Effron Center for the Study of America, Princeton University

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The Effron Center for the Study of America works to fulfill Princeton’s institutional vision — in the nation’s service and the service of humanity — by offering curricula, supporting research and hosting discussion on the evolving experiences and identities of the peoples of the territories known as America. By exploring and relating issues raised separately by the humanities, arts, and social and

natural sciences, and by engaging with a wide range of scholarly methods and theories, we aim to create a generative space for new understandings of — and approaches to — issues that profoundly affect contemporary lives and will profoundly affect future generations. We endeavor to provide spaces for critical analysis guided by principles of civil rights, freedom, social justice and activism; spaces for intellectual discussions that produce transformative agendas based on ethical research. We invite you to join us in studying America in the world and how the world lives in (the) America(s).

Official Poster for April 29th event with Julia Salgado and Keish Kim! 🗓️April 29th @ 12:30 📍215 Morrison
04/08/2026

Official Poster for April 29th event with Julia Salgado and Keish Kim!

🗓️April 29th @ 12:30
📍215 Morrison

Join us for some our Effron Center co-sponsored events!4/1 Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarit...
03/31/2026

Join us for some our Effron Center co-sponsored events!

4/1 Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities
⏰12:30pm - 1:30pm 📍 School of Architecture South Gallery

4/16 - 4/17 The Mediterranean and Caribbean: A Wayward Comparison,
⏰9:00am - 5:00pm, 📍Carl A. Fields Center

4/18 Rethinking the Origins of Buddhist Studies in North America, Kenneth Ch’en and The Central Role of Asian American Scholars in Founding The Field,
⏰8:15am - 5:00pm, 📍Jones Hall 202

4/19 Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan,
⏰Museum hours, 📍Princeton University Art Museum

4/21 Screening of “Everyone is Lying to You For The Money” in Conversation with Director Ben McKenzie and Julian Zelizer,
⏰ 5:00pm - 7:00pm, 📍Princeton Garden Theater

4/ 27 Series: Early Modern Nahuatl Workshop,
⏰1:30pm - 2:30pm, 📍Special Collections, Firestone Library

We’re honored to host an exhibition and dialogue with Julio Salgado and Keish Kim, whose work explores migration, identi...
03/31/2026

We’re honored to host an exhibition and dialogue with Julio Salgado and Keish Kim, whose work explores migration, identity, and social justice through powerful creative and scholarly practices. This gathering invites reflection, connection, and meaningful exchange in a shared space.
🗓 Wednesday, April 29, 2026
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 215 Morrison Hall
Hosted by the Program in Latino Studies.
All are welcome—come as you are, bring a friend, and spend the evening with us 🎨

🍿🎥 Join us for a screening of So To Speak, and a discussion with Celine Parreñas Shimizu🗓️ Tuesday, April 23rd @ 4:30pm ...
03/25/2026

🍿🎥 Join us for a screening of So To Speak, and a discussion with Celine Parreñas Shimizu
🗓️ Tuesday, April 23rd @ 4:30pm
📍Princeton University Art Museum, Room 134

TODAY: Effron Center Open House, 12pm at 215 Morrison Hall 💐All are welcome to join, come learn more about our programs.
03/24/2026

TODAY: Effron Center Open House, 12pm at 215 Morrison Hall 💐
All are welcome to join, come learn more about our programs.

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the “New Books in Latinx Studies” event! We’re so grateful for your pr...
03/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the “New Books in Latinx Studies” event! We’re so grateful for your presence, thoughtful engagement, and support in celebrating these important voices and stories. 💛📚✨

LatinxVoices BookEvent CommunityEngagement

Next Monday, join us for Jenny’s World Asian Lives and the Archives of American Empire with Nadine Attewell! 📚✨🗓️Feb 23r...
02/17/2026

Next Monday, join us for Jenny’s World Asian Lives and the Archives of American Empire with Nadine Attewell! 📚✨

🗓️Feb 23rd
⏰4:30pm
📍East Pyne 010

We’re proud to co-sponsor an exciting lineup of spring events bringing together language, art, performance, politics, an...
02/12/2026

