CFP: 2007 Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable

2007 Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable

Call for Presentations

The Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable (APACRR) is seeking academic and community-based presentations on topics affecting any or all of the various Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States. Presentations can be single subject/research project or considered part of a larger panel. ALL presentations must demonstrate significant community-based involvement, collaboration, or impact.

The APACRR conference will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Southern California.

The Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable (APACRR) was initiated in 1989 by the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), a consortium of over forty Asian and Pacific Islander social service and advocacy organizations in greater Los Angeles, and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. Since that time, several other campuses and community organizations have joined the partnership between community service organizations and local institutions of higher learning.

The main purpose of the APACRR is to encourage campus and community collaboration for research and resources. Many community organizations have difficulty conducting research themselves or accessing university resources. Likewise this collaboration is critical to helping universities fulfill their public mission. The APACRR brings together researchers, students, and community-based organizations to identify research needs, share research findings, and generate interest in community-based research.

Individuals interesting in making a presentation are invited to submit. Community-based professionals, non-academics, graduate, and undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to present. Topics on Asian American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Social Welfare, Urban Planning, Public Policy, and Community Service Learning Projects are welcome.

Additionally, research about and by Pacific Islander, South Asian, Southeast Asian and LGBT communities are especially welcome.

Guidelines for proposals:

1. Presentation proposal should not exceed two double-spaced pages but must be substantive enough to enable the committee to assess its content and how it fits within the overall program. Keep in mind that the actual presentation time may be anywhere from 15 to 50 minutes depending upon number of presenters in workshop.

2. Presentation outline or paper proposal must be typed, double-spaced, and include a title, presenter's name and presenter's organizational or institutional affiliation. This information will appear in a printed program along with a brief biographical statement (not to exceed 50 words), mailing address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers. Audio or visual equipment needs should also be stated along with this submission. Every effort will be made to accommodate these requests.

3. Proposals will be selected, in part, on how it includes both academic and community partners; the overall strength of the proposal and how it contributes to further study or understanding of the Asian Pacific American community; and diversity or representation on panel with attention to diversity (e.g. gender, ethnicity, etc.).

4. The program committee welcomes both full panel/workshop proposals (usually comprising of two or three presenters or papers) and single presentation or paper submissions. In this case, the proposal should indicate its breadth and length clearly in its description. Alternative formats to the traditional presentation, such as performance, readings, etc. are encouraged.

5. Program presenters are expected to pre-register for the event which will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007 at University of Southern California. Regretfully, there is no funding available to cover travel expenses for presenters.

6. Proposals must be received by January 12, 2007. Send via mail or fax (213.553.1822) to:

Eric Wat
Special Service for Groups
605 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015
ATTN: APA Community Research Roundtable

Proposals may also be e-mailed to: ewat@ssgmain.org

For questions or more information, contact:
Kio Tong-Ishikawa
Little Tokyo Service Center
(213)473-3032 ext. 232
kishikawa@ltsc.org

Meg Thornton
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
(310) 825-1006
meg@ucla.edu

Elaine Kam
USC Asian Pacific American Student Services
(213) 740-4999
ekam@usc.edu

Dean Toji
CSULB Asian and Asian American Studies Department
(562)985-5277
dtoji@csulb.edu