Kellogg Center | East Lansing, Michigan
MSU’s second annual APA Studies conference, “Asian Pacific American Intersections: Transcending Boundaries, Embracing Coalitions,” is an academic exploration of the diversity, complexity and possibilities of Asian Pacific America in the 21st century.
KICK-OFF PERFORMANCE BY: iLL-Literacy
"Call it spoken word, call it hip-hop theater, but never call it typical, the crew consists of Adriel Luis, Dahlak Brathwaite, Nico Cary and Ruby Veridiano-Ching—four artists who harbor impressive accolades in their own rights. Since the four officially debuted their tour as a collective at the American University of Paris in 2005, iLL-Literacy has swept the corners of the globe with a delicious blend of lyrical verse, innovative theatrics, and an addictive approach to audience interaction that has kept the crew traveling nonstop."
Date: Friday, April 11, 2008
Time: Doors open at 7:30PM, starts at 8:00PM
Location: Kellogg Center, Auditorium Room
Admission: Free, open to the public and seats are limited
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Vijay Prashad
Keynote Address: “Everyday People—Looking Across Race, Dreaming Beyond Race”
Dr. Vijay Prashad is the Director of International Studies, the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
He is the author of over ten books including: Karma of Brown Folk (2000), Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity (2001), Dispatches from Latin America: The Frontline Against Neo-liberalism (2006), Keeping Up with the Dow Joneses: Debt, Prison, Workfare (2003), and Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (2007).
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Kellogg Center, Red Cedar Room