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AARCS Announces 2025-2026 Seed Grant Recipients: 12 New Projects Advancing Asian American and Diaspora Scholarship at Stanford

The Asian American Research Center at Stanford (AARCS) is excited to announce the recipients of our 2025-2026 Seed Grants. This year, we are proud to support twelve new research projects that advance the study of Asian American and Asian diasporic communities. Seven projects are led by Stanford faculty and five are led by graduate students.

Gordon Chang delivering his remarks at the AARCS Launch Celebration | Photo by: Stephen Sano

AARCS Celebrates Its Launch: An Evening of Community, Vision, and Inspiration!

The Asian American Research Center at Stanford (AARCS) officially kicked off its launch with a wonderful celebration hosted at the beautiful home of Laura Ching and Eric Chen. Sponsored by AARCS, the event brought together faculty, alumni, and supporters to mark AARCS's inaugural year at Stanford.

AARCS Honors Betty He’s Contributions and Welcomes Chali Lee as the New Program Associate!

We announce exciting changes within the AARCS leadership team. We bid farewell to Betty He, whose dedication and contributions as Research Associate leaves a lasting impact on AARCS. We also welcome Chali Lee, a queer Hmong scholar and community organizer, as our new Program Associate.