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Speaker Series: Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

October 29 - November 19

Flyer for a UCLA speaker series titled “Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.” Four scholars are featured, each with a headshot and event details: Kristin Oberiano, Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University. October 29, 3:30 PM, Rolfe 2125. Book: Territorial Discontent: CHamorus, Filipinos, and the Making of the United States Empire in Guåhan (UNC Press, 2026). Crystal Mun-hye Baik, Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside. November 5, 3:30 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: An Elegy (Duke University Press, 2026). Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Professor of History and Asian American Studies, UC Irvine. November 12, 3:45 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Moving Mountains: Asian American and Pacific Islander Feminisms and the 1977 National Women’s Conference (University of Washington Press, 2026). Wendy Cheng, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California. November 19, 2:00 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism (University of Washington Press, 2023). A banner at the bottom explains that the series features Q&A sessions with authors of recent books on Asian American and/or Pacific Islander history, discussing ways of narrating a collective past, with a focus on innovative methods. Topics include feminist archiving practices, Cold War afterlives, and writing histories relationally. Logos for UCLA College Social Sciences Asian American Studies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) Barbra Streisand Center appear at the bottom.

Flyer for a UCLA speaker series titled “Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities.” Four scholars are featured, each with a headshot and event details: Kristin Oberiano, Assistant Professor of History, Wesleyan University. October 29, 3:30 PM, Rolfe 2125. Book: Territorial Discontent: CHamorus, Filipinos, and the Making of the United States Empire in Guåhan (UNC Press, 2026). Crystal Mun-hye Baik, Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside. November 5, 3:30 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: An Elegy (Duke University Press, 2026). Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Professor of History and Asian American Studies, UC Irvine. November 12, 3:45 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Moving Mountains: Asian American and Pacific Islander Feminisms and the 1977 National Women’s Conference (University of Washington Press, 2026). Wendy Cheng, Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California. November 19, 2:00 PM, Public Affairs 2292. Book: Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism (University of Washington Press, 2023). A banner at the bottom explains that the series features Q&A sessions with authors of recent books on Asian American and/or Pacific Islander history, discussing ways of narrating a collective past, with a focus on innovative methods. Topics include feminist archiving practices, Cold War afterlives, and writing histories relationally. Logos for UCLA College Social Sciences Asian American Studies and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) Barbra Streisand Center appear at the bottom.

 

Speaker Series: Historical Perspectives on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

Dates: Thursday afternoons, October 29 – November 19, 2026.

This speaker series features Q&A sessions with authors who have recently published books on Asian American and/or Pacific Islander history. We will discuss different ways of relating to and narrating a collective past, with a particular focus on innovative methods. Topics include feminist archiving practices, Cold War afterlives, and how to write histories relationally. The featured speakers are Dr. Kristin Oberiano, Dr. Crystal Mun-hye Baik, Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, and Dr. Wendy Cheng.

Details

  • Start: October 29
  • End: November 19
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Organizer

  • Department of Asian American Studies

Details

  • Start: October 29
  • End: November 19
  • Event Category:

Organizer

  • Department of Asian American Studies