Welcome to the homepage for Crossroads: IU/Purdue Asian American Studies Conference 2009.  Please use the links above for bios of conference organizers, special guests/speakers, and registration.

The full program with panel descriptions and times can be viewed and downloaded here: Crossroads Conference Program (Google Docs)

Panel Chairs/Moderators might be interested in the following guide for chairing written by Lisa Hanasono: “Serving as a Chair of a Conference Session” (Google Docs)

Also, read about the 2009 IU Distinguished Asian Pacific American Alumni Award recipient under our “Awards” tab.  This award will be given at the conference banquet on Saturday evening.

A preliminary schedule follows.

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Crossroads: Asian American/Asian Diaspora across Disciplines

Conference Schedule

Friday, September 25, 2009

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Coffee Talk with Asian-American Poet, Eugene Gloria
“Can Poetry (Re)Construct Identity on the Hyphen?”
Indiana Memorial Union, Bryan Hall

4:00pm – 6:00pm

Conference Registration
Ballantine Hall 004: The Hospitality Room

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Keynote Address by Josephine Lee
“A Rough Guide to Asian American Studies”
Ballantine Hall  006

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Opening Reception
Ballantine Hall 008

8:00pm

Lotus Festival (Optional)
Downtown Bloomington

Saturday, September 26, 2009

8:00am –9:15am

Panel Presentations
Ballantine Hall Classrooms (Rooms 147, 148, and 149)

9:30am – 10:45am

Panel Presentations and Teaching Roundtable
Ballantine Hall Classrooms (Rooms 147, 148, and 149)

11:00am – 12:15pm

Panel Presentations and Teaching Roundtable
Ballantine Hall Classrooms (Rooms 147, 148, and 149)

12:15pm – 1:30pm

Lunch
**Conference participants will enjoy a lunch on their own in the local area.

1:30pm – 2:45pm

“Life as an Academic” Panel Discussion
Ballantine Hall 006

3:00pm – 4:15pm

Panel Presentations
Ballantine Hall Classrooms (Rooms 147, 148, and 149)

4:30pm – 6:00pm

The Reading by Creative Readers
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center’s “The Bridgewaters” Room

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Banquet: Dinner and Awards
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center’s “Grand Hall”