What We Talk About When We Talk About Anti-Asian Violence

April 19, 2021, 4:00-5:00 PM (PST)

RSVP: https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion/schedule

Asian America is having a very public moment. There is a Vice-President who identifies as both Black and South Asian; Asian Americans were a key voting bloc in turning Georgia blue while, at the same time, they are being courted by Republicans; Sandra Oh has made the phrase “It’s an Honor to be an Asian” a mantra of ethnic chic; there is a new generation of writers and filmmakers who are engaged in questions around identity and post-identity. And yet, in the year that has passed since the start of the COVID pandemic, anti-Asian violence has seen a frightening spike in cases. Just as more and more Asian Americans are visible, they are also being visibly attacked. How do we make sense of this contradiction? Is this a contradiction or a causality? How we try to understand and name this current moment is crucial precisely because it will provide us the roadmap to imagining our collective futures.

Join for a conversation with Professors Sameer Pandya and Lisa Sun-Hee Park. This event is part of Virtual All Gaucho Reunion week, April 19-25, 2021. Alumni, faculty, and students are all welcome to attend. To RSVP, go to https://www.alumni.ucsb.edu/events/all-gaucho-reunion/schedule, select 'Register Here' and select this event from the drop-down menu. Upon registration, you will then be emailed the Zoom link for this event.

For assistance, please contact Cora Danielson at cora@ucsb.edu.