Binghamton University
State University of New York, Binghamton
Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Component
Asian and Asian American Studies Program
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
Website: http://aaasp.binghamton.edu
Contact:
Robert Ji-Song Ku, Co-coordinator
Phone: (607) 777-4517
Lisa Yun, Co-coordinator
Phone: (607) 777-6405
Faculty:
Lubna Chaudhry (Assistant Professor of Education and Human Development), Arleen de Vera (Assistant Professor of History), Praseeda Gopinath (Assistant Professor of English), Robert Ji-Song Ku (Visiting Associate Professor and Associate Director of Asian and Asian American Studies), Dina C. Maramba (Assistant Professor of Human Development), Monica Mehta (Assistant Professor of English), Lisa Yun (Associate Professor of English)
General Information:
- Asian American and Diaspora Studies is a component of the Asian and Asian American Studies Program, a hybrid program that brings into partnership Asian, Asian American, and Asian Diaspora studies at Binghamton University.
- The Asian American Community Internship Program was established in 2002. Participating organizations include Museum of Chinese in the Americas, Office of City Councilman John Liu (Flushing, NY), CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, Asian American Arts Alliance, Chinese Staff and Workers’ Association, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Cinevision, Korean American League for Civic Action, Asian American Writers’ Workshop, Sakhi for South Asian Women, and Asian American Federation of New York.
- A major in Asian and Asian American Studies, which includes an Asian American Studies track, was established in Fall 2003.
- The Asian American Studies component of the program expanded to include Asian Diaspora Studies in 2007.
Recent Asian American and Diaspora Studies Courses:
Asian American Art
Asian American Cultural Representations
Asian American History
Asian American Literature and Culture
Asian Americas
Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education
Comparative Empires: The Philippines, Spain, and the United States
Destination Orient
Eating Asian America: Food, Culture, Politics
Engaging Diversity in the University
From Bombay to Hollywood: The Transformation of Hindi Cinema
Moses to Millat: Youth and Identity in “Black: British Literature and Culture
Moving Pictures: Transnationalism, Diaspora, and Film
Race as Metaphor
Re-visioning Asian Americas: Global and Comparative Approaches to Asian American History
Stiff Upper Lips: Masculinity, Empire, and Nation
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