Ya-Han Chuang has launched a transatlantic dialogue on Asian minorities and racism in Europe and North American. Three transatlantic events were organized with the support of Alliance/Columbia Joint Project and the Sciences Po American Foundation’s Transatlantic Research Fund.
The first event, “Anti-Asian Hate Compared: Visible and Invisible Violence in the US and France” held in March 3, 2023, brought together experts of statistic surveys on racism and discrimination in France and the US to discuss the specificity of anti-Asian hate. It was sponsored by Alliance/Columbia Joint Project, with the support of Princeton University, Columbia University and CERI Sciences Po.
The second event, “Asian Minorities in Europe and in North America: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Memories, Representations, and Recognition” held in June 12, 2023, gathered scholars and activists from 8 countries (France, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the US and the UK). It highlighted how divergent migration trajectories and national policy on immigration and diversity in different national societies have shaped the memories, representations and recognition of Asian minorities in the various contexts. Beyond the conversation and comparison, the dialogue also aimed at nurturing a shared action agenda via the transnational collaboration.
The third event, Exiled Memory – Memories of Exile / 50 Ans d’exils du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam was held for the 50th anniversary of the many events that transformed the South-east Asian Nation-States. On April 17th 1975, the Communist Party of Kampuchea established the Khmers Rouges regime, which perpetrated a genocide in Cambodia. April 30th 1975 marked the “fall of Saigon” and the reunification of Vietnam. And on December 2nd 1975, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic was established when the king abdicated. These events forced hundreds of thousands of people into exile. Most of them built new lives in France and in the United States. To compare the situation of descendants of refugees in the two countries we organized a twin event. The first part was held at Columbia University School of Journalism, April 10 th 2025 and the second part at Sciences Po, CERI, 14 avril 2025.
As part of this transatlantic dialogue, PolAsia supported the launch of the organization Génération panastiatique. The event “Challenges and engagement of Asian youth” particularly addressed the social and cultural engagement of Asian youth in Montreal.
