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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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Will the next dalai lama be a machine?

July 6 marks the 90th birthday of the 14th dalai lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who is considered to be a Buddhist bodhisattva, or one who recognizes their interdependence with all others and aspires to reincarnate to serve all beings. Since his exile in 1959, the Dalai Lama has become a symbol of religious freedom and national […]

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So, what next? — SueJeanne Koh

Read the first post of Dr. Koh’s two-part blog feature here. In my earlier post, I offered two approaches for how one could approach careers outside of faculty positions in colleges and universities, and a constructive rationale for why one should consider doing so.  Here, I offer a lightly annotated and selective list of resources […]

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