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2026 Hess Week with Scholar in Residence Russell M. Jeung

Mar 17 - Mar 19

Join Brooklyn College’s Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities for a week of public talks in honor of Professor Russell M. Jeung, the 2025-26 Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence.

Tuesday, March 17
Welcome Ceremony
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

The Lives, Rights, and Civil Liberties of Asian Americans in an Age of Mass Deportation
2:15 PM to 3:30 PM

Wednesday, March 18
Belief and Belonging: Faith Communities and Justice
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Recuperating Collective Stories: Writing Chinese American Memoirs
2:15 PM to 3:30 PM

Struggling, Surviving, Thriving: Asian American Mental Health
3:40 PM to 4:55 PM

Thursday, March 19
Asian American Movements for Racial Justice: Resistance and Solidarity
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

Hess Week 2026 is co-sponsored by The Asian American and Diasporic Studies Minor Program and The Brooklyn College Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institute (BCAP).

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Venue

  • Brooklyn College (Library, Woody Tanger Auditorium)
  • 2900 Bedford Ave, Library, Room 150, Woody Tanger Auditorium
    Brooklyn, NY 11210     + Google Map

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