Asian American Studies Program, University of Pennsylvania

Williams Hall, Suite 809-810
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305
(215) 898-1782 phone
(215) 573-2138 fax
asam@ccat.sas.upenn.edu email
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/asam/ website

Area of Inerest:
Organization - Educational studies program

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
Pan Asian

Description:
The University of Pennsylvania's program in Asian American Studies (ASAM) was established in Fall 1996 as a result of joint student, staff, and faculty efforts. An interdisciplinary program that offers a Minor and a broad range of courses and activities, it explores the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian immigrants and of persons of Asian ancestry in North America, and the relevance of those experiences for understanding race and ethnicity in national and global contexts.

Staff:
Eiichiro Azuma, Assistant Professor
Grace Kao, Assistant Professor
Rosane Rocher, Professor
Ajay T. Nair, Director of the Pan-Asian American Community House

Submitted by:
AIA Staff

New - 04/24/03