Asian American Research Center

Asian American Research Center

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Launched in 2020, the Asian American Research Center at UC Berkeley is a preeminent research center for the study of Asian Americans/Asian diasporas in national, hemispheric, and global contexts. It brings together a vibrant, innovative, and dynamic assemblage of scholars, researchers, policy-makers, community organizers, and cultural producers to address a multiplicity of interests and concerns. The Center works to raise public awareness of Asian American/diaspora issues and advance cutting-edge research, develop innovative curricula, and promote community-campus engagement.

News

Are Cults the New Black?

December 8, 2023

Poulomi Saha, AARC faculty affiliate, navigates the appeal of cult culture in this Berkeley Talks podcast. Comparing today’s desire for overarching meaning, radical acceptance,...Read more about Are Cults the New Black?

American Railroad

December 8, 2023

Hidetaka Hirota, AARC faculty affiliate, discusses the history of immigrants and the U.S. transcontinental railroad in this Berkeley Talks podcast. The discussion acknowledges that...Read more about American Railroad

An Organizational Sociology of Education

December 8, 2023

Published in the journal Sociological Inquiry, AARC faculty affiliate Eos Trinidad discusses changes in education and organizational theorizing since the 1950s. ...Read more about An Organizational Sociology of Education

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