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Asian American Studies is an academic field originating in the 1960s, which critically examines the history, issues, sociology, religion, experiences, culture, and policies relevant to Asian Americans.
Lee, Erika, "Orientalisms in the Americas: A Hemispheric Approach to Asian American History," Journal of Asian American Studies vol 8#3 (2005) pp 235–256. Notes that 30–40% of the Chinese and Japanese immigrants before 1941 went to Latin America, especially Brazil, and many others went to Canada.
The Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) is a professional organization promoting teaching and research in Asian American studies. Its other goals including advocacy and representation on behalf of Asian-Americans and educating American society about the history of Asian American communities.
Lisa Lowe, a prominent scholar in Asian American cultural politics/studies, examines the contradictory position of Asian American immigrants through historical and literary analysis, building upon the works of Stuart Hall and Raymond Williams from the Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies. Lowe shows how Asian immigrants were marked as ...
Mai Na Lee (also Mai Na M. Lee; c. 1971 [a]) is an associate professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.She holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is a researcher for the Hmong Studies Consortium.
Back then, white nationalists thought an influx of Asian immigration would "take over" American culture—a consistent talking point by far-right conservatives who want to restrict immigration today.
Chan was born in Shanghai, China in 1941.Her family moved to Hong Kong in 1949, [why?] to Malaysia in 1950, and to the US in 1957. [1] She received a bachelor's degree at Swarthmore College (Economics, 1963), a master's degree at the University of Hawaiʻi (Asian Studies, 1965), and a Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley (Political Science, 1973).
In recognition of the unique culture, traditions, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, the United States government has permanently designated the month of May to be Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; [145] before 2021 it was known as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. [146]