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Celine Parreñas Shimizu, “The Abject of Asian American Studies”

In this talk and conversation, scholar and filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu (University of California, Los Angeles) reflects on her work within the broad field of Ethnic Studies and the urgency of scholarship around Asian American representations. The conversation was jointly moderated by Shelley Lee (American Studies, Cogut Institute for the Humanities, History | Brown University) with Gina Pérez (Comparative American Studies | Oberlin College). 00:00:00 Introduction | Shelley Lee 00:08:36 The Abject of Asian American Studies | Celine Parreñas Shimizu 00:36:48 Growing Up Under a Dictatorship | Discussion 00:42:56 The Present Moment in Higher Education | Discussion 00:48:04 Defending the Right to Create | Discussion 00:52:12 Working with the Community | Discussion 00:58:06 What Is Worth Defending | Discussion 01:01:08 The Creation Process | Q&A 01:09:25 The Term "Ethnicity" | Q&A 01:14:36 Defiant Optimism | Q&A 01:17:49 Being an Asian American Writer | Q&A Recorded on October 20, 2025. This event was the first of a new initiative on the “Origins and Afterlives of Ethnic Studies” directed by Shelley Lee.