General
- Reference materials, interdisciplinary anthologies, institutional histories
Activism
- Anticolonial and labor mobilizations before the 1960s, the Asian American movement (c. 1968-1970s), ethnic studies movements, subsequent campaigns, important activists
Afro-Asian
- Studies between Asian American/diasporic and African American/diasporic histories, politics, cultural production
Asian-Indigenous
- Studies between Asian American/diasporic and Indigenous histories, politics, cultural production
Asian-Latinx
- Studies between Asian American/diasporic and Latinx histories, politics, cultural production
Gender and sexuality
- Feminist theories, women’s social histories and cultural production, domestic and international labor migrations, LGBTQ+ theories, methods, and cultural practices
History
- Multiethnic, ethnic/region specific
Literary criticism
- Multiethnic, ethnic/region specific
Model minority
- Studies that focus on and historicize the image directly
Multiracial/mixed race
- Studies that focus on multiracial/mixed race Asian Americans
Music
- Jazz, hip hop, folk, ethnic-specific instrumentalities and traditions
Pedagogy
- Teaching, advising, mentoring
Performance
- Theater, drama, dance
Visual cultures
- Film, video, art