The 2016 Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) Conference will meet for the first time in Miami, Florida, from April 28-30. Now approaching its fortieth year, the AAAS’s annual national conference has become a vibrant hub for the latest Asian American Studies scholarship and intersectional fields and practitioners, including scholars, activists, writers, and artists.
Stop by the University of Washington Press booth in the book exhibit hall for discounted titles and to say hello to Editor in Chief Larin McLaughlin and Senior Acquisitions Editor Ranjit Arab. Use the hashtag #AAAS2016 to follow along with the meeting on social media, and the promo code WST1613 is good for 30% off and free shipping.
Join the second annual New Books Reception on Thursday, April 28 from 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on the first floor, book exhibit hall to toast Sarah D. Wald (The Nature of California) and other AAAS members who published books between May 2015 and May 2016!
New releases:
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The Nature of California: Race, Citizenship, and Farming since the Dust Bowl
By Sarah D. Wald
Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920
By Kazuhiro Oharazeki
Asians in Colorado: A History of Persecution and Perseverance in the Centennial State
By William Wei
Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice
By Lorraine K. Bannai
Classics of Asian American Literature:
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- “Citizen 13660” by Miné Okubo
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- “Nisei Daughter” by Monica Sone
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- “Desert Exile” by Yoshiko Uchida
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- “Yokohama, California” by Toshio Mori
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- “Scent of Apples” by Bienvenido N. Santos
Other featured titles:
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- “The Afterlife of Sai Baba” by Karline McLain (Designer: Dustin Kilgore)
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- “South Korea’s Education Exodus” edited by Adrienne Lo, Nancy Abelman, Soo Ah Kwon, and Sumie Okazaki
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- “Cities of Others” by Xiaojing Zhou
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- “War Baby / Love Child” edited by Laura Kina and Wei Ming Dariotis
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- “Black Women in Sequence” by Deborah E. Whaley
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