1st Annual Asian & Asian American Studies Student Research Symposium
This symposium showcases the best project work of undergraduates and the continuing research of graduate students in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies. To understand the multi-disciplinary context and consequences of global mobility, among the research topics the students and faculty will discuss are: Constructions of Family, Religious Values, and ‘Freedom’ among Indian and Indian-American Women;
An Intimate Look at Gender and Societal Issues in Japanese Tattooing;
Understanding the Cultural Influence of Manga and Anime Through Fan Translations and Copyright Laws; An Ethnographic Study of a Korean Owned African-American Beauty Supply Store in Bellport, Long Island;
Healing and Trauma: Memories of Orphans from the 2011 Great East Japanese Earthquake; At-Risk Groups and Mental Health Treatment Options in China, Korea, and Japan;
An Analysis of Korean Online Language Learning and Individual Learning Styles; Chinese Culture and the LGBTQ+ Community; “Journey to the West”: Translations and Interpretations in Japanese and American films and poems.