Asian / American Reading Group, Week 1: Perspectives of the Outsider

I recently joined a student-led Asian / American Reading Group at Haverford sponsored by the Hurford Center. Although there are occasional topic classes, the Tri-Co does not have a formal Asian American Studies Department. This leaves it up to the students to form their own seminars like this one. Affinity groups like the Bryn Mawr Asian American Students Association (A/ASA) have also had to stepĀ up to educate andĀ promote cultural, social, and political awareness of Asian and Asian American perspectives.

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What does it mean to be Asian American? How do we distinguish between these various identities? Where do we draw the line between fiction and reality?

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