Op-Eds

Op-Eds

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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APARRI 2025 Graduate Student Testimonials

One of the unique aspects of APARRI is our commitment to mentorship and support across all career stages. We aim to elevate the scholarship, activism, art, and community leadership of all of our members—including and especially graduate students. At the APARRI 2025 conference, we made space for our graduate students through a mentoring lunch, a […]

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