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NEWS & EVENTS!
The Localized History Project is a New York State funded youth participatory action research project investigating the extent to which AANHPI (Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander) history is taught in K-12 history classrooms in NY State, and presenting youth driven curriculum alternatives to test driven curricula. Localized History is committed to a community-centered approach, such that the eventual curriculum will be collectively built with intergenerational partners, inclusive of teachers, students, families, and community organizations. This year, they are looking for young people in high school and college who are interested in joining the Long Island Youth Action Board (YAB). The YAB will convene monthly to discuss the changes necessary to the existing (or lack thereof) AANHPI curriculum in NY State. The first YAB meeting will take place on Friday, September 27th, on Zoom from 5:00-7:00 PM.
2024 Presidential Mini-Grant awarded to "Gateway to Diversity and Inclusion: Experience the Language of Other". The project is led by Jiwon Hwang, who collaborated with ohter AAAS faculty members Hannah Li, Atsuko Oyama and Eriko Sato . The mini-grant will fund a number of initiatives that will support the engagement students who have no experience with Asian language/culture b yproviding one-day Asian language open classes (“Tasting Language”) to expand their linguistic and cultural horizons and to cultivate a more inclusive and harmonious campus culture. And, to enrich language instructors’ teaching by integrating critical language pedagogy with a strong emphasis on DEI topics. This approach is to transform language classrooms into dynamic forums for critical discussion and reflection, thus empowering language learners with intercultural competence necessary to respond to today’s linguistic and cultural complexities.
The China Studies Program is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 recipients of the annual Hu/Seifman Memorial Awards and Scholarships:
Freshman Scholarship: Emily Chen, Casandra Jiang, Huizhen Jiang, Nancy Zhou
Chinese Studies Scholarship: Isabella Ho, Tiffany Lu
Leadership Award: Jina Ren
Congratulations to the first winners of our AAAS Study Abroad Scholarship!
Photos: Noah Brandi (left) and Kaya Rexford (right)
The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies is proud to announce the creation of the AAAS Study Abroad Scholarship in Asia, launching in 2024. This initiative has been made possible through the generous contributions of local supporters as well as faculty, staff, alumni, and even students during the annual SBU Giving Day. The first recipients of this scholarship are Noah Brandi and Kaya Rexford. Noah will be studying in Beijing, and Kaya in Shanghai, during the summer of 2024. Each student will receive a scholarship of $500 to assist with their expenses.
Noah is a Business Management major and a China Studies minor.
He is a dedicated learner passionate about languages. During his time at Stony Brook,
he achieved conversational fluency in Mandarin and passed the HSK 5 exam. Post-graduation,
Noah plans to teach English in China, sharing his enthusiasm for language learning
while continuing to pursue his own language goals. He would like to express special appreciation to Professor Dongmei Zeng and Professor Agnes He for being great teachers and helping
him succeed during his time at Stony Brook.
Kaya is a double major in Asian and Asian American Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is expected to graduate in May 2025. Kaya chose her respective majors from the rise of anti-asian hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her future career, Kaya hopes to utilize both of her majors to work at an Asian American advocacy organization. Kaya is very grateful for this award presented by the Asian and Asian American Studies department to support her study abroad journey. She would like to give a special shoutout to Professors Dongmei Zeng and Gregory Ruf for giving their support throughout the entire process.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Welcome, Alessandro Pagano, Our newest visiting scholar! Alessandro will be working Dr. Sato this spring 2024 semester. Learn more about his research interests here.
Our IDEA Fellow, Sandra So Hee Chi Kim, is the recipient of the David L. Ferguson Award for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching.
18th Japan Center Essay Competition sponsored by Canon USA has been announced!
* E.K. Tan, AAAS Department Chair, Selected for National Humanities Center Fellowship. Congratulations Dr. Tan!
* Our Japanese language adjunct, Hiroko Matsuzaki won the Harvard-Yenching Institute Cross-national Interdisciplinary Research Grant for her collaborative project with Kevin Chang from Academia Sinica (Taiwan) titled "The Local and the World: Comparative Studies of Taiwanese Academics and Writers Before, During and After World War II."
