2024
Asian American Studies Academy
MONDAY, JUNE 24
Travel & Welcome Dinner
Registration/Check-In
College of Education, University of Texas at Austin
George I Sánchez Building
1912 Speedway, Austin, TX 78705
6:00-7:30PM
Optional Welcome Dinner
Lily Trieu, Executive Director, Asian Texans for Justice
Mohit Mehta, Assistant Director, Center for Asian American Studies
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
Building Knowledge about Asian America
8:00-9:00AM
Late Academy Check in (UT College of Education)
8:30-9:00AM
Breakfast (UT College of Education)
9:00-9:15AM
Welcome from College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Dr. Melissa Mosley Wetzel, Chair, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin
9:15-10:30AM
Welcome: Community & Care as Foundational to Asian American Studies, An Introduction to Asian America
Mohit Mehta, Assistant Director, Center for Asian American Studies
10:30-12:00PM
“Who Are You in This Vast Multiverse?”: An AsianCrit Analysis of Narrative Building in Education
William Bae, PhD Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction (Social Studies Education), University of Texas at Austin
12:00-1:00PM
Lunch & Break
1:00-2:15PM
Asian Americans in Literacy and Language Education
Grace MyHyun Kim, Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction/Asian American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
2:30-4:00PM
Beyond Representation: Asian American Studies and Cold War Southeast Asia
Lina Chhun, Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies/Asian American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
5:00-5:30PM
Dinner & Virtual Conversation with Tim Tsai
Tim Tsai, Director, Seadrift (2019)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26
Local Histories, Archives & Curricular Resources
8:30-9:00AM
Breakfast at UT College of Education
9:30-11:00AM
Tour of Isamu Taniguchi Garden, Zilker Botanical Garden**
2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78746
**Local participants can either arrive by 9:00 AM to UT Austin and travel together or can arrive directly at the garden.
***We will travel together by Uber/Lyft to the garden and back from UT Austin.
12:00-1:00PM
Lunch
1:00-2:00PM
Becoming "Makers of History": Narrative Change and Historical Preservation
Stephanie Drenka, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Dallas Asian American Historical Society
Exploring Curricular Framework & Resources
2:00-3:00PM
Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms (and Beyond)
Noreen Naseem Rodríguez, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Sohyun An, Professor, Kennesaw State University
Esther Kim, Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, College of William & Mary
3:00-4:00PM
Teaching the Sikh Experience
Upneet Kaur, Senior Education Manager, The Sikh Coalition
4:00-5:00PM
Integrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans (APIDAs) in Your Everyday Teaching
Courtney Wai, Consulting Instructor, Southern Regional Manager, Asian American Education Project
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
Asian American Ethnic Studies
9:00-9:30AM
Breakfast, College of Education
9:30-10:00AM
Asian American Studies: A Critical Ethnic Studies High School Course
Ann Nguyen, HS AP Literature & Asian American Studies teacher
10:45-12:00PM
Intersectional and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Asian American Studies
Emy Chen, HS Senior, McCallum High School; Former Civic Engagement Fellow, Asian Texans for Justice; Youth Organizer
Cathery Yeh, Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction (STEM Education)/Asian American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
12:00-12:30PM
Lunch, Post-Survey, & Departure
