Asian American Studies across CUNY: Reflections, Connections, Futures
AAARI is hosting a day-long symposium to build connection and community, and collectively vision the future possibilities and directions for Asian American studies at CUNY.
francisco delgado
Where CHamoru Identity Continues: The Decolonial Poetics of the CHamoru Diaspora in California
Prof. Francisco Delgado’s current project examines how Chamorro poets reimagine the landscape of California as an extension of their home island. In particular, through a careful reading of works by Chamorro poets like Clarissa Mendiola and Lehua Taitano, both of whom are currently based out of California, he argues that the nature of Chamorro identity and community is as fluid and vast as the Pacific Ocean itself.