Association for Asian American Studies Annual Conference 2014
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Building Bridges, Forging Movements Association for Asian American Studies Annual Conference 35th Anniversary April 16-19, 2014 Grand Hyatt San Francisco, California1 Table of Contents Conference at a Glance ....................................................................... 4 Association for Asian American Studies ................................................ 8 Purposes, Activities, & Membership.................................................... 8 Officers and Regional Representatives ................................................. 10 Welcome from the President ............................................................. 12 Program Committee Welcome Message .............................................. 14 Conference Committees..................................................................... 16 Honors and Awards ........................................................................... 18 Plenary Sessions .............................................................................. 28 President Sessions ............................................................................ 35 Mentorship Program .......................................................................... 36 Arts & Activism in Asia/America Session .............................................. 42 Invisible New Comer Session .............................................................. 44 Film Screenings ................................................................................ 45 Receptions ....................................................................................... 46 Drop-In Clinic .................................................................................. 48 Section Meetings .............................................................................. 49 Tours ............................................................................................... 50 Exhibitors ........................................................................................ 54 CFP Asian American Transnationals: Race, Asian American, Migration .... 56 2015 Call for Papers........................................................................... 58 Conference Schedule..........................................................................60 Wednesday ..................................................................................... 60 Thursday ......................................................................................... 62 Friday .......................................................................................... 86 Saturday .......................................................................................... 110 Map of Grand Hyatt ......................................................................... 130 Sponsors and Donors ........................................................................ 132 Advertisements ............................................................................. 134 Program Designed by: Justin Gonzalez 2 3 Conference at a Glance Conference at a Glance Wednesday, April 16 Friday, April 18 1:00pm-5:00pm Registration 7:00am-5:00pm Registration 2:00pm-3:30pm Session W1 7:00am-8:30am Mentorship Committee Meeting 3:00pm-4:30pm New AAAS Board Members Orientation 7:30am-6:00pm Book Exhibits 3:45pm-5:00pm Session W2 7:30am-8:30am Morning Coffee Break 5:00pm-10:00pm AAAS Board Meeting 7:45am-8:30am Session F1 8:00am-9:30am Sessions F2 - F13 9:45am-11:15am Plenary Session P2 Thursday, April 17 9:45am-11:15am Sessions F14 - F25 7:00am-5:00pm Registration 11:30am-12:45pm Section Meetings SC4 - SC6 7:00am-8:00am Section Meeting SC1 11:30am-12:45pm Sessions F26 - F30, F32 - F33 7:30am-6:00pm Book Exhibits 1:00pm-2:30pm Drop-in Clinics D1 7:30am-9:00am Morning Coffee Break 1:00pm-2:30pm Sessions F34 - F36, F38 - F48 8:00am-9:30am Sessions T1 - T13 1:50pm-2:35pm Session F49 9:45am-11:30am Welcome & Plenary Session P1 2:45pm-4:15pm Drop-in Clinics D2 10:00am-11:30am Sessions T14 - T27 2:45pm-4:15pm Sessions F50, F52 - F61, F63 - F64 11:45am-1:00pm Undergraduate and Graduate Student 4:30pm-6:00pm Drop-in Clinics D3 Lounge 4:30pm-6:00pm Sessions F65 - F71, F73 - F78 11:45am-1:00pm 2015 Conference Program Planning 6:30pm-7:30pm Session F79 Committee Meeting 6:00pm-7:30pm Sponsored Reception 11:45am-1:00pm Section Meetings SC2 & SC3 7:30pm-9:00pm Sponsored Reception 11:45am-1:00pm Sessions T28 - T34 1:00pm-6:00pm Session T35 1:15pm-2:45pm President Session 1 & Sessions T36 - T48 3:00pm-4:30pm Mentorship Program M1 3:00pm-4:30pm President Session 2 & Sessions T49- T61 4:45pm-6:15pm President Session 3 & Sessions T62 - T77 5:30pm-6:20pm Session T78 6:15pm-7:45pm Welcome Reception 6:45pm-7:45pm Dessert Reception 4 5 Conference at a Glance