Tuesday, May 23, 2017, from 9am to 4pm
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elebash Recital Hall, Manhattan
Please join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute for our upcoming annual conference, Building Coalitions & Coalescing a Pan/Asian/Pacific/American Identity, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, from 9am to 4pm, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elebash Recital Hall, Manhattan. This conference is free and open to the general public. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
In the face of such a panoply of identities, forming a pan-Asian/Pacific/American identity has historically proven to be difficult and complicated. AAARI’s conference will explore these challenges and complexities while also identifying and assessing historical instances of successful panethnic coalition building. Ultimately, this conference will provide an intersectional framework and understanding around how APA activists can center frontline leadership and the struggles of the community they are standing in solidarity.
Keynote
Dr. Paul Watanabe, Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies and Professor, Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts-Boston
Contested Transformations: Trump, Asian Americans, and the Challenge of Change
Sessions
Forging a Pan-Asian Identity: Complexities, Challenges, and Complications
Solidarity in Action: Lessons Learned
Moving Forward: Organizing and Mobilizing Around Differences and Similarities
Peter Kwong in Memoriam: Friend, Scholar, Mentor and Community Leader
Sponsor: CUNY Diversity Projects Development Fund
To RSVP for this conference and detailed conference program, please visit www.aaari.info/2017coalition.htm. Please be prepared to present proper identification when entering the building lobby.