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Marking over 50 years since war and displacement, the Southeast Asian Diaspora Project preserves Khmer, Hmong, Lao, and Vietnamese stories through film, archives, and…

Celebrating our community members who identify as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander and their work.

Joining the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies department this fall, Huang teaches courses exploring the use of animals in East Asian Literature and Media, as well as how humans…

Explore fall classes that dive into storytelling, identity, media, and more. These courses offer new ways to understand the world and your place in it.

Asian language educators created a curriculum that goes beyond grammar — connecting students with Minnesota’s communities and cultures.

As the inaugural Korea Foundation Assistant Professor, Shih focuses on comparative media studies as well as the culture of East Asia.

Fireworks, fish, and family reunions; Senior Lecturer Jin Stone shares some of the traditions associated with the Lunar New Year.

Japanese instructor Marnie Jorenby reflects on her journey to publishing three novels entirely in her second language all while teaching that language to UMN students.

Patrick Chimenti, assistant professor in the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies department, joined the department in Fall 2025.

This summer, Libby Nemitz (CLA ‘26) and Dante Rocío (CLA ‘26) gained hands-on human rights experience at The Advocates for Human Rights.