In our Spring 2022 course, we welcomed returning and new members and continued our collective learning and work. We conducted oral histories, learned from guest speakers and formed special relationships, and presented our work to the public.Read More →

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GROW presented a week-long series on “A Look into the Movements for Asian American Studies at UC San Diego” as a part of the Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Celebration (APIAHC) month at UCSD, which included screenings of the first Asian American Studies Course at UCSD in Spring 1986 and a disucssion between the first professor of AAS and the inaugural director of AAPI Studies.Read More →

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Dr. Wayne Yang is a Professor of Ethnic Studies and the Provost of Muir College at UC San Diego. In this interview, Yang discusses the activism of students of color during the 2010s, the experiences of faculty involved in and/or connected to student efforts and demands, and the politics of power and relationships within the university (in the institutional sense).Read More →

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Dr. Corinne Kodama is a former Research Specialist for the Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) project and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Previously, she worked at UC San Diego’s Student Affirmative Action and Human Relations program and Muir College. Read More →

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Alex Tom studied from 1994 to 1999 at UC San Diego, studying both Political Science and Ethnic Studies. He was also an active student leader involved in Asian and Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APSA), OASIS, Summer Bridge, Associated Students, and more. In his interview, he shares his experiences with being a student-leader and the student-activist community at UCSD during his college years, and he reflects on how these experiences have shaped the person he is today and the work he is committed to.Read More →

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