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PAST EVENTS.

2020.

Theme: The Artistry of Activism

Panelists : Katie Quan, Aya Ogawa, Jennifer Fang

Workshops:

  • Biopower, mediascapes and the politics of fear in the age of COVID-19

  • The World in Words: Writing as Activism & Revelation

  • From Immigration Exclusion to Police Raids and Imprisonment: White Rescues of Asian Women in American History

  • From Kinship to Liberation: Movement Organizing Across Solidarity Lines

  • Future Tense

2019.

Theme: Coalitions: Recounting Pasts, Presents, and Futures

Moderator: Lynne Guey from Rock the Boat 

Panelists (Journalism): Jay Caspian King, Patrick Lee, Tiffany Diane Tso 

Panelists (Past and Present of Asian American Activism): Heather Lee, Caroline Hong, Seng Yan Sin 

Workshops:

  • Politics and Civic Engagement in the Empire State

  • Asian American Feminist History in Action

  • Eating Your Words

  • Parties, Politics and Power

  • Creating Consensual Community Spaces: Nightlife, Guidelines and Accountability

  • Radical Asian America

  • See To It: A Visual Storytelling Workshop

Community Fair: CRAASH, Minkwon, Womankind, Anakbayan, Kundiman, Chinatown Youth Initiatives, Museum of Chinese in America, Ugnayan Youth, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

2018.

Theme: Dismantle and Redefine

Keynote Speaker: Akhil Reed Amar

Panelists: Mariko Hirose, Daniel Lee, Kenta Koga, Aadhithi Padmanabhan

Workshops:

  • Politics and Civic Engagement in the Empire State 

  • Youth Leadership: Opportunities, Challenges, and Possibilities

  • Orienting: Constellations of Community Practice and Queer Identity in the Asian American Diaspora

  • Youth Rise Up! Exploring Our Power

  • Language and Identity: Reading Right to Left

  • Asian American Identity Through Spoken Word

  • Asian American Zines

Community Fair

2017.

Theme: Coming of Age in a Shifting Political Climate

Panelists: Jiyoon Mary Chung, Neriel David Ponce, James Hong

Workshops:

  • What's a Healthy Relationship Anyway?

  • Art, and Asian-American "Authenticity": A Visual Storytelling Workshop in Genre Fiction

  • Civics 101

  • Immigrant Health Advocacy and Access

  • And So We Teach Ourselves: Centralizing Narratives of AAPI Femmes in the Web of History

  • Grassroots Political Organizing for High Schoolers

  • Stigmas of Mental Health and Avenues of Empowerment in our Youth

  • NYC Take Back Our Education!

Community Fair

2016.

Panelists: Vincent Fang, Liz Ouyang, John Park, Jenny Choi, Kevin Park, Susan Abdelghafar

Workshops: 

  • Zines!: A Practical and Theoretical Workshop

  • Politicizing Asian American Communities

  • Why Ethnic Studies? Why Asian American Studies? Why Now? A Discussion Workshop

  • Speak Your Spark: Creating Your Own Non-Profit Organization

  • Why Your USH Class is Important: The Historical Background to Asian American Activism

  • Spoken Word: A Form of Activism

Community Fair

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