Asian American Resource Workshop’s BREAKING IT DOWN Political Education Series
The Sticky Rice Project began as a project to act as "sticky rice" in the Asian American and the general community by facilitating analysis and expanding the black/white model of racism to include an Asian American perspective. Since its inception, the Asian American Resource Workshop has expanded its original curriculum to include other systems of oppression, including sexism, heterosexism and the gender binary system. Through these interactive workshops, join AARW to look at events in Asian American history to explore a systemic model of racism, sexism and gender oppression.
Beyond Black and White: Racism from the Asian American Perspective
Beyond Black and White is a two-part workshop that explores the concepts and impact of racism from the Asian American perspective. These three-hour sessions are intended to build on each other for participants to explore racism on the ideological, institutional, interpersonal and internalized level, as well as devising strategies for confronting racism.
Part 1: Saturday, February 25, 1 pm- 4 pm
Sets the tone, foundation, and a common language for the workshop. After establishing a safe environment, participants will engage in an analysis of systemic and institutionalized racism from both a historical and contemporary perspective, and how racism impacts them personally.
Part 2*: Saturday, March 25, 1 pm- 4 pm
* Participants interested in Part 2 must attend Part 1.
Continues the work done in Part I, continuing to explore how systemic and institutionalized racism impacts people on an interpersonal and internalized level. In addition, participants will develop and put into practice the skills to respond to anti-Asian American situations through case studies and roleplays.
Beyond Race: Sexism and Gender in the Asian American Community
We encourage participants to attend both workshops in the series for a more in-depth understanding of sexism and gender oppression.
Asian American Women at the Center: Saturday, April 22, 1pm-4pm
Asian American women’s experiences are often marginalized, stereotyped, or invisible in U.S. society. This workshop will look at the history of Asian women in this country in the context of labor, war, and body image and how sexism and racism are intertwined in Asian American women’s lives.
Gender 101: Saturday, May 20, 1pm-4pm
This workshop aims to understand and address the dynamics of gender privilege and deconstruct gender stereotypes. In addition, it examines the intersection of gender, racial and class oppression. The module is based on addressing the constructs of power within any form of oppression, examining who benefits, who doesn’t, why such dynamics exist and how one can actively resist them, using the cycle of gender oppression and sexism as the basis.
Location: Sackler Center (rooms to be posted), 145 Harrison Ave. in Chinatown (Tufts University’s Chinatown campus)
Cost: The recommended fee for the workshop series includes trainers, materials, and light refreshments. Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds – please inquire about scholarships.
Early Bird Payment:
AARW Members: $5/session.
Non-AARW Members: $20 for 1st session, $5 for each additional session if you register and pay for all sessions in advance (otherwise, additional sessions will be regular price). The postmark deadline for early bird payment is
2/17 for 2/25 Racism I session, 3/17 for 3/25 Racism II session, 4/14 for 4/22 Sexism & Gender I session, 5/12 for 5/20 Sexism & Gender II session.
At the door: AARW Members: $10 per session. Non-AARW Members: $25 per session
For more information, contact AARW at 617-426-5313 or info@aarw.org.
Registration form in attachment.
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