Ah, yes. That eternal question: What can I do with an Asian American Studies degree?

As an Asian American Studies masters student, I ask myself that every day as I sustain myself on 90 cent Chinese buns and try to slog through chapters on intersectionality and heterogeneity. 'Tis a glamorous life.

But a bunch of cool folks at Claremont Graduate University -- specifically the CGU Transdisciplinary Studies Group on Asian American Studies -- decided to put together a free, one-day conference for students in the Asian American Studies field who want to know where they can take their knowledge when they hit the professional or academic path. It ain't a business degree, but that doesn't mean there aren't options for the Asian American Studies afterlife, particularly in academia, community/non-profit, and media.

Registration is now closed for the Saturday, April 17 event, but if you want some resources or are interested attending future conferences, check out the conference website [1] for info on speakers and panels, as well as their Facebook [2] page.

Hyphen will not only be tabling at the event (this is where I guilt you into subscribing!), but I will be speaking on the New Media and Arts panel along with filmmaker Tad Nakamura and Giant Robot co-editor Martin Wong.

This event makes Claremont the third university Hyphen has visited in the past six months or so after San Francisco State University and University of Maryland [3]. Is a mass Hyphen campus invasion possible in the future...? [Cue sinister laughter]