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AAS Newsletter
This inaugural issue of the Center for Asian American Studies (CAAS) newsletter, Red Threads, reflects the considerable growth and stabilization of Asian American Studies at UT, within the state of Texas, and throughout the central and southern regions of the United States. The field of Asian American Studies has expanded from its origins on the west coast and Hawaii and its continental leap to the east coast and New England. Its spread through America's middle states strains with past and ongoing struggles to encompass intellectually and institutionally the ever-diversifying strands of Asian American heterogeneity.
Download the 2007-08 issue of Red Threads (PDF, 2.7MB)
Current News
Dr. Nhi Lieu :: Book Review 'Paris by Night' and the Vietnamese-American experience
Nhi T. Lieu, argues is that the seemingly endless series illustrates with some precision the concerns and psychological dilemmas as the American-Vietnamese community.
AAS 08' Graduate at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sehjong Hamjong accepts the position of Visiting Program Coordinator for the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
During his studies at the University of Texas at Austin, Sehjong Hamjong was an active member of the APA student community. He served as guest panelists and helped organized a number of activities that aided in promoting awareness of APA issues. He has now joined the ranks of higher education administration by accepting the position of Visiting Program Coordinator for the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Identity in 3-D
AAS graduate, Katherine Fan, traveled to China during a Maymester program. She shares some of her experience in this article.
View other articles written by Katherine Fan by clicking on the link below. Other articles include: "Safety Is as Safety Does", "As China's Economy Improves, Self-expression Becomes an Industry", and "Lost in Translation".
