Faculty, students, and alumni interested in promoting AAPI talent should consider this symposium. Last day for in-person tickets is May 10; also check out the 50% discount code. Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program Duke AASWG Duke Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Story Lab at Duke

ICYMI: The newest edition of our newsletter, commencement edition! mailchi.mp/duke/aads_spri…

Sign the petition for Asian American Studies @ UNC buff.ly/44JuEDw

Congratulations to our newly-inducted Bass Chairs! 👏 This year's honorees include: ⭐️Sarah Gaither (Dr. Sarah Gaither) of Duke Psychology & Neuroscience ⭐️Esther Kim Lee (Esther Kim Lee (@estherkimlee.bsky.social)) of #DukeTheaterStudies & Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program ⭐️Kevin Welsher (Welsher Lab @ Duke) of Duke University Chemistry

Big congrats to Esther Kim Lee (@estherkimlee.bsky.social) , Director of AADS, for being named a 2023 Bass Chair!

Tomorrow! Bemis Center

Our program gets a shout-out in a new The Washington Post piece on the demand for Asian American studies programs throughout the US: washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06…

Wow--what an honor to receive the John W. Frick Book Award for my book Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era. Many thanks to the award committee and ATDS leadership. atds.org University of Michigan Press

Big congrats to Esther Kim Lee (@estherkimlee.bsky.social)

A statement on affirmative action from the AADS faculty: asianamericanstudies.duke.edu/news/statement…

Another look at how stage and screen reflect society: @EstherKimLee's "Made-Up Asians" traces the history of "yellowface," the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. #DukeTheaterStudies Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program (🧵4/4) youtu.be/KNTSPLkvOJU

Tomorrow, at noon: AADS Brown Bag: Asian Americans and Affirmative Action: An Activist History asianamericanstudies.duke.edu/events/aads-br…

Don't forget to register for this Friday's symposium!

Things we love to see: this!

AADS Director @EstherKimLee and new-to-Duke cultural anthropologist @ELimRogers kick off our Medical Humanities and Asian American Studies Symposium. Today is also the 5th anniversary of our becoming a program Duke University! 🎉🎊

Opening this Thursday, 9/28... Intersections: Asian, African, & African American Histories. Global Black Studies at Duke Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program Duke APSI

Tomorrow! AADS Speaker Series Connecting the Dots: Asian Americans, Liberalism, and Capitalist Imperialism Where: Pink Parlor (East Duke Building) When: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Reception To Follow)

We can't wait to officially start celebrating #Duke100 at the Centennial Kick-off Event and Winter Chill tomorrow, 1/9/24! Find event details and the link to the livestream ⤵️ duke.is/c/andc.

Welcome to campus, new Devils! We can't wait to meet you!

Don't forget--Saturday is our AADS Fall Symposium!