Marc Yamada, author of Kore-eda Hirokazu, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have always loved Kore-eda’s films, but it wasn’t […]
Q&A with Marc Yamada, author of KORE-EDA HIROKAZU
Category: asian american studies
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Reading List
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month—a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In celebration of this month’s festivities, we are so pleased to […]
AAAS 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Association for Asian American Studies conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Filipino American History Month Reading List
Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental […]
AAAS 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the 2022 University of Illinois Press Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) Virtual Exhibit. Enjoy books, journals, author interviews, and be sure to download a free e-book Queering […]
Q&A with Elena Tajima Creef, Author of Shadow Traces
Elena Tajima Creef, author of Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives, answers questions on her influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Queering the Global Filipina Body
April’s free ebook is here! Check out Queering the Global Filipina Body: Contested Nationalisms in the Filipina/o Diaspora by Gina K. Velasco before the month is over! Contemporary popular culture […]
ASA 2021 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press American Studies Association 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our featured journals and books as well as […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: The Labor of Care
October’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age by Valerie Francisco-Menchavez. For generations, migration moved in one […]
Filipino American History Month Reading List
Filipino American History Month recognizes the culture and migration of Filipinos, through stories of religious, musical, and educational influences, and the working class, as they travel to the United States. […]
Q&A With Mark R. Villegas, Author of Manifest Technique
Mark R. Villegas, author of Manifest Technique: Hip Hop, Empire, and Visionary Filipino American Culture, answers questions on his childhood influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in his book. Q: Why […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Muncie India(na)
May’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away Muncie India(na): Middletown and Asian America by Himanee Gupta-Carlson! Muncie, Indiana, remains the epitome of an American town. Yet scholars built the […]