Saturday, April 19 7:00am-8:30am Journal of Asian American Studies (JAAS) Editorial Board Meeting 7:30am-8:30am Morning Coffee Break 8:00am-11:00am Registration 8:00am-9:30am Mentorship Program M2 8:00am-9:30am Sessions S1 - S13 9:45am-11:15am Mentorship Program M3 9:45am-11:15am Sessions S14 - S28 10:35am-11:20am Session S29 11:30am-12:45pm Section Meetings SC7 - SC9 11:30am-12:45pm Sessions S30 - S38 1:00pm-2:30pm Plenary Session P3 1:00pm-2:30pm Sessions S39 - S52 2:45pm-4:15pm Sessions S53 - S63 5:00pm-6:00pm General Membership Meeting 6:15pm-7:30pm Awards Reception 6 7 Association for Asian American Studies Activities The Association has sponsored national conferences since 1980 in cities such as Seattle, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pullman, New York The national Secretariat of the Association for Asian American Studies is City, Santa Barbara, Honolulu, San Jose, Ithaca, Ann Arbor, Boston, Salt located at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 214 Social Sciences Lake City, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Austin; publishes a newsletter and Building, 267 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN 55455. AAAS membership journal; advocates for students, faculty, and programs through advice and is handled by The John Hopkins University Press. Information regarding letters of support; advances Asian American Studies through its standing upcoming conferences may be obtained by contacting the Secretariat. committees, awards, advocacy, curriculum and library, publications, Information on membership and the Journal of Asian American Studies professional ethics, and publicity; and serves as an information resource (JAAS) may be obtained by contacting The John Hopkins University on matters concerning Asian Americans. Press. Membership Purposes The Association is open to any individual or organization with an interest The Association for Asian American Studies was formed in 1979 for the in the Asian American experience. The membership is composed of purposes of: researcher, teachers, and students in higher education. The membership also includes individuals in government and private sector, and professionals serving the needs of the ethnic community, as well as 1. advancing the highest professional standards of excellence in members of the community. teaching and research in the field of Asian American Studies; 2. promoting better understanding and closer ties between and Membership in the Association for Asian American Studies is based among various sub-components within Asian American Studies: on a calendar year, i.e., January 1st to December 31st. A member in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Hawaiian, Southeast Asian, good standing will receive the quarterly AAAS newsletter, the Journal of South Asian, Pacific Islander, and other groups; Asian American Studies, and reduced rates at the national conference. The Directory of Asian American Studies Programs and Departments is 3. sponsoring professional activities including conferences and available on the Association website: http://www.aaastudies.org. symposia, special projects and events; 4. facilitating increased communication and scholarly exchange among teachers, researchers, and students in the field of Asian American Studies; 5. advocating and representing the interests and welfare of Asian American Studies and Asian Americans; 6. educating American society about the history and aspirations of Asian American ethnic minorities. 8 9 Association Of Asian American Studies Regional Representatives Officers N. CALIFORNIA/NEVADA S. CALIFORNIA Maxwell Leung Stella Oh PRESIDENT PRESIDENT - ELECT Critical Studies Program Department of Women’s Studies Mary Yu Danico Linda Trinh Vo California College of the Arts Loyola Marymount University California State Polytechnic University of California, Irvine email: [email protected] email: [email protected] University, Pomona Irvine, CA Pomona, CA email: [email protected] N. ENGLAND/CENTRAL & email: [email protected] S. CALIFORNIA - ELECT EASTERN CANADA erin Khue Ninh Daniel Y. Kim Department of Asian American Studies Department of English University of California, Santa Barbara Brown University email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Regional Representatives GRADUATE STUDENT PACIFIC NORTHWEST, HAWAI‘I James Zarsadiaz AND PACIFIC ISLANDS, & Department of History INTERIOR WEST/SOUTH MID-ATLANTIC/SOUTH - ELECT WESTERN CANADA Northwestern University Daryl Joji Maeda Janelle Wong Roderick Labrador email: [email protected] Department of Ethnic Studies Department of American Studies Department of Ethnic Studies University of Colorado Boulder University of Maryland University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected] GRADUATE STUDENT - ELECT Ray San Diego Culture and Theory Program MID-ATLANTIC/SOUTH