Ivan Small
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“Appropriating Assimilation and Automobility: Vietnamese Refugee Resettlements and Refusals” Ivan Small, Professor of Anthropology & Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University This talk focuses on Vietnamese migration experiences within the United States over the last …
Ian Baird
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“Hmong in the Communist Party of Thailand and the Volunteer Hill Tribe Militias during the Cold War” Ian Baird Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison A recording of the talk can be viewed at …
Darshana Mini
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“INDIAN INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE, THE INA AND MIGRANT ANTI-COLONIAL STRUGGLE” Darshana Mini Assistant Professor Department of Communication Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison This talk examines the trade union newsletters and material produced by Indian migrants …
Tuong Vu
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“FIFTY YEARS SINCE THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR: REFLECTIONS ON THE CENTURY-LONG STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN VIETNAM” Tuong Vu Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Oregon This year marks the 50th anniversary …
Mayumi Okabe
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“THAI BUDDHISM BEYOND THAILAND: A PERSPECTIVE FROM A MULTI-SITED ETHNOGRAPHY ON BUDDHIST GIVING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD” Mayumi Okabe Associate Professor, School of Contemporary Sociology, Chukyo University Visiting Scholar, Department of …
Wisconsin Historical Society @ 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
A Conversation: What Does It Mean to be Asian in Today’s America? 5:30 – 7:00 pm Diasporic identities continuingly emerge and unfold in the present and the future across generations, borders, and even vanished spaces. …
Kong Pheng Pha, Mai See Thao, Choua Lee, Chundou Her
Wisconsin Historical Society @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
This panel brings in scholars and educators to share insights on teaching Hmong studies in the state of Wisconsin, as well as offer commentary on the field’s continuing expansion. In light of recent legislation that …
Mai See Thao and Kong Pheng Pha
Wisconsin Historical Society @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Los Tsev: Cia Siab (Hope) in Wisconsin is a community-based exhibit that grapples with the ongoing historical trauma of war and healing. By drawing on HMoob (Hmong) mundane everyday life in Wisconsin, this exhibit invites audience …
Yến Lê Espiritu, Larry Ashmun, Saengmany Ratsabout, Nam Kim
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“PANEL ON REFUGEE EXPERIENCE AS HISTORY” Panelists: Yến Lê Espiritu, Larry Ashmun, Saengmany Ratsabout Moderator: Nam Kim This panel sheds important light on the history of Southeast Asian refugees. The panel brings voices to this …
Tricia Seow
206 Ingraham Hall @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
“EDUCATION AND SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE TRANSITION – CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND PATHWAYS” Tricia Seow Senior Lecturer National Institute of Education – Humanities & Social Studies Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Singapore is a low-lying tropical …