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This event places two newly-released books on Asian Americans and their authors in conversation with 51�ԹϺ��� postdoctoral scholar in Asian & Asian American Studies, Christina Ong. Bianca Mabute-Louie’s  is a socio-political examination of Asian Americans who refuse to assimilate and instead build belonging on their own terms outside of mainstream institutions, transforming the ways we understand race, class, and citizenship in America. In , Corinne Mitsuye Sugino, argues that Asian American racialization and gendering plays a key role in shoring up abstract concepts such as “meritocracy,” “family,” “justice,” “diversity,” and “nation” in ways that naturalize a limited understanding of what it means to be human. Both authors challenge frameworks of colonization, racism, and capitalism that are central to anti-Asian violence, instead encouraging readers to envision a more expansive, politically-engaged Asian America rooted in solidarity and care for our communities. 

Lunch and a book signing will follow the book talk conversation. A student-centered zine workshop led by Jean Munson, Graduate Research Assistant for Asian & Asian American Studies, alongside Bianca and Corinne will follow lunch & book signing.

11-12:30 p.m.: Book talk and Q&A

12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch and book signings

1:30-3 p.m.: Student-centered zine workshop