Congratulations to Professor Kong Pheng Pha! We are thrilled to celebrate Professor Kong Pheng Pha for receiving the Early Career Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) earlier this year! This award recognizes a junior scholar who has made valuable contribution to the field in the early stage of their career. Nominees …
Join us in congratulating Dr. Kate Phelps for the release of her 2025 book Digital Girlhoods, her feature in May’s L&S newsletter, and her receipt of a 2025 Teaching Excellence Award! In an interview with Dr. Phelps on her research, Olivia Ruetten outlines the inspiration, creation, and construction of this thoughtful and insightful book. In Digital …
Celebrate the release of Dr. Sami Schalk’s new book, Black Disability Politics, at one of two (or both!) book release events! Wednesday October 26 10-11:30am CST. The Ford Foundation will host a hybrid (in person in NYC and streaming) event where Dr. Schalk will be in conversation with several of the activists she interviewed for the project, …
Dr. Araceli Alonso, Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of UNESCO Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and Culture of Peace, has been teaching a study abroad course to UW-Madison students as part of the UW’s Circle of Care for Global Health and Human Rights study abroad program. This past summer was the sixth year of this program. …