Asian Centennial

William & Mary celebrated the Asian Centennial commemorating the admission of Chen Pu-Kao '23, our first student from Asia and the contribution of the preceding generations of students of Asian, Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern descent.

This calendar presented by Asian Centennial
The Asian Century
Friday, March 12
3pm - 4pm
Zoom - https://cwm.zoom.us/j/98718840802

AMES Colloquium Series presents: Seeing the Forest from the Trees: Multi-proxy analysis of pastoralist-landscape relationships in southern Arabia during the Holocene

    Arab Spring Ten Years After: The Continuing Quest for Democracy in the Middle East
    Friday, March 12
    4pm - 5:15pm
    Zoom

    A lecture presented by Professor Tamara Sonn, the 2021 Virtual Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-In-Residence.  Presented in celebration of the Asian Centennial at William & Mary.

    Asian American Plural: The Travels of Transnational Scheherazade in Alia Yunis' "The Night Counter"
    Thursday, March 18
    9:30am - 10:45am
    Digital Streaming

    Esteemed novelist and filmmaker Alia Yunis (The Night Counter) is the premiering author of Asian American Plural: Literature Across Borders, organized by Dr. R. Benedito Ferrao as part of his course OUTSIDE IN: TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE.

    The Lemon Project 11th Annual Spring Symposium    
    Monday, March 22 - Saturday, March 27
    12pm - 7pm
    Zoom

    Our Spring 2021 Symposium will take place virtually Monday, March 22 through Saturday, March 27, 2021.

    Four Centuries of Black Women in America: Freedom, Activism, and Justice for All

    Register and view the program here.

    Asian Centennial Film Series: "Searching for Anna May Wong" Directed by Denise Chan, Z. Eric Yang
    Friday, March 26
    12pm - 1:30pm
    Streaming via Registration

    “Searching for Anna May Wong,” traces the journey of actor Natasha Tina Liu, who raises the question, “If trailblazing Anna May Wong were still alive today, would she still face the same racism and challenges she experienced during her time in Hollywood?”

    Asian American Plural: War & Borders in Paul Ocampo's "Butterfly"
    Tuesday, March 30
    9:30am - 10:45am
    Digital Streaming

    Author Paul Ocampo will speak on his short story "Butterfly" which appears in Maxine Hong Kingston's anthology, "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace (2006), as part of Dr. R. Benedito Ferrao's series Asian American Plural: Literature Across Borders.

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