Upcoming events.
Past Events
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Diane C. Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez: A Contemporary Look at Asian American Activism
Can we transform our society through unruly resistance, defiant love, and radical care? Two highly respected and widely-published scholars, Diane C. Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, think it’s possible. In their new book, Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation, they bring together stories of lived experiences, lessons, and triumphs from grassroots Asian American organizers and scholar-activists fighting for transformative justice.
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Book Talk hosted by Eastwind Books
A panel conversation with the editors and contributors of Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation, a collection of 21st century Asian American activists’ lived experiences and lessons as organizers. Featuring Diane C. Fujino, Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, Eddy Zheng, Ga Young Chung, and Rhonda Ramiro. Moderated by Harvey Dong and Janie Chen of Eastwind Books of Berkeley.
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Book talk hosted by Haymarket Books
Join Haymarket and the University of Washington Press for a critical discussion on Asian American activism and movement building today.
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Bay Area Asian American Organizing
Bay Area Asian American Organizing: Reflections on Contemporary Asian American Activism and the work of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez
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UCLA Webinar Series
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center presents, in conjunction with UCSB Asian American Studies Department, UC Davis Asian American Studies Department and other co-sponsors. Hosted every Friday in May, this webinar series featured organizers, researchers, and contributors to the book.
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Lytton Center Panel
On April 21, 2022, the Lytton Center hosted a panel with Dr. Diane C. Fujino, Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara; Dr. Katherine H. Lee, Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Mills College; Pam Tau Lee, Co-Founder of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network; and Alex Tom, Executive Director of the Center for Empowered Politics.
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Apex Express Panel
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
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CUNY AAARI Book Discussion
CUNY’s Asian American / Asian Research Institute hosted a book event and panel discussion. In the struggles for prison abolition, global anti-imperialism, immigrant rights, affordable housing, environmental justice, fair labor, and more, twenty-first-century Asian American activists are speaking out and standing up to systems of oppression. Creating emancipatory futures requires collective action and reciprocal relationships that are nurtured over time and forged through cross-racial solidarity and intergenerational connections, leading to a range of on-the-ground experiences.
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SF Public Library Weaving Stories Discussion
This event brings together Bay Area Asian American grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Angelica Cabande, Pam Tau Lee, Robyn Rodriguez, Alex Tom and a representative from Anakbayan USA, who not only discuss their book chapters, but also reflect on the state of Bay Area Asian American activism past, present and future. The event is also dedicated to the memory of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez, a Bay Area bi-racial Asian American activist who would have celebrated his 24th birthday on May 9, 2022. He died suddenly of food poisoning in 2020 at the age of 22 while he was living with and learning from as well as serving indigenous communities in the Philippines. Prior to departing for the Philippines, he was active in the Black Lives Matter movement, supported Filipino migrant workers' issues and successfully fought against the expansion of the A's Coliseum, which would have displaced communities of color in Oakland's Chinatown.
Weaving Stories Panel: Reflections on Contemporary Asian American Activism and Amado Rodriguez
This event brings together Bay Area Asian American grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Angelica Cabande, Pam Tau Lee, Robyn Rodriguez, Alex Tom and a representative from Anakbayan USA, who not only discuss their book chapters, but also reflect on the state of Bay Area Asian American activism past, present and future. The event is also dedicated to the memory of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez, a Bay Area bi-racial Asian American activist who would have celebrated his 24th birthday on May 9, 2022. He died suddenly of food poisoning in 2020 at the age of 22 while he was living with and learning from as well as serving indigenous communities in the Philippines. Prior to departing for the Philippines, he was active in the Black Lives Matter movement, supported Filipino migrant workers' issues and successfully fought against the expansion of the A's Coliseum, which would have displaced communities of color in Oakland's Chinatown.
