern be bilingual in English and Mandarin or Cantonese. If interested, contact Dr. Stephen Greenfeld,, immediately. Classes begin the first week of February and the internship placement shortly thereafter.

12/01/2021

Check out this great Fellowship Opportunity!

We are now accepting applications for the 2022 National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and Civic Engagement. Applications are due online on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM PST.  Apply here! About the Fellowship The National Fellowship Program for Asian American Organizing and...

11/24/2021

Join this terrific celebration of the legacy of Asian American literature with the Asian American Writers' Workshop Monday, November 29 at 7 PM ET. The online event will stream live on the AAWW YouTube channel, and brings together over a dozen stakeholders from throughout our history, in conversation on the editorial legacies and lineages of the AAWW.

RSVP HERE! The Asian American Writers’ Workshop was founded in 1991 by four friends, who shared a passion and energy for uplifting the work of Asian American writers. Publishing literature fr…

11/23/2021

Check out the intro and Q & A portions of our event last week! In case you missed it!

On Wednesday November 17th, 2021, the Asian American Studies Program and Center at Hunter College hosted an online event via Zoom: "Why BTS & K-Pop Should Ma...

11/22/2021

Congratulations to AAS Adjunct Glenn Magpantay who has been honored with the "Award for Excellence in Pre-Law Advising" from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Pre-Law Education & Admission to Law School!

Section awards are granted to individual law faculty by AALS Sections, the 104 communities within AALS organized around subject matter, administrative area, and affinity groups. The nature and frequency of Section awards vary.

11/22/2021

Congratulations to AAS Adjunct Chris Kwok who has been named to Manhattan D.A. Elect Alvin Bragg’s transition team!

Terri Gerstein, Director, State and Local Enforcement Project, Harvard Labor and Worklife Program; senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute

11/19/2021

In memory of Mary Li Hsu, alumnus of Yale College and the Hunter Graduate School of Social Work. A leader in Asian American communities and in student affairs at Yale, BMCC and Hunter College.

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2021/11/16/mary-li-hsu-80-who-nurtured-asian-american-life-at-yale-dies-at-63/?fbclid=IwAR1p9ymTiABstnzQ5XO29RT32BkwzdFrRvrL14Vb3kcU0lRE-U3glQJDKXo

Hsu, who as an undergraduate advocated for Asian Americans on campus, later returned to her alma mater as the first director of the Asian American Cultural Center as well as an assistant dean.

10/28/2021

Join us on Wednesday 11/17 @ 4PM for a fascinating online discussion "Why BTS and K-Pop Should Matter to Asian Americans" Register here: bit.ly/aasnov17

10/28/2021

Friday, November 12, 5:30-7:00 via Zoom
RSVP: bit.ly/Dougla21