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Asian Pacific American Studies... Events

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - Opening Keynote:
Neal Katyal, Professor of Law, Georgetown University


Prof. Neal Katyal is a prominent law professor who has worked on several important cases before the Supreme Court, including serving as co-counsel for Gore v. Bush in 2000, which contested the results of the presidential election, and arguing the 2006 case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which held illegal the Guantanamo military tribunals, which were considered to be beyond the scope of presidential power. Prof. Katyal will be speaking to the UVA community on the topics of race, the war on terror, and his work on military tribunals, at two events:

Seminar on Guantanamo Bay and military tribunals
Wed., April 4, 4-5 pm, Kaleidoscope Center

faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates are welcome

APAHM Keynote Address
"The Rule of Law: The Supreme Court, the War on Terror, and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld"
Wed., April 4, 6 pm, Newcomb Ballroom

Open to the public


For more background on Prof. Katyal and for optional readings for the seminar, please see:
http://www.virginia.edu/americanstudies/apas/katyal/.


ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FILM SERIES - Fall 2006
Time: Sunday evenings, 5-7 pm
Location: Cabell 311
In conjunction with AMST 201 / ENMC 355, Asian American Cultural History, the Asian Pacific American Studies (APAS) minor will be screening a weekly series of films related to Asian Pacific Americans. All screenings are open to the university community.


The Rotunda during the winter



Contact Information
Asian Pacific American Studies
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400708
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4708
Phone: 434-924-7133
Fax: 434-924-3889
apas-program@virginia.edu

A collage of Asian Pacific American books and pictures