Asian American Psychology Association 2011 Annual Convention

The Asian American Psychology Association (AAPA) will be hosting their annual convention on Wednesday August 3, 2011 at George Washington University, D.C.  This year, their theme is “Expanding Our Horizons: Giving Voice to Underrepresented AAPI”.

Register early because registration is capped at 200!! (Early registration ends on June 29, 2011 and regular online registration ends on July 20, 2011). Volunteer opportunities are also available so please check out the information page for the conference. For your reference if you would like to present next year, the 2011 Call for Papers deadline was back in April 15.

APA Division 45 Conference

Division 45 of the APA (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) had their first-ever conference separate from the APA convention during the summer of last year (June 17-19, 2010).  The conference will be hosted by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and it provided a forum for presenting psychological research on ethnic minority groups within the US and for encouraging greater networking and collaboration across various fields of psychology. 

There were over 130 poster presentations, more than 35 symposiums, panel discussions, and workshops, as well as plenary sessions on racism, racial/ethnic identity, and culture and mental health.  The conference program provides an overview of the event.  While another Division 45 conference does not seem to be in the works for 2011, it may be of value to expand this event into an annual presence in the future. What do you think?

Amerasia Journal

Also published by the UCLA's Asian American Studies Center Press, the Amerasia Journal has been around since 1971. Here is the official description:

Since 1971, the Press has published Amerasia Journal, the leading interdisciplinary journal in Asian American Studies. After more than three decades and over 16,000 pages, Amerasia Journal has played an indispensable role in establishing Asian American Studies as a viable and relevant field of scholarship, teaching, community service, and public discourse. Amerasia Journal, according to founding publisher Don T. Nakanishi, "has benefited from and reflected a wide array of profound social changes that have occurred among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—be it their unprecedented growth and diversification, or their ever-increasing levels of access, representation, and achievement in American society's institutions and sectors that had long excluded, marginalized, or demonized them."

The next issue of the Amerasia journal is on The State of Illness and Disability in Asian America and here are the submission guidelines and deadline for the Call for Papers:

Due Date for one-page abstracts: June 15, 2011
Due Date for solicited final papers: January 2012

Publication Date: Fall 2012

Asian American Pacific Islander Nexus Journal

The AAPI Nexus is a journal published by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center Press that focuses on research regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander policies, practices, and community. Here is an official description:

Published by UCLA's Asian American Studies Center Press, AAPI Nexus is a national journal focusing on policies, practices and community research to benefit the nation’s burgeoning Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. AAPI Nexus Journal draws from professional schools and applied social science scholars as well as practitioners and public policy advocates with the goal of reinvigorating Asian American Studies' mission of serving communities and generating practical research. The first issue was released in Fall 2003, and focused on community development. Future issues will deal with Intersections in Education, Mental Health, Workforce issues and more.

For those of your interested, there is a Call for Paper for the upcoming issue of Nexus, which will focus on immigration:


Deadline for Letter of Intent: June 15, 2011
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions for LA-NY issue: September 15, 2011

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Apr 28 and May 7

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival was established in 1983 by the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, as a way to promote Asian and Asian Pacific American cinema. A major annual showcase of the best of Asian Pacific American and Asian international media, the Festival is a platform for premiere screenings of important new works from countries including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, among others. The festival also serves to develop and nurture emerging talents through innovative programming initiatives.

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