* Martin Kordas (Class of 2023) won the Special Award for the 17th Japan Center Essay Competition sponsored by Canon USA
* Prof. Ruf talks about his experience when he was a student: "Sweet & Sour Work: The Pains and Gains of Studying China" for 2022 CAS Preview Day. (Description: Sociocultural anthropologist Greg Ruf discusses the challenges and rewards on offer for American students interested in pursuing the study of Chinese culture, language, and history. Join the conversation as this SUNY graduate from Upstate New York reflects on the personal growth and professional development opportunities leading to a meaningful and engaging career – either within or beyond one’s undergraduate academic major.)
* Agnes He was elected to the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Executive Board. She will be begin to serve as secretary to AAAL in March 2022.
* Testimonials from our graduates!
* Learn Mandarin with our alumni Ashley Brown through "Mandarin on that Beat"
* Taiko Tides makes history bringing regional conference to Stony Book!
* Chris Saunders (Class of 2017) was selected to be an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) for the JET (Japan Exchange Teaching) program.
* William Chittick has been named SUNY Distinguished Professor.
SELECTED PAST NEWS & EVENTS
2024:
Diversity By Design: Gateway to Inclusion for Transcultural Communicative Competence, Monday, November 11, 2024 at 12:30 pm | Want Center, Room 201.
Indo-American Arts Council's | Literacy Festival 2024, Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Free event!
Freedom and creativity in the Philosophy of Abhinavagupta,Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm | Poetry Center, Humanities Building 2nd floor.
Talk by Greg Ruf "History in a Positive Light: The Ethnographic Empiricism of Myron L. Cohen" at Historical Anthropology: Lessons fromTaiwan and China at Columbia University, Oct. 18, 2024
OPEN HOUSE! Wednesday October 16, 2024 in HUM 1003.
JET Program Information Session, Wednesday, October 9, 2024
MIC Faculty Research Forum:Celebrating the10th anniversary of MIC by showcasing research from our faculty members. May 7, 2024 | 9:00-11:30 am | on zoom
AAAS STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 -Showcase your research and share your ideas! We welcome submissions from students
who are working on topics related to Asian & Asian American Studies.
Program
In-person registration | Zoom Registration
CIS presents: Chandan Gowda Lecture "Living Humanisms and the Tasks of Social Research" by Indian sociologist Chandan Gowda on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 10:00am in Room E4310 in Melville Library.
Just Announced! AAAS 2024 Study Abroad Scholarship Applications Due: April 15, 2024
Please join us at our Open House|Cultural Fair on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, any time between 11:00-4:00 pm. Have fun with some crafts and chat with our professors to learn about our programs and courses!
Best 2024 MIC-URECA Poster Presentation Award Abstract, Registration due on April 12, 2024
CKS 2024 Spring Colloquium Series presents Crossing Beats: K-Pop's Journey into the American Heartbeat with Jeff Benjamin on Friday, April 12, 2024 | 1:00 pm |1003 Humanities
AAPI Heritage Month Event with Keynote Speaker Dr. Vivian Louie, Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
Giving Day! The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies is proud to continue being a part of SBU's annual Giving Day. As this year's university-wide theme is #SBUGivingDay #HoldDoorsOpen, our department's project continues its focus on supporting students who are AAS double majors. For more information, please click here.
The Japan Center at Stony Brook presents Nasuko Oku, "The Choice to Become a Japanese Diplomat" on Monday, March 25, 2024 at 2:30 pm.
CKS presents: CKS Colloquium Series, Elegance in motion: The Hanbok Journey With Cheon-Shik Yang , Wang CenterTheater, on Friday, March 8, 2024 | 1:00 pm
CKS presents Flavors of Innovation: Chef Hooni Kim on Globalizing Korean Cuisine in the Heart of New York City. Friday, February 23, 2024 | 1:00-2:20 pm in HUM 1003
