Immigrant Acts: A Symposium

Immigrant Acts: A Symposium

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies |

UCLA - Department of Asian American Studies

Thursday, October 8, 2026 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm , Luskin Conference Center

Lisa Lowe’s groundbreaking book Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics made Asian American gendered radicalization central to understanding the relationship of state, capital, and culture. This 30th anniversary symposium traces its profound impact on a broad and sometimes unexpected set of debates across disciplines, geographies, and generations.

This event will take place in person at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Meyere and Renee Luskin Conference Center. The event is brought to you by The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Department of Asian American Studies at UCLA with the generous support of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA, The Barbra Streisand Center for the Study of Women, and the Gender Studies Department at UCLA

Featuring

Neda Atanasoski, Professor & Chair, Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Maryland

Josen Diaz, Associate Professor, Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, University of California Santa Cruz

Gayatri Gopinath, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York University

Grace Hong, Professor, Department of Gender Studies, University of California Los Angeles

Jodi Kim, Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing, Dartmouth University

Jacob Lau, Associate Professor and Director, Program in Queer Studies, California State University Northridge

Chandan Reddy, Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies, University of Washington

Stephanie Smallwood, Associate ProfessorDepartment of History, University of Washington

with a response from Lisa Lowe, Professor, American Studies, Yale University