Conference on Southeast Asian American Studies

From: Vichet Chhuon (vichet@umn.edu ) and Cathy Schlund-Vials (cathy.schlund-vials@uconn.edu)

Call for Papers:  “The States of Southeast Asian American Studies”

We are currently soliciting conference abstracts (250-500 words) for the fourth tri-annual Southeast Asians in the Diaspora conference, which is scheduled to take place on October 2-3, 2014 at the University of Minnesota. What follows is a brief conference description:

Suggestive of shifting politics and conditions, this conference considers the now established field of Southeast Asian American studies. As a research site, South-east Asian American studies encompasses multiple sociopolitical formations that intersect with war, immigration, race and identity. At the same time, the conditions that “brought the field into being” have shifted in light of scholarship in social sciences, education, the humanities, and cultural studies.  Last, but certainly not least, the notion of “stating” where the field is and why it remains relevant – in terms of emergent scholarship and interdisciplinary engagement – foregrounds this conference, which considers the past, present, and future of Southeast Asian American Studies.

The conference organizers are seeking abstracts that represent a variety of fields (social sciences, education, cultural studies, and humanities) and multiple sites (in Filipino/a American Studies, Vietnamese American Studies, Laotian American Studies, Hmong Studies, Cambodian American Studies, Thai American Studies, and diasporic Southeast Asian Studies). The deadline for submitting an abstract is October 15, 2013. Please submit abstracts (for both panels and individual papers) and direct questions to the conference co-chairs: Vichet Chhuon (vichet@umn.edu ) and Cathy Schlund-Vials (cathy.schlund-vials@uconn.edu)

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