On Saturday, April 19, 2014 Roger Daniels, founding editor of our Asian American Experience series, received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Association for Asian American Studies. Daniels is the […]
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Fred Ho dies at 56
Composer, saxophonist, author and activist Fred Ho passed away over the weekend. A foremost voice in the history of West Coast Asian American jazz, the East Coast avant-garde, and numerous […]
Asian American Experience $2.99 eBook sale
For the month of April we have lowered the e-book list price of five Asian American Experience titles in the University of Illinois Press catalog to $2.99. In Pursuit of Gold: […]
‘Indian Accents’ grow stronger on television
The Mindy Project has been renewed for a second season for the Fall 2013 television lineup and is cause for celebration because roles for South Asian and Indian American women […]
Q&A with Yellow Power Yellow Soul editor Tamara Roberts
Musician and activist Fred Ho has inspired many people in many ways. His avant-garde saxophone playing and composition has pushed the boundaries of jazz music. His infusion of political theory […]
Fred Ho brings Yellow Power to NYC Museum of Chinese in America
On April 25, The Museum of Chinese in America hosted “A Night With the Dragon” honoring the life and work of Fred Ho. The musician and activist was on hand to sign […]
Q&A with Fighting from a Distance author Jose Fuentecilla
During February of 1986, a grassroots revolution overthrew the dictatorship of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos. Jose V. Fuentecilla was involved in the anti-Marcos movement in the United States. Fuentecilla answered […]
Coming Attractions: Fred Ho documentary
This week musician and activist Fred Ho will be celebrated at events featuring both signings of the new University of Illinois Press book Yellow Power Yellow Soul and also some […]
The “Nikkei” path breaker with the St. Louis Cardinals
As the St. Louis Cardinals play their 2013 home opener today, Japanese or Japanese American players are no unusual site in Major League ballparks. But that wasn’t always the case. Samuel […]
Nikkei Baseball on Only a Game
Bill Littlefield, the host of NPR’s Only a Game interviewed Samuel Regalado, the author of Nikkei Baseball: Japanese American Players from Immigration and Internment to the Major Leagues. The interview […]
The South Asian invasion of the Oscars
Life of Pi was a big winner at last night’s Oscars, as the film was awarded in four categories including Best Director. Shilpa Davé, author of the forthcoming University of […]
Q&A with The Asian American Experience acquiring editor Vijay Shah
Since 2011 Vijay Shah has been the Acquiring Editor for the University of Illinois Press series The Asian American Experience. In Spring 2013 the first books that he acquired for the […]