Asian American Studies Program, UW-Madison

08/05/2026

Looking for Asian American Studies classes to fulfill your certificate requirements this fall? Seats are still available for AAS 420 TR 9:30-1045am with Professor Lisa Ho.
We recently added 2 new and exciting topics courses: Asian American Childhood Joy MW 4-5:15pm and Asian American “Aunties” TR 4-5:15pm both with Professor Chundou Her.
For more information about these courses use the link to our website located in our bio.

04/14/2026

We have so many wonderful, creative, curious and passionate students in our program! Your support means that we can foster that curiosity and passion in our community on campus, through ambassadors like our very own Britney Tang. Britney is a Sophomore majoring in Business Management & Human Resource
Management, with certificates in Intl. Business and Asian American Studies. Hear from her on how the AAS Certificate expanded her college experience (and click on our link below/in our bio to see how you can support us!)
https://dayofthebadger.org/campaign/asian-american-studies/

04/14/2026

Day of the Badger kicks off today! Hear from undergraduate Anna Jyi, currently studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan, who shares the impact of our program on her studies.

If you can pitch in to join us in our fundraising efforts, please visit the link in our bio!

04/09/2026

Have you signed up for Fall classes this week? Check out these classes we are offering and check the~~~in~~ to your course carts (!) Every semester, we offer Asian American ethnic studies courses on a wide range of topic and disciplines- from Food to Media, from History to Creative Writing, and beyond. We are particularly grateful and excited for you to get to know our teaching faculty, and hope to see you in class! (See out website for full list of course offerings)

03/11/2026

A friendly reminder of the events this week, starting tonight! 🎉 There's been one minor change in the Friday demo, Tammy will not join the Friday hot shop demo, and instead Tim Russell will!. Limited tickets still available! Reserve tickets at: https://artsticketing.wisc.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=1AAD3A8D-C560-435F-8C63-7653161FBE3E

Join us for Asian futures, without Asians by Astria Suparak, with live musical accompaniment by Tammy Lakkis. During this performance-lecture-screening, Suparak investigates how Asia and Asian identities are imagined in film and media—often without Asian voices or representation. Through curated clips and commentary, Suparak's multimedia performative lecture questions: What does it mean when so many white filmmakers envision futures inflected by Asian culture, but devoid of actual Asian people? Free registration is required for this event, which takes place at the Play Circle on Wednesday March 11 and Thursday March 12.

03/02/2026

Check out the Wisconsin Book Festival and attend Professor Rachel Kuo's event on 3/18 discussing "We Are Each Other's Liberation" with co-editor Jaimee A. Swift.

03/02/2026

The MSC is hiring for the 26-27 academic year‼️

Open Positions:

Communications
Student Organization Support
MSC Grant Specialist Intern
MSC Multicultural Programming Intern
MENA Programming Intern
ISC COUSIN
BCC Programming Intern

Apply on the job board before March 15th. Visit our website for position descriptions.

02/03/2026

"UW–Madison’s vibrant, interdisciplinary campus arts culture attracts students and professors from around the world. But don’t just take our word for it." Professor Choy and her current projects are among those highlighted in this article. Read more:

UW–Madison’s vibrant, interdisciplinary campus arts culture attracts students and professors from around the world. But don’t just take our word for it.

11/25/2025

The Asian American Studies Program offices will be closed Wednesday, November 26-28th. If you need to contact us, please send an email at [email protected]. Have a safe holiday!