We’re proud to co-sponsor an exciting lineup of spring events bringing together language, art, performance, politics, and film. Join us! ✨

📚 Early Modern Nahuatl Workshop Series
📍 Special Collections, Firestone Library
🗓 Feb 23 | Mar 23 | Apr 27 (1:30–2:30 PM)
Featuring Barbara Lundy (Tulane), Andrea Reed-Leal (UChicago), and Sandra Acocal (Rutgers)

🎭 Echoes from the Borderlands
Valeria Luiselli, Ricardo Giraldo & Leonardo Heiblum
📍 Princeton University Art Museum
🗓 Feb 24 | 5:00–6:30 PM

🏛 Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities
Book talk with Celina Su in conversation with Aaron Landsman
📍 School of Architecture, South Gallery
🗓 Apr 1 | 12:00–1:30 PM

📸 Photography as a Way of Life
Minor White, Aaron Siskind & Harry Callahan
📍 Princeton University Art Museum
🗓 Apr 19–Sept 7

🎬 Screening: “Everyone is Lying to You For The Money”
In conversation with director Ben McKenzie & Julian Zelizer
📍 Princeton Garden Theater
🗓 Apr 21 | 7:00–9:00 PM

Save the dates and join the conversation. 🔗 More details to come!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for A Reading and Conversation with Ocean Vuong event. It was a wonderful and enligh...
02/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for A Reading and Conversation with Ocean Vuong event. It was a wonderful and enlightening evening, the Program in Asian American Studies hopes you’ll join us for more of our programming this semester. 🌷

If you would like to stay up to date on our current events and programming, please feel free to join our mailing list. Linked in bio 🔗

Upcoming Co-Sponsered Effron Center Spring Events Join us for a vibrant series of co-sponsored lectures, performances, s...
02/10/2026

Upcoming Co-Sponsered Effron Center Spring Events
Join us for a vibrant series of co-sponsored lectures, performances, screenings, and workshops that engage questions of culture, politics, history, and artistic practice across American, Latino, and Indigenous Studies.

📚 Feb 23, Mar 23, Apr 27 | 1:30pm
Series: Early Modern Nahuatl Workshop
📍Special Collections, Firestone Library

🎭 Feb 24 | 5:00pm
Valeria Luiselli, Ricardo Giraldo & Leonardo Heiblum | Perfromance: Echoes from the Borderlands
📍Princeton University Art Museum

✊Apr 1 | 12:00pm 
Budget Justice: On Building Grassroots Politics and Solidarities
📍School of Architecture South Gallery

📷 Apr 19
Photography as a Way of Life: Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan
📍Princeton University Art Museum

🎬 Apr 21 | 7:00pm 
Screening of Everyone Is Lying to You for the Money in Conversation with Director Ben McKenzie and Julian Zelizer
📍 Princeton Garden Theater

💐
We’re so excited to see you this Spring!!

Upcoming Effron Center Spring EventsJoin us for a dynamic lineup of lectures, film screenings, and conversations explori...
02/10/2026

Upcoming Effron Center Spring Events

Join us for a dynamic lineup of lectures, film screenings, and conversations exploring interdisciplinary themes that fall within American, Asian American, Latino, and Native & Indigenous Studies.

📚 Feb 23 | 4:30PM
Jenny’s Worlds: Asian Lives and the Archives of American Empire
📍 East Pyne 010

🎬 Feb 25 | 5:00PM
Film & Discussion: The Nest
with Julietta Singh
📍 Princeton Public Library
(registration requested)

📖 Mar 18 | 4:30PM
Asian American Studies Screening & Discussion featuring Celine Parreñas Shimizu
📍 Princeton University Art Museum Room 134

📘 Mar 23 | 4:30–6 PM
New Books in Latinx Studies
📍 224 Morrison Hall

🖼 Apr 23 | 4:30–6 PM
Exhibit & Conversation with Julio Salgado
With Keish Kim
📍 Princeton Art Museum, Room 134

🎓 Apr 29 | 12:30–1:30 PM
📍 215 Morrison Hall Gather Space

🎉 May 25 | 3–3:45 PM
Class Day
📍 Chancellor Green Rotunda

📅 Save the dates & join us this spring

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