At the center of the annual series of lectures is 2025–26 Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Russell M. Jeung, whose scholarship and activism have shaped national conversations on race, religion, and […]
New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Queens’ Asian American community. […]
AAPI NJ and Teach Asian American Stories invite adults and youths of all backgrounds to join us for a one-night-only community dinner and teach-in on birthright citizenship. Guided by Mindie […]
Behind the headlines and geopolitics lies a rarely heard story, the lives of ordinary Americans who became part of China’s history. For decades, Professor William Brown traveled more than 200,000 kilometers across China and the United States to uncover letters, photographs, and memories of Americans who lived in China across generations — teachers, doctors, diplomats, […]
Chinese Americans in the Jim Crow South: From Sharecropping to Groceries explores the experiences of Chinese Americans who lived alongside African Americans during the 90 years of Jim Crow. Participants will explore how Chinese Americans labored in cotton fields and were positioned between Black sharecroppers and white plantation owners, occupying a unique and often precarious […]