The New Asian NYC: Mobilization, Grassroots Power & Pluralistic Futures
Exploring grassroots power & Asian American futures in NYC after Zohran Mamdani’s historic election.
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2026 AAARI Symposium Call for Proposals – The New Asian NYC: Mobilization, Grassroots Power & Pluralistic Futures
We invite students, scholars, organizers and artists from all backgrounds to submit proposals that investigate what the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani as mayor reveals about the future of Asian American identity, the intersection of class and race, and the evolving strategies of civic engagement in an increasingly polarized era.