Stanford University has committed to building a new Asian American Research Center (AARC) focused on research and programming. The Center has the potential to address historical, cultural, social, psychological, artistic, medical, legal, and policy dimensions of the Asian American experience. It could become a national hub for the future development of Asian American Studies as a field, while serving as a focal point for existing work at Stanford. Professors Gordon H. Chang and Stephen Sano, two of the faculty stewarding the creation of this Center, are eager to hear from the alumni community about their hopes.
What could the Research Center do? What areas of focus might it address or what projects could it tackle?
Are there inspiring models for a Research Center that you have seen work well? (For example, at other universities, in civic organizations)
How do you think the AARC should relate to or support the undergraduate Program on Asian American Studies, which focuses on teaching and education, not on research?
What would you personally be willing to do to support the Center, the Program on Asian American Studies, the A3C, or other efforts on campus?
Join a community conversation for alumni to make our voices heard, as the University shapes this new Center!
When: 8/27 Sunday, 10-11:30 AM PST (1-2:30 PM EST)
Where: Zoom (link to be sent before the date of the event)
Registration: Free, please RSVP here
Contact: Kevin Hsu (khsu@alumni.stanford.edu) and Caroline Lee (drcarolinelee@alumni.stanford.edu)
About the Speakers
Gordon H. Chang, Olive H. Palmer Professor of Humanities and History. Professor Chang taught the very first Asian American Studies course at Stanford in 1971 and was later hired as one of two Asian American Studies faculty, following student and alumni activism.
Stephen Sano, Director of Asian American Studies and Professor of Music. Professor Sano directs the Stanford Chamber Chorale and Symphonic Chorus. He is a pioneer in North American Taiko as well as a scholar and performer of Hawaiian slack key guitar.
Related Resources:
“Without Asian American Studies, my Stanford experience was incomplete” (The Stanford Daily)
“Stanford’s history is inextricably linked with Asian American history” (The Stanford Daily)
“Beyond Good Intentions: Support Asian American Studies Now” (The Stanford Daily)
“Stanford should get serious about building Asian American Studies” (The Stanford Daily)
“What is Stanford’s responsibility in a time of racial reckoning?” (The Stanford Daily)
“Testimonial: For Stanford, the time is now to grow Asian American Studies” (SAPAAC)
Stanford Asian American Endowment Initiative (link)