PANA Institute for Leadership Development

Lost in Transnationalism:  Pacific and Asian North American Religions in a Globalized World

2009.August.6-8

Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA

The 2009 conference marks APARRI’s first return to Southern California since the network’s initial two gatherings in Santa Barbara in 1999 and 2000.  This year’s conference emphasizes transnational connections and their relationships to religion and, in particular, the Los Angeles area as a site of global transactions.

Since 1999, the annual APARRI gatherings have been opportunities for scholars and community leaders involved in work on issues of Asian American and Pacific Islander religion to share research, exchange ideas, and build relationships in a relaxed, supportive conference setting. Emphasis is placed on the development of APA religious studies as a field, the encouragement of emerging scholarship, and the mentoring of scholars and leaders.

APARRI 2009 is organized by the PANA Institute at Pacific School of Religion and is co-sponsored and hosted by Claremont McKenna College.