GRANT MAKES EXPLORATORY TRIPS TO VIETNAM, HAWAII POSSIBLE FOR PIAA STUDIES | pdx.edu/
GRANT MAKES EXPLORATORY TRIPS TO VIETNAM, HAWAII POSSIBLE FOR PIAA STUDIES | pdx.edu/
GRANT MAKES EXPLORATORY TRIPS TO VIETNAM, HAWAII POSSIBLE FOR PIAA STUDIES
The $100,000 grant, announced Feb. 3, is part of ongoing efforts to establish a program in Pacific Islander & Asian American Studies at PSU. Data from PSU's Office of Institutional Research and Planning shows that Pacific Islander and Asian American students currently make up about 16.3% of PSU's undergraduate student population, a number that has been growing each year.
The grant will support place-based research and education that examines the intersections of U.S. imperialism in Southeast Asia, U.S. settler colonialism of the Pacific Islands and their impacts on the histories and experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the greater Portland area.
"The history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Oregon is unique, and we are so thrilled to be able to partner with the Luce Foundation to tell that story," said Marie Lo, professor and chair of English.
The project will be co-led by Lo; Betty Izumi, professor of public health and interim associate dean for students and alumni affairs in OHSU-PSU's School of Public Health; and Hau Hagedorn, associate director of PSU's Transportation Research and Education Center, who each bring different perspectives and scholarly backgrounds to the work. The group will expand to include other PSU faculty members and community partners from local Asian American- and Pacific Islander (AAPI)-serving organizations.
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