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OBERLIN COLLEGE HOSTS ANNUAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 3, 2001-- Oberlin College will host the annual National East of California Asian-American Conference on the weekend of October 12-14. This year's conference is entitled Locating East of California. The stated purpose of the conference is to "reconsider the contours and practices of Asian Pacific American communities and scholarship east of California "
As part of the conference, Deeana Jang '79, will chair a panel discussion entitled The Fight for Asian-American Studies at Oberlin: Critical Reflections on the History of Asian American Activism. A panel of Oberlin alumni will discuss their personal experiences concerning the push for more Asian-American classes at institutions of higher learning and what is left for the current students to accomplish.
Many members of the Oberlin faculty will participate in various panel discussions that examine issues regarding Asian-Americans.
- Sociology Instructor Antoinette Charfauros McDaniel will speak specifically about Pacific Islander Communities.
- Assistant Professor of art Pablo Mitchell will sit on the panel entitled On the Margins of Marginality: Locating Asian-American Education Across Racial and Cultural Boundaries.
- Community Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs Katie Shorb will co-chair a discussion concerning Asian-Americans and sex.
- Professor of African-American Studies James Millete and Associate Professor of Religion David Kamitsuka will discuss with conference participants about Asian-American studies, ethnic studies, and comparative American studies in liberal arts colleges.
East of California is an Asian-American studies network made up by sixty-four colleges and universities that are devoted to the promotion of Asian-American studies. East of California is dedicated to examining and institutionalizing Asian-American studies in the heartland of the United States.
There is a twenty-five dollar registration fee for faculty, staff and community members. Registration is free for all students. To find out more about the upcoming conference, visit the conference's web site.
Media Contact: Alex Pfeifer
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