Russell C. Leong: On the passing of Alexander Saxton

Friend and colleague, Alex will be sorely missed. Alexander Saxton embodied the qualities of both scholar and activist: courageous, a stickler for seeing social truths and social justice as intertwined, and perhaps foremost, possessing a keen and radical understanding of human nature not as something “that had always been”, but rather, as something that could . . . → Read More: Russell C. Leong: On the passing of Alexander Saxton

In Memory of Alexander Saxton

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center is sad to note the passing of long-time supporter Professor Alexander Saxton. In honor of his life and legacy, the Center Press presents to the public a complimentary copy of Saxton’s “The Indispensible Enemy and Ideological Construction: Reminiscences of an Octogenarian Radical“ from Amerasia Journal 26:1 “Histories and Historians in . . . → Read More: In Memory of Alexander Saxton

Min Zhou Book Event: “The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies”, Wednesday, 10/26

“The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies” Featuring Professor Min Zhou, UCLA

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:00PM

Chinese American Museum (El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument) 425 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center Endowed Chairs Research Series and the Chinese American Museum . . . → Read More: Min Zhou Book Event: “The Accidental Sociologist in Asian American Studies”, Wednesday, 10/26

Call for Abstracts: The State of Illness and Disability in Asian America

Amerasia Journal Special Issue Call for Papers

The State of Illness and Disability in Asian America

Guest Editors: Professor Jennifer Ho (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Professor James Kyung-Jin Lee (University of California, Irvine)

We seek critical essays and articles as well as creative non-fiction and first-person accounts that engage with the intersections of . . . → Read More: Call for Abstracts: The State of Illness and Disability in Asian America