“For me, these are American stories." “It's like, can I have time even to grieve?” “They don’t feel seen." Asian Americans in the Triangle are grappling with fear and anxiety since the UNC-Chapel Hill shooting. ow.ly/VHrj50PJeRi

Language classes in Trinity departments go beyond teaching vocabulary, grammar and phonemes. They also embed students in communities that build personal connections and deeper cultural understandings — and language is the tool used to get there. 🔗duke.is/5/agtz

My book launch was a dream 🌻 #MakingtheLatinoSouth came into this world surrounded by friends & family including my mom& sister. I'm so grateful to everyone who came & helped me begin this adventure as an author.

This Sat. (9/30, 4PM): Peking opera diva Wei Hai Min (魏海敏) will give a public talk + demonstration at the #rubyfilmtheater, moderated by eileen chengyin chow. Duke Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Duke Arts

Five new faculty in Thompson Writing Program are helping Duke Students discover how writing emerges from one’s own lived experiences, and how it can be a powerful force to shape perceptions, crystallize identity and connect with others. Meet the scholars: duke.is/c/7hjf

Friends on #AcademicTwitter -- Duke has three tenured/tenure-track positions open Duke Asian & Middle Eastern Studies in Japanese Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25879), Korean Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25886) and South Asian Studies (academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25880).

Always working 💪

To celebrate the #Duke100 centennial, my "Latinx Social Movm'ts" students made an exhibit on the history of Latine students Duke University for Duke History. The exhibit opens on 1/25 @ 5PM in Classroom Building!☄️✨So if you're in the area come check it out: 100.duke.edu/event/our-hist…

1/30, 5PM: eileen chengyin chow hosts Curtis from Detroit 🏳️‍🌈✏️🐼 for the first event in a mini-series on "Diasporic Chinese Foodways." All are welcome to hear the author discuss his thought-provoking memoir, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant." Details: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/everythi…

This Thursday (4/25) at 4PM: Come see "Legend of the Waterflowers" -- a documentary about a unique way of life for the haenyeo ("ocean women") of Jeju Island, their connection to the maritime environment and to one another. Details: asianpacific.duke.edu/event/film-scr…

It was great to see the New York Times Books feature "Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice" this weekend. Prints of several images from the article are on display in the John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery through June—stop by to see them in person! nytimes.com/2024/05/10/boo…

New York Times Books John Hope Franklin Center Of course, be sure to also check out the TV premiere of "Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story" tonight on PBS (check local listings, including PBS North Carolina). Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story Story Lab at Duke

We can think of a few people who might have something in the works — @_matthewhayes_ Dr. Kimberly Hassel eileen chengyin chow, any additional recommendations?