The Pasts and Futures of Ethnic and Area Studies, Part 2

AHA Session 167
Saturday, January 4, 2025: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Sutton North (New York Hilton, Second Floor)
Chair:
Lien-Hang Thi Nguyen, Columbia University
Panel:
Natasha J. Lightfoot, Columbia University
Mary T. Lui, Yale University
Mae M. Ngai, Columbia University
George J. Sanchez, University of Southern California
Barbara Weinstein, New York 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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