The Council wishes everyone happy holidays! We look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

Member’s New Book 🚨 JENNY BANH’s Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/fantasies-of...

The deadline has been extended to November 10. Submit your paper and nomination by the new deadline!

Please spread the word! 📢 My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families. If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 [email protected]

DKSC Book Publication in Korean Studies Workshop (11/12, 3:30-5pm EST, Virtual): The Decolonizing Korean Studies Collective (DKSC) presents a professionalization workshop on book publication in Korean Studies on November 12 (Wed), from 3:30-5PM EST.

[Job Opportunity] Director of Research (Asian American Federation, New York, NY): Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Research is a strategic leader and hands-on project manager, and a member of the organization's leadership team.

[Job Opportunity] Assistant Professor - Ethnic Studies and Social Justice Studies Department (Los Medanos College; Pittsburg, CA). Applications will be accepted until November 14, 2025. Apply here: www.4cdcareers.net/postings/11712

[Job Opportunity] Associate Professor - Sociology Department (Asian American Studies Program) at CUNY's Hunter College, School of Arts and Sciences, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2026. Review of applications will begin on November 3, 2025. More info here: cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

[Job Opportunity] Two Tenure-Track Positions in Asian American Studies (San Diego State University): SDSU Asian American Studies, with generous support from the Mellon Foundation, encourages applications for TWO tenure-track Assistant Professor positions with anticipated start dates of Fall 2026.

Only a few days left to submit your award nominations! Deadline is October 31.

The AAAS SocSci Caucus calls for nominations for three article awards: The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2025. Please submit the article and nomination letter to our Research Coordinator, Qing Liu ([email protected]). More Information can be found here: sites.google.com/view/aaas-so...

Dear colleagues,I am delighted to share the key findings from my recent publication in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, based on a major chapter of my dissertation. Open-access PDF: drive.google.com/file/d/1EZvi...; doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Only a few days left to submit your paper to the mini-conference! Deadline is October 15.

The 2026 AAAS Honolulu has extended its CFP deadline until October 20, 12:00 AM Hawaiian Standard Time! You can find more information about the CFP at aaastudies.org/conference/p....

[Job Opportunity] Tenure-Track Position in Sociology and Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies (Reed College, Portland, OR) The Department of Sociology and the Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies Program invite applications for a tenure-track position beginning in the 2026–2027 academic year.

[Job Opportunity] Part-time Lecturer in Asian American Studies (San Diego State University) The Department of Asian American Studies at San Diego State University is accepting applications for their part-time lecturer pool. View this position here: careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/54...

[Job Opportunity] Lecturer in Health Justice and Community (UC Santa Barbara) The Health Justice and Community initiative at UCSB invites applications for qualified lecturers with strong research training and innovative pedagogic experience to teach courses in critical health justice.

Announcement: AAAS has again permitted each section to officially "sponsor" one session at the Honolulu conference. If interested in serving as the representative Social Science Caucus sponsored panel of AAAS 2026, please email Caucus chair, Stephen Cho Suh, ([email protected]) by September 30, 2025.

🌎What does it mean to be a global citizen in an age of polarization? 📄My new article in Social Problems reconceptualizes cosmopolitanism—not as elite privilege, but as an everyday practice shaped by ethics, emotions, and inequality. doi.org/10.1093/socp...

Take action! You have just a handful of days left to make your voice be heard on the proposed DHS rule that will eliminate Duration of Status & have a detrimental effect on international students. Use ASA’s Action Center to submit your public comment by 9/29. https://bit.ly/ASAaction

Support your international colleagues by leaving an opposing comment by September 29: www.regulations.gov/document/ICE.... Your voice matters!

Transnational Asian/America Mini-Conference 2.0 Call for Papers: This Mini-Conference will align with the 2026 ESS theme of world-making, inviting papers that challenge traditional Asian/America narratives and highlight transnational views in struggles, constraints, transformations, and repair.

The AAAS SocSci Caucus is pleased to announce a call for nominations for three article awards: Outstanding Graduate Student Research Article, Outstanding Emerging Scholar Research Article, and Outstanding Tenured Faculty Research Article.

The Summer/Fall 2025 Newsletter is now live! Major thanks to the Caucus Secretary, Yvonne Kwan, for putting the newsletter together. Please be sure to send kudos to your friends and colleagues for their accomplishments! www.canva.com/design/DAGx3...

I’ve recently started as the Research Coordinator for the @aaas-socsci.bsky.social , and we’re looking for volunteers to serve on the selection committee for either the Outstanding Graduate Student / Faculty Research Award. If you’re interested, please feel free to reach out at [email protected].

We also invite you to join one of our two online writing groups for Fall 2025! To receive the zoom links and additional details, please email our mentoring coordinators, Xuemei Cao ([email protected]) and Carolyn Choi ([email protected]).

Hi everyone, the 2026 AAAS Honolulu CFP is Live! Proposals will be accepted until October 7, 3:00 AM Hawaiian Standard Time. You can find more information about the CFP at aaastudies.org/conference/p....

On the job market and researching Asia or Asian America? We’d love to spotlight your work and cheer you on! Please share your name, photo, social media handle (Facebook/Bluesky), institutional affiliation, current position, research interests, (1/2)

🌟On the Market Spotlight🌟 🧑‍🏫Meet Olivia Hu @oliviayhu.bsky.social, postdoc with the Program on Race, Science, and Society at UPenn 🔬Research interests: Race & Ethnicity, Gender, Sexualities, Family, Immigration, Intersectionality, Culture, Asian American Studies, Qualitative Methods

Excited to share that a chapter from my dissertation on political avoidance among migrants has just been published in Social Forces. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s.... I’ve had the honor of receiving tremendously helpful feedback from many people and engaging with the work of many scholars I deeply admire.

Our caucus held the first council meeting of the new academic year, discussing AAAS meeting preparation in Honolulu (local events coordinator needed!), the upcoming newsletter, budget update, article award committees, mentorship programs, and social media visibility. Consider becoming a paid member!

Job 🚨 postdoc fellowship at NUS

New Publication in Mobilities: "Disenchantment, disembedding, and reembedding: Chinese working holiday makers and the remaking of individual biography." 📖 Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6EDRY... 📄 PDF version: drive.google.com/file/d/1vOmV...

Dear SocSci Caucus, July updates: 1. Local Events Coordinator Needed in Honolulu: The Caucus council is looking for one person in Honolulu, HI, to coordinate local events for the 2026 AAAS conference.

Reposting this Call for Contributions to an edited volume. Deadline for abstracts: Sept 1, 2025

There are just a handful of hours left to register for the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting at discounted rates! Register by 11:59 p.m. to show your commitment to social science research in Chicago this summer. We can’t wait to see to there! http://bit.ly/RegisterASA25

#ERSNew🐣🔓 How do class & host-country context shape young #ChineseMigrants’ views on #racism? This study compares #F-1 students in the U.S. & #WorkingHolidayMakers in Australia. Article by Guo Weirong & Qing Tingting Liu: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2519807

Dear Caucus members, I hope you’re enjoying your summers. I’m back with Caucus Updates. 1. Local Events Coordinator(s) Needed in Honolulu: The Caucus council is looking for 1-2 people in Honolulu, HI to coordinate local events for the 2026 AAAS conference.

We live in a time where migrants' mobility can no longer be taken for granted, and my new article in Social Forces examines how mobility restrictions create "linked immobility" that affects entire transnational family networks. Here is the link (open access): academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Check out the preprint of this paper here: static1.squarespace.com/static/61a70...

Pleased to share my new article in Social Problems (w/ two stellar graduate students Lingxiao Chen and Xueqia Zhang): "How to Say “Black Lives Matter” in Chinese?: Race, Democracy, and Discourses of a Movement" academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...

Call For Contributions to an Edited Volume Trauma, Reconciliation, and Mnemonic Justice in Modern China Bin Xu (Emory) Zhiyi Yang (Frankfurt) Thomas B. Gold (Berkeley) Abstract by September 1, 2025. Full paper by March 31, 2026. Volume to the press summer 2026. Details: binxu.net/call-for-con...

Our Social Science Caucus successfully organized the Business Meeting and Reception at AAAS Boston! Thanks to East End Books Boston Seaport for the space and to all members for their coordination. It was great seeing everyone join our community — looking forward to next year’s AAAS!

Through May 29, save 30% on books and journal issues in #AsianAmericanStudies or any other discipline with code AAAS25! Use it at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG (formerly CAP). #AAAS2025 buff.ly/p8hg7qX

Morning @aaas-socsci.bsky.social and #AAAS25 attendees! It's been a while since we've exhibited here and thrilled we get to be with you! You can also check out our latest books in Asian Studies by visiting our AAAS page and learn how to save 40% on featured books: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...

Hello #AsianAmericanStudies scholars and #AAAS25 attendees! Visit our conference booth in person or online to see what's new and notable from UW Press—plus enjoy 40% off and free domestic shipping through 4/30 with code WAAAS25. uwapress.uw.edu/association-...

Caucus members, please also show your support of the social sciences at AAAS Boston by attending the SocSci Caucus Mini-Program! The Mini-Program is a curated list of official and affiliated Caucus events at AAAS Boston, including our first-ever sponsored session.