Category Archives: News and Announcements

Fall Colloquium Series to feature Akemi Kikumura Yano, Oct. 14

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2013-2014 Lucie Cheng Prize: Call for Nominations

Amerasia Journal invites faculty to nominate exceptional graduate student essays (masters and doctoral level) in the interdisciplinary field of Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies for the 2013-14 Lucie Cheng Prize.  The selected article will be published in Amerasia Journal, … Continue reading

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Amerasia Journal publishes special issue on Asian American folklore

  Amerasia Journal is pleased to announce the publication of “Asian American Folklore: Passages and Practices”, our first issue devoted exclusively to Asian American Folklore Studies.  This project is undertaken by two of the leading scholars in this area of … Continue reading

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UCLA’s Amerasia Journal releases second volume of the Chinese-language Global Identities, Local Voices

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) and Amerasia Journal are proud to announce the U.S.-release of the second installation of Global Identities, Local Voices: Amerasia Journal at 40 Years. Following the publication of Volume 1 last year, the new … Continue reading

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Amerasia Journal releases first-ever issue on disabilities

Amerasia Journal is pleased to announce the publication of “The State of Illness and Disability in Asian America,” our first issue entirely devoted to Disabilities Studies. This groundbreaking interdisciplinary project is spearheaded by Jennifer Ho (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) … Continue reading

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Call for Papers: Asian American Cultural Politics Across Platforms

Amerasia Journal Special Issue Call for Papers Asian American Cultural Politics Across Platforms Guest Editors: Professor Victor Bascara (UCLA) and Professor Lisa Nakamura (University of Michigan) Publication Date: Summer 2014 Due Date: Paper submissions (up to 5,000 words) due July … Continue reading

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2013 FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize

UC Berkeley’s Center for Research on Social Change (formerly ISSC) is accepting nominations for the 2013 FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize The FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding young social change activist/scholar in California.  The … Continue reading

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Global Identities: Local Voices, UCLA’s Amerasia Journal in New Chinese Language Edition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BY RUSSELL C. LEONG, UCLA UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center Director and Amerasia Journal Editor Professor David Yoo announces the publication of Global Identities; Local Voices: Amerasia Journal at 40 Years, a two-volume book project that introduces … Continue reading

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Amerasia Journal releases open issue, covers Carlos Bulosan, Japanese migration, Jeremy Lin, and Vietnamese language charter school

For Immediate Release The latest issue of Amerasia Journal, the flagship publication of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, marks its first “open submissions” issue in recent years. Pushed by the growing breadth of Asian American Studies research, Amerasia Journal … Continue reading

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