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What’s the world’s oldest language?
Scientific American

What’s the world’s oldest language?

Deven Patel of the School of Arts & Sciences believes that Sanskrit is the oldest continuous language tradition, which means that it’s still producing literature and being spoken.

Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan
Man with red curly hair and glasses looks into the camera, which is giving a half-moon glow on the lower right side of the image.

Patrick Carland-Echavarria, an East Asian Languages and Civilizations Ph.D. candidate, says his research is all about readjusting the lenses of history. 

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Patrick Carland-Echavarria and queer Americans in post-war Japan

    Ph.D. candidate Patrick Carland-Echavarria’s research looks at postwar Japanese queer cultures, translation, art, and literature and at how American gay men found refuge there during the Cold War and beyond.

    Kristen de Groot

    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference
    Will Atkins, Vicky Aquino, and students affix flower stickers to the new AAPI mural

    Vicky Aquino, associate director and the artist behind the mural, at its launch. This project was supported by the entire PAACH team and key members of University Life, including Associate Vice Provost Will Atkins (left).

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    A new ARCH building mural celebrates beauty and difference

    A new mural in the ARCH building lobby represents and celebrates the diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders  

    Kristina García

    Art of the South Asian diaspora
    Four women stand in front of a stage

    From left to right, Aisha Khan, Arooj Aftab, Shahzia Sikander, and Fariha Khan at “The Artists’ Talk.”

    (Image: Ana Glassman)

    Art of the South Asian diaspora

    An event spearheaded by the Asian American Studies Program combined scholarship and artistic practice to showcase art of the South Asian diaspora as a contemporary American tradition.

    Kristina García

    