What Can I Do With Asian American Studies?

So you're studying Asian American Studies in graduate school. Has anyone ever asked, "what are you going to do with THAT?" Learn how to answer this question at a FREE upcoming one-day graduate student conference "What Can I Do With Asian American Studies?"

We will be featuring career and real world-centered workshops by some of today's leaders in Asian America, who were in similar shoes as yourself in the not-so-distant past. Also, all participants will be placed into breakout groups with peers from different universities. Everyone is encouraged to bring something that you're currently working on in order to give/receive constructive feedback from new sets of eyes. This will be a great opportunity to network! If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or concerns, please contact Dean at dean.adachi@cgu.edu

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:00am Registration and light breakfast

10:00am Opening and welcome

11:00am Pursuing Academia

- Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca (UCLA Asian American Studies Center)

- Jennifer Giang (community college adjunct lecturer in Bay Area)

- Stephen Lee (UC Irvine School of Law)

12:15pm Lunch

- CV workshop by Fatma Kassamali (CGU Office of Career Management)

1:30pm Non-profits and Community Engagement

- Benji Chang (APALC, The Mentee + Mentor Project)

- Kei Nagao (Little Tokyo Service Center)

- Natasha Saelua (OCAPICA, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities)

2:45pm New Media and the Arts

- Sylvie Kim (The Antisocial Ladder, Hyphen Magazine)

- Tadashi Nakamura (independent filmmaker)

- Martin Wong (Giant Robot Magazine)

4:00pm Breakout groups

5:30pm Closing

6:00pm All are invited to stay in Claremont for dinner and socializing! (pay for your own dinner)

Confirmed attendees from:

Claremont Graduate University (Cultural Studies, Education, English, History, Political Science, Religious Studies)

Claremont School of Theology (Theology MDiv)

San Francisco State (Asian American Studies MA)

UC Berkeley (Ethnic Studies PhD, Literature PhD)

UC David (Education PhD)

UCLA (Asian American Studies MA)

UCSB (History PhD, English PhD)

UCSD (Ethnic Studies PhD)

UCR (Ethnomusicology MA, English PhD)

University of Southern California (Communications PhD)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Interstate 10 exit at Indian Hill Boulevard and travel north one mile to Sixth Street. Turn right onto Sixth Street and travel until you reach College Avenue. Turn left onto College Avenue and continue driving until you reach Eleventh Street. Turn right on Eleventh Street. The Burkle Building is located on the southwest corner of Eleventh Street and Dartmouth Avenue. You may park for free in either of the parking lots on the north and south sides of Eleventh Street between Dartmouth Avenue and the next street, College Avenue.

From the 210 Highway westbound, exit at Baseline/Padua and turn left. Turn left on Monte Vista. Turn right on Foothill Boulevard and travel one mile until you reach Dartmouth Avenue. Turn left onto Dartmouth. The Burkle Building is located on the southwest corner of Eleventh Street and Dartmouth Avenue. From the 210 Highway eastbound, exit at Towne Ave. and turn right on Towne. Turn left on Foothill Blvd. Turn right on Dartmouth Ave. The Burkle Building is located on the southwest corner of Eleventh Street and Dartmouth Avenue. You may park for free in either of the parking lots on the north and south sides of Eleventh Street between Dartmouth Avenue and the next street, College Avenue.