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Call for papers: On the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Asian Settler Colonial Critique (DEADLINE EXTENDED)

*DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 31, 2024* Call for Papers: On the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Asian Settler Colonial Critique Guest Editors: Katherine Achacoso (Dartmouth College), Josephine Ong (UCLA/Dartmouth College), Beenash Jafri (UC Davis), and Candace Fujikane (UH Mānoa) Publication Date: Planned … Continue reading

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The Passing of Professor Emeritus Don T. Nakanishi (1949-2016)

Dear Alumni and Friends, It is with a truly heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our Center’s former director Professor Don T. Nakanishi’s on Monday, March 21, 2016 in Los Angeles. Our sincere condolences to … Continue reading

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For Don

Don was a native son of East LA–a scholar and activist, colleague and friend. Always, a curious & passionate explorer. He crossed the LA River to seek out other communities, other nations, other worlds. He talked as he walked through … Continue reading

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Karen Tei Yamashita: Anime Wong Book Talk/Signing at UCLA, April 7

Amerasia Journal Editorial Board member and longtime contributor, Karen Tei Yamashita, will be presenting her latest publication Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance (published by Coffee House Press) at book talk here at UCLA on Monday, April 7th. The book talk and … Continue reading

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Amerasia Journal Events at AAAS in New Orleans, Friday, May 20, 2011

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Amerasia Journal editorial staff would like to invite you to two special events at the Association for Asian American Studies annual conference in New Orleans. (1) AAAS Roundtable “Amerasia Journal: Past, Present, … Continue reading

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“What Makes Women Soldiers? Context, Context, Context: the Case of Fiji” by Professor Teresia Teaiwa

For the upcoming Los Angeles visit of Professor Teresia Teaiwa, a distinguished Pacific Islander scholar and writer, we would like to announce two events where she will be speaking.  She is a Professor of Pacific Studies at Victoria University of … Continue reading

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niu/beat poetry: A Reading by Professor Teresia K. Teaiwa, April 19, 2011

Please join us for an evening of poetry and conversation on April 19, 2011, from 6-9pm, at the Pacific Islands Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM) in Long Beach, CA, with Professor Teresia Teaiwa. Writers Dan Talaupapa McMullin and Tina Taitano DeLisle … Continue reading

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Tam Nguyen, Amerasia’s Information Technology Specialist to Speak in New York City, April 15, 2011

Tam Nguyen, Information Technology Specialist for Amerasia Journal, will be speaking at the Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) in New York City on Friday, April 15, 2011.  As part of AAARI’s Friday evening lecture series, Tam Nguyen’s talk is titled … Continue reading

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Celebrate the Printed and Spoken Word:  Eleven Filipino American Authors to Sign Books

Authors Night – Friday, April 29, 2011 5:00pm – 9:00pm Asian Pacific American Legal Center 1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles Tel (213) 977-7500 A gathering of authors, book lovers and members of the community to launch new books written by Fil Am authors. The … Continue reading

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Karen Tei Yamashita/I Hotel on April 10, 2011 @ Gardena Japanese Cultural Institute

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