The Channels initiative fosters conversations across the Penn State and broader State College, Pennsylvania, community about Asian American and Asian diasporic cultural productions.

Channels is sponsored by the Asian Studies department at Penn State and made possible through the generous support of the Fong Excellence in Asian Studies Fund.

Events

• Channels initiative to host screening of Those 4 Years and Q&A with Filmmaker Joe Thomas Karackattu - The Channels initiative will host a screening of the film Those 4 Years and a Q&A with filmmaker Joe Thomas Karackattu on April 1, 2023, from 3:45–5:00 p.m. This event will be held at Hyatt Place State College as part of the Global Asias 6 Conference. All are welcome. Those 4 Years journeys across three […]
• GAI’s Channels initiative holds community screening and discussion of *Manzanar, Diverted* - On Monday, February 13th, the first Channels: Asian Diasporas in Film, Art, and Media initiative event was held at the Schlow Centre Region Library. Many thanks to all those who joined us for the screening of Manzanar, Diverted and for our discussion about the film and related topics in our own State College area, such […]