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Bay Area Asian American Organizing: Reflections on Contemporary Asian American Activism and the work of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez
IN-PERSON EVENT! Register at tinyurl.com/SFPL0514
Koret Auditorium - San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Bringing together grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation (University of Washington Press, 2022) presents lived experiences of the fight for transformative justice and offers lessons to ensure the longevity and sustainability of organizing. In the face of imperialism, white supremacy, racial capitalism, heteropatriarchy, ableism, and more, the contributors celebrate victories and assess failures, reflect on the trials of activist life, critically examine long-term movement building, and inspire continued mobilization for coming generations.
This event brings together Bay Area Asian American grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Angelica Cabande, Pam Tau Lee, Robyn Rodriguez, Alex Tom, and a representative from Anakbayan USA, who will not only discuss their book chapters, but also reflect on the state of Bay Area Asian American activism past, present and future. The event is also dedicated to the memory of Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez, a Bay Area bi-racial Asian American activist who would have celebrated his 24th birthday on May 9, 2022. Amado Khaya died suddenly of food poisoning in 2020 at the age of 22 while he was living with and learning from as well as serving indigenous communities in the Philippines. Prior to departing for the Philippines he was active in the Black Lives Matter movement, supported Filipino migrant workers' issues and successfully fought against the expansion of the A's Coliseum, which would have displaced communities of color in Oakland's Chinatown.
Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation An Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Webinar Series
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center presents, in conjunction with UCSB Asian American Studies Department, UC Davis Asian American Studies Department and other co-sponsors: Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation An Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Webinar Series based on the new book edited by Diane C. Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez.
In the struggles for prison abolition, global anti-imperialism, immigrant rights, affordable housing, environmental justice, fair labor, and more, twenty-first-century Asian American activists are speaking out and standing up to systems of oppression. Bringing together grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Contemporary Asian American Activism presents lived experiences of the fight for transformative justice and offers lessons to ensure the longevity and sustainability of organizing and inspire continued mobilization for coming generations. Join us every Friday in May for our webinar series featuring organizers, researchers, and contributors to the book.
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022 12 Noon - 1:00 PM
SESSION 1: INCARCERATIONS, DISPLACEMENTS, AND TRANSFORMATIONS
Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-bbx_j1PSq-xOOFgMYebwQ
Introduction and Moderation: Robyn Magalit Rodriguez and Diane C. Fujino
Prison-to-Leadership Pipeline: Asian American Prisoner Activism
Eddy Zheng
Ho‘opono Mamo and Restorative Practices: Reflections on Scholar Activism in Juvenile Justice Systems Change
Karen Umemoto
The Streets of SoMa: Building Community amid Displacement in San Francisco
Angelica Cabande, with Katherine Nasol
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022 12 Noon - 1:00 PM
SESSION 2: INTERNATIONALISM AND LOCAL STRUGGLES
Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IOLXVLWFSZq5z2ltdUmKKw
Introduction and Moderation: Robyn Magalit Rodriguez and Diane C. Fujino
Dismantling the “Undocumented Korean Box”: Race, Education, and Undocumented Korean Immigrant Activism for Liberation
Ga Young Chung
Drivers on the Front Lines: The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Neoliberalism, and Global Pandemic—An Interview with Javaid Tariq
Diane C. Fujino
BAYAN USA: Filipino Transnational Radical Activism in the United States in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Antonio
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2022 12 Noon - 1:00 PM
SESSION 3: POLITICAL EDUCATION AND RADICAL PEDAGOGY
Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UTW2_CK_RFGJ8V5gKrld7A
Introduction and Moderation: Robyn Magalit Rodriguez and Diane C. Fujino
Political Education as Revolutionary Praxis
May C. Fu
“Organizing Wherever Your Feet Land”: Reconceptualizing Writing and Writing Instruction in the Legacy of Asian American Activism
Katherine H. Lee
How Does It Feel to Be on the Precipice? ChangeLab, A Racial Justice Experiment
Soya Jung
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022 12 Noon - 1:00 PM
SESSION 4: ON MOVEMENT BUILDING: SHAPED BY THE PAST, CREATING NEW FUTURES
Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gzwadi-GT9OmkJQQeFmeJg
Introduction and Moderation: Robyn Magalit Rodriguez and Diane C. Fujino
On Movement Praxis in the Era of Trumpism
Alex T. Tom
“Pete Wilson Trying to See Us All Broke”: Asian American Cross-Racial Student Activism in 1990s California
Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, with Wayne Jopanda
The Struggle to Abolish Environmental and Economic Racism: Asian Radical Imagining from the Homeland to the Front Line
Pam Tau Lee
Closing: Radical Love for a New Generation
Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
For more information on the 4-part book series: https://www.aasc.ucla.edu/events/activismseries/
*Cosponsors:
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
UCLA Asian American Studies Department
UCSB Asian American Studies Department
UC Davis Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies
UC Davis Asian American Studies
CSU San Marcos Ethnic Studies Program
University of San Diego Ethnic Studies Department
Apex Express Panel Discussion
A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists.
EastWind Books in conversation around “Contemporary Asian American Activism – Building Movements for Liberation,” featuring Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, Dr. Diane Fujino, Eddy Zheng, Rhonda Ramiro and Ga Young Chung.
Listen to recording here.
Lytton Center Panel Discussion
On April 21, 2022, the Lytton Center hosted a panel with Dr. Diane C. Fujino, Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara; Dr. Katherine H. Lee, Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Mills College; Pam Tau Lee, Co-Founder of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network; and Alex Tom, Executive Director of the Center for Empowered Politics.
Association for Asian American Studies Conference Roundtable Discussion
In the struggles for prison abolition, global anti-imperialism, immigrant rights, affordable housing, environmental justice, fair labor, and more, twenty-first-century Asian American activists are speaking out and standing up to systems of oppression. Creating emancipatory futures requires collective action and reciprocal relationships that are nurtured over time and forged through cross-racial solidarity and intergenerational connections, leading to a range of on-the-ground experiences.
Bandung Books Event
A panel conversation with the editors and contributors of Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation, a collection of 21st century Asian American activists’ lived experiences and lessons as organizers. Featuring Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, Pam Tau Lee, Javaid Tariq, and a representative from BAYAN-USA. Listen in as they discuss the importance of Women’s Activism and internationalism in their experiences as community organizers.
Eastwind Books of Berkeley: Contemporary Asian American Activism Book Talk and Panel
Join us for a book talk and panel conversation with the editors and contributors of Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation, a collection of 21st century Asian American activists’ lived experiences and lessons as organizers.
The book is available for pre-order at Eastwind Books of Berkeley.
Donations are greatly appreciated and will support future programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Eventbrite to RSVP: https://asamactivism.eventbrite.com/
Haymarket Books: Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation
Join Haymarket and the University of Washington Press for a critical discussion on Asian American activism and movement building today.
Bringing together grassroots organizers and scholar-activists, Contemporary Asian American Activism presents lived experiences of the fight for transformative justice and offers lessons to ensure the longevity and sustainability of organizing. In the face of imperialism, white supremacy, racial capitalism, heteropatriarchy, ableism, and more, the contributors celebrate victories and assess failures, reflect on the trials of activist life, critically examine long-term movement building, and inspire continued mobilization for coming generations.
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Seattle Town Hall - Diane C. Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez: A Contemporary Look at Asian American Activism
Virtual Event - Register at townhallseattle.org/event/diane-c-fujino-and-robyn-magalit-rodriguez/
Can we transform our society through unruly resistance, defiant love, and radical care? Two highly respected and widely-published scholars, Diane C. Fujino and Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, think it’s possible. In their new book, Contemporary Asian American Activism: Building Movements for Liberation, they bring together stories of lived experiences, lessons, and triumphs from grassroots Asian American organizers and scholar-activists fighting for transformative justice.
In the struggles for prison abolition, global anti-imperialism, immigrant rights, affordable housing, environmental justice, fair labor, and more, twenty-first-century Asian American activists are speaking out and standing up to systems of oppression. Fujino and Rodriguez come together to celebrate victories, assess failures, reflect on the trials of activist life, examine movement-building in the long term, and inspire continued mobilization for the years to come. Collectively, the stories shape a vision of a more just future that’s forged when many different races — and multiple generations — come together in solidarity.