Asia in Arkansas

Tag: ethnic-studies

  • Southeast Asian Refugees in Arkansas

    Southeast Asian Refugees in Arkansas

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    What can we learn from the history of refugees in the state of Arkansas? In April of 1975, Fort Chaffee, near Fort Smith, Arkansas, was announced along with three other locations across the US as one the processing centers for Southeast Asian refugees who were escaping the Vietnam and Cambodian wars, through the 1975 Indochina…

  • What is Asian American??

    What is Asian American??

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    What does it mean to be Asian-American in the US? When considering the current understanding and experience of Asians and Asian-Americans in the United States, we must first turn to examine the history that spans from before the establishment of the US until now and shows the movement of people, ideas, and the impact of…

  • Why does it matter??

    Why does it matter??

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    Why explore Asian identity and presence in Arkansas through the lens of ethnic and area studies? First, this project acknowledges that we are researching histories and experiences that take place On the land of theย ๐“๐’ฐ๐““๐’ฐ๐““๐’ท ๐’ผ๐“‚๐“Š๐’ป ๐“†๐’ป๐’ฟ๐’ท ๐“€๐’ฐ^๐““๐’ฐ^(Osage), Caddo, Koroa,ย O-ga-xpa Ma-zho (Quapaw), Chahta (Choctaw), Tayoroniku (Tunica), and theย Oฤhรฉthi ล akรณwiล‹ย nations.ย In doing so, we acknowledge and respond…