Our conference is split into 3 workshop sessions. You may choose to attend 1 workshop per session, making 3 total.
Visual artivism
Landyn Pan, Chapman University
Explore the connections between art and activism and learn about different ways to communicate social and political messages through various visual art mediums such as fine art, documentary, street art, and more. We will analyze examples of artivism through queer, API, and intersectional lenses, share brainstorming methods, and discuss techniques for self-critiquing your own work.
Are We Men?: Struggling towards Liberatory API Masculine Identities
Miguel N. Abad, UC Irvine and David Liu, UCI Student Services
How can we envision and construct dynamic masculine identities in the API community that promote liberation of all people rather than reinforce structures of oppression? We will survey historical constructions of API masculinity and through case studies of prominent male API figures, we will explore contemporary manifestations of sexism and misogyny.
Queer consent in practice
Sensze Yang, UC Davis
Talking about queer intimacy is often fetishized or dehumanized in the cisheteropatriarchal society we live in. This space is created to learn, explore and realize how queer intimacy can look like through talking and practices of consent.
"junior partners": Asian americans and an anti-black world
Patrick Chen, APSA Alumni
Observing the efforts around us to, distinctly, “stand in solidarity”, “support”, co-opt”, or “reject” the call for BlackLivesMatter, the question arises - what exactly is Asian America’s relation to Black Lives? This space should be informative and examine Asian Americans' complex positionality to recent and historical events that have led us to this moment, and hopefully prepare us a little more for the difficult conversations ahead.
Observing the efforts around us to, distinctly, “stand in solidarity”, “support”, co-opt”, or “reject” the call for BlackLivesMatter, the question arises - what exactly is Asian America’s relation to Black Lives? This space should be informative and examine Asian Americans' complex positionality to recent and historical events that have led us to this moment, and hopefully prepare us a little more for the difficult conversations ahead.
Progress Built on Pride: A Film Screening & Dialogue about Viet LGBT in Orange County
Peterson Pham, Viet Rainbow of Orange County
Orange County is home to one of the largest Vietnamese American communities outside of Vietnam; The OC is also showing a positive increase in visible LGBTQ support and acceptance. Utilizing the short film Tet (New Year), we visualize current intersectional realities of Viet LGBT people in Orange County and explore progress in these communities were made in the past, present, and future.
Adopted Asian Americans: Connecting the Personal with the Political
Jenna Cho-Ness, Beth Kopacz, and Julayne Lee, Adoptee Solidarity Korea - Los Angeles (ASK-LA)
Many adopted Asian Americans are adopted into white families, which makes the issue of racial identity unique. Join this interactive workshop to learn more about issues and challenges facing adopted Asian Americans and how their identities fit within the API community and connect to broader social justice issues.