Smithsonian Staff Learning Series: March 8, “Combatting Anti-AAPI Hate: Be Like Water”
Welcome to the Smithsonian Staff Learning Series. Created and hosted by Adam Rozan, director of programs and audience development at the National Museum of American History, this lecture series features leaders in the arts, sciences, business, and media who offer insights into the latest research, cultural, and lifestyle trends to help us better engage our audiences, wherever they may be.
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The first presentation in March is tomorrow, March 8.
March 8, 2:00 p.m.
“Combatting Anti-AAPI Hate: Be Like Water”
Join Dr. Russell Jeung, author and professor of Asian Studies at San Francisco State University for a discussion of the upsurge in prejudice and hate-related attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community during the pandemic. He also will share how Stop AAPI Hate has sought policy remedies to address the sources of this racism.
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About the Speaker
Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University, Dr. Russell Jeung is an author of books and articles on race and religion. He’s written Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans (Oxford U Press, 2019); Mountain Movers: Student Activism and the Emergence of Asian American Studies (UCLA AAS Center, 2019); and At Home in Exile: Finding Jesus Among My Ancestors and Refugee Neighbors (Zondervan, 2016).
In March 2020, Dr. Jeung co-founded Stop AAPI Hate with Chinese for Affirmative Action and the AAPI Equity Alliance. It tracks incidents of COVID-19 discrimination to develop policy interventions and long-term solutions to racism.
Stop AAPI Hate was awarded the 2021 Webby Award for “Social Movement of the Year.” Dr. Jeung has been named as one of the TIME 100 Most Influential Persons, as well as the Bloomberg 50 and Politico 40 most impactful persons. The Asia Society honored him with the Game Changer award in 2022.
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For more information on the Smithsonian Staff Learning Series, contact Adam Rozan, National Museum of American History, at RozanAR@si.edu
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Posted: 7 March 2023
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