The Pasts and Futures of Ethnic and Area Studies, Part 1

AHA Session 138
Saturday, January 4, 2025: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Sutton North (New York Hilton, Second Floor)
Chair:
Barbara Weinstein, New York University
Panel:
Celso Thomas Castilho, Vanderbilt University
Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Duke University
Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Hunter College, City University of New York
Chris Suh, Emory University
Lien-Hang Thi Nguyen, Columbia University

Session Abstract

This session explores histories of tensions and rapprochments between area and ethnic studies in the US academy. It is structured as a dialogue between scholars of Asian, Latin American, Asian-American, and Latinx history and studies. The roundtable will also address recent institutional developments in this field and their relation with undergraduate and graduate education.
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