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December 15, 2025

Then & Now: Jesse Lee on the Johnson-Reed Act & Japanese American Buddhism

In this video, Dr. Jesse Lee explores how Japanese American Buddhists navigated complex legal and cultural barriers in the early 20th century, using religious identity as a strategic tool to overcome immigration restrictions like the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924. Then & Now is a new video series where APARRI scholars connect history to the present, […]

December 1, 2025

Stepping off the Asian American Achievement Treadmill

(Imagine Otherwise) — Conversations about the Asian American experience often come back around to status. Tug on a thread discussing the model minority myth, discrimination, or family immigration histories; and you’ll find them tied to questions of where we stand in a given hierarchy, how we got there, and where we hope to go. This […]

November 18, 2025

The Influencer in Eden: De/coloniality of the AI Data Paradigm and the Counter-exegesis of Human Life

(Contending Modernities) — Would Noah have updated his Instagram story while building the ark? On TikTok, millions have watched Artificial Intelligence-generated short videos that imagine just that: Bible characters recast as modern-day influencers in 2025. We see a pregnant Mary posting vlogs from a barn—giving it five stars for privacy and zero for comfort—and Daniel […]

November 18, 2025

Field Notes: Nathan Samayo

Field notes is a new APARRI blog series that features reports and reflections from awardees of APARRI Research and Working Group Grants. In this blog, Research Grant recipient Nathan Samayo and his archival team (Raph Unpingco, Jordan Panuelo and Joseph Certeza) share their experiences documenting the hima collection at the “Johnny ‘Cake’ Siguenza” Museum at […]

November 11, 2025

Then & Now: Melissa Borja on Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S.

In the face of hate, people once chose compassion. In the face of fear, they chose justice. Dr. Melissa Borja helps us gain courage from history. In the 1970s and 1980s, Southeast Asian refugees faced fear, hostility, and violence. Yet, in the midst of division, Americans chose compassion—welcoming over a million refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, […]

November 4, 2025

Then & Now: Renee Tajima-Peña on a Japanese American Army Experience in WWII

He wore the uniform of a U.S. soldier — but when he visited his parents at the Gila River camp, the guns were pointed in, not out. This Veterans Day, we honor the complex history of Asian Americans who served their country — even when their country didn’t necessarily honor them in return. Renee Tajima-Peña […]

October 18, 2025

Lines of Inquiry: Dr. Chanhee Heo

Lines of Inquiry is a new APARRI blog series highlighting the research of APARRI members, what led them to their field of study, and what influences shape the person behind the scholarship. For our inaugural feature, we spoke with Chanhee Heo (Washington University in St. Louis) about her graduate work, how her communities have shaped […]

October 3, 2025

A federal probe into US’s largest Hindu temple leaves questions for minority faiths

September 26, 2025 (RNS) — Federal authorities, led by the U.S. Department of Justice, have ended a four-year-long investigation into alleged human rights violations in the construction of the largest Hindu temple in the United States — an extensive probe that spanned two presidential administrations. No charges were brought against BAPS, the Hindu denomination accused […]

September 29, 2025

The crisis of Indonesian policing: Guardians of the people or protectors of power?

September 26, 2025 (The Conversation) — The death of 21-year-old Indonesian online delivery driver Affan Kurniawan, who was crushed by a Barracuda police vehicle during a protest, invites comparisons to George Floyd. The African American was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020, sparking global Black Lives Matter protests. One thing unites both […]

August 26, 2025

Indigeneity, Belief, and Solidarity: A Conversation with RIPAA

Indigeneity, Belief, and Solidarity: A Conversation with RIPAA (APARRI Working Group) Funded by the APARRI Working Group Grant, Religion and Indigeneity in the Pacific and Asian Americas (RIPAA) centers the role of Indigeneity in API American communities, mapping the existing literature on Indigenous API religiosity across the American landscape to expand the field of AAPI […]

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Then & Now: Jesse Lee on the Johnson-Reed Act & Japanese American Buddhism

Stepping off the Asian American Achievement Treadmill

The Influencer in Eden: De/coloniality of the AI Data Paradigm and the Counter-exegesis of Human Life

Field Notes: Nathan Samayo

Then & Now: Melissa Borja on Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S.

Then & Now: Renee Tajima-Peña on a Japanese American Army Experience in WWII

Lines of Inquiry: Dr. Chanhee Heo

A federal probe into US’s largest Hindu temple leaves questions for minority faiths

The crisis of Indonesian policing: Guardians of the people or protectors of power?

Indigeneity, Belief, and Solidarity: A Conversation with RIPAA

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