A/P/A Institute at the 2026 AAAS Annual Conference

Are you attending the 2026 Association for Asian American Studies Annual Conference from April 2-4, 2026? Join the A/P/A Institute at NYU at our sponsored conference activities:

25th Anniversary of Asian Settler Colonial Critique: Transnational Asian-Indigenous Relationaties
Friday, April 3, 2026, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Honolulu III

This panel will feature Hady A. Elrafei (NYU Department of Social & Cultural Analysis), recipient of the 2026 AAAS Conference Award granted by the C.V. Starr Fund for A/P/A Research and administered by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Elrafei will present  “Gaza 2035: AI (de)generation and visual cultures of dispossession” in From the Rivers to the Seas: On the Politics of Inter/Nationalism and Solidarity with Palestine, Amerasia Journal 51 (2026).

SWANA Sponsored Panel: Southwest Asias, Minor Geographies, and the Transpacific
Friday, April 3, 2026, 2:45-4:15 p.m.
Iolani V

Hady A. Elrafei (NYU Department of Social & Cultural Analysis) will chair this panel. Elrafei is the recipient of the 2026 AAAS Conference Award granted by the C.V. Starr Fund for A/P/A Research and administered by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU.

‘ĀINAVIS: A Mapping Workshop with Sean Connelly & Dawn Mahi. Sponsored by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU.
Friday, April 3, 2026, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Lehua Room

Sean Connelly (After Oceanic) & Dawn Mahi (Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation) lead a workshop on their collaborative project ʻĀINAVIS.  An interactive map, currently indexing nearly 300 nonprofit ‘āina organizations across the Hawaiian Islands, ʻĀINAVIS highlights network connections between these groups. The map uses GIS data layers to map place, risk, and wellbeing.

Created by After Oceanic and Consuelo Foundation, with support from Pu’uhonua Society/Andy Warhol, Mellon Foundation, KUA, DOFA/Kaulunani, UH Mānoa, and Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation, this effort has brought together artists, students, researchers, culture bearers, and community leaders to visualize the living systems of land and care across Hawaiʻi since 2019.

Mixer Hosted by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU
Friday, April 3, 2026, 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Exhibitor Hall

Following the ‘ĀINAVIS: A Mapping Workshop with Sean Connelly & Dawn Mahi, join A/P/A Institute at NYU in the exhibitor hall to connect with friends and colleagues. Light refreshments will be served.

Accessibility note: These sessions are open to registered conference attendees. No RSVP required. Please email apa.rsvp@nyu.edu with any access needs.