They Call Us Asian American Studies
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English - April 06, 2024 05:52 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 315 ratingsSociety & Culture TV & Film angryasianman asian asianamerican jeffyang philyu Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In Episode 235, Jeff and Phil welcome Pawan Dhingra, associate provost and associate dean of the faculty at Amherst College and current president of the Association for Asian American Studies. He talks about the newly minted AAPI Studies program at Amherst -- the first of its kind for liberal arts colleges -- what's behind the seemingly sudden surge of interest in Asian American Studies, and how the field still needs to grow and expand. Pawan also talks a bit about Kumon, the South Asian stranglehold on the spelling bee, and his incredibly titled book Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough.