In Memoriam: Marnia Lazreg
A Graduate Center-affiliated sociologist is remembered as one of the most respected academic voices on women’s affairs in North Africa.
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No Box to Check: When the Census Doesn’t Reflect You
While people of MENA heritage are by no means monolithic, they do share one common experience in the United States. On official forms, most don’t see themselves represented among the check boxes for race or ethnicity. With few good options, many end up being counted as “white.”
New Department of Social and Critical Inquiry Established in CLAS at UConn
The new Department of Social and Critical Inquiry unites four CLAS formerly non-departmentally organized units into a single department: the American Studies Program, the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute, the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program.
Service Members and Vets Belonging to Racial Minority Groups Face Disproportionately High Suicide Rates
Based on data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department, the suicide risk among service members and veterans of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent (AAPI) was 350% higher than the national average.
Apply for The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) is an eight-week intensive language training program for undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and non-traditional students. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities.
Apply for a SEAC Publishing Grant
Getting ready to publish your research? SEAC will award approximately five grants of up to $1,000 each annually to support faculty publishing related to Southeast Asia and Southeast Asians (including in the diaspora). Expenses covered may include, for instance, in-person or hybrid book, article, or book-proposal workshops; translation costs; publishing subventions; or open-access fees. Recipients … Read more