A brief commentary written and delivered by our Founding Director, Prof. Anna Guevarra, at the Illinois Board of Trustees meeting on November 14, 2024. The views expressed in this commentary are those of…
Anna Guevarra has a new co-authored essay entitled, “Decentering Food Pedagogies: Notes from Our Gastrofeminist Classrooms.” The essay was just published in the Fall 2024, Volume 24, Issue 3 of Gastronomica: The Journal…
Anna Guevarra, professor of Global Asian Studies, published an OpEd on the connections between US militarism in the Philippines and in Gaza: “US Militarism Remains Front and Center for Many Filipino Voters in…
You are invited to the LAS Faculty Research Symposium on “AI Impact,” which will take place at UIC on Thursday, October 24 in Illinois Rooms, Student Center East (750 S Halsted St). The…
Here is an excellent, comprehensive, and important primer on Lebanon’s history published by the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) coauthored by leading scholars of Lebanon – Dr. Lara Deeb, Dr. Maya Mikdashi,…
GLAS Affiliated Faculty, Ronak Kapadia and colleagues have a new book coming out this Fall! BRIDGE BOOKS: “SURVIVING THE LONG WARS” Co-edited by Aaron Hughes, Ronak K. Kapadia, Therese Quinn, Meranda Roberts, and…
The Global Asian Studies Program congratulates its affiliated faculty, Mary Anne Mohanraj, on her promotion to Clinical Professor. Congratulations Mary Anne on this important milestone! Thank you for all the support you have…
Professor Nadine Naber of the Global Asian Studies and Gender & Women’s Studies, has been selected to join the latest group of Freedom Scholars, a distinction from the Marguerite Casey Foundation that recognizes…
Dis/Placements: A People’s History of Uptown Project (https://dis-placements.com) celebrated the inauguration of the Winthrop “Block Party” mural by artist Tia Etu. The mural is inspired by conversations with members of the Winthrop Family…
This archiving project documents the history of the 31-year student-led movement from 1991-2022 for Asian American Studies that paved the way for building Global Asian Studies (GLAS) and the Major at the University…
