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Welcome to The Ohio State University’s Asian American Studies (AAS) website. Here you will find important information about:

• AAS minor requirements
• Courses in AAS that are being offered during the 2007-2008 academic year
• The Chin Hua Hsieh and Yun Mei Lee Hsieh Undergraduate and Graduate Research Paper Awards
• Students who are involved in AAS
• Faculty who teach AAS courses
• Upcoming cultural events

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Congrats to recent graduates!

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Asian American Studies minor at Ohio State. Before describing what’s in store for this milestone year, we would like to recognize those students who graduated last year with an Asian American Studies minor:

• Jenny Blanza (majored in Social Work)
• Elena Chu (majored in Social Work)
• Sheeva Mostoufi (majored in Psychology)
• Rukku Singla (majored in Classics and South Asian American Studies)
• Tiffany Slovik (majored in Sociology and Criminology)
• Faraz Waheed (majored in Political Science)

Congratulations and best of luck, graduates!

Revisions to the AAS minor

For those who are interested in minoring in Asian American Studies, there have been a few changes to the program that reflect alterations in the curriculum. Be sure to check out the Minor and Courses pages to see the requirements and the course offerings for this year. If you have any questions, contact the advisor, Professor Joe Ponce (English).

For more information, check out our Calendar section.

New initiatives

The Asian American Studies program will also be instituting two new series:

• The Research Workshop Series, headed by Professor Judy Wu (History)
• The Student Outreach Series, headed by Professor Pranav Jani (English) and Professor Binaya Subedi (Education)

Two workshops have already been scheduled for autumn quarter. Keep an eye on the Calendar for information about these and other cultural events.

In addition, the Asian American Studies program at OSU will be participating in an exciting new initiative—the formation of a consortium of Asian American Studies programs across the CIC institutions. The CIC consists of the Big-10 plus the University of Chicago. The new consortium, coordinated by Professor Josephine Lee at the University of Minnesota, will promote collaboration among the existing Asian American Studies programs and also bring visibility to the research and teaching at Midwestern institutions. The goals of the consortium are to:

• Encourage cooperation and collaboration in Asian American Studies, and provide resources and leadership in this interdisciplinary field for all of the CIC campuses
• Help recruit, mentor, and retain the best faculty and graduate students in this and related areas
• Facilitate shared library and curriculum development
• Redefine the field of Asian American Studies with respect to new and distinctive Asian American migrant and immigrant communities, histories, and cultures, particularly in the Midwest.

For more information, visit: http://www.cic.net/groups/AsianAmericanStudies/index.shtml.

Asian American Studies Advisory Committee

Dr. Joe Ponce, Academic Advisor (Ponce.8@osu.edu)

Pranav Jani, Student Outreach Co-Coordinator (jani.4@osu.edu)

Binaya Subedi, Student Outreach Co-coordinator (subedi.1@osu.edu)

Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Research Series Coordinator (wu.287@osu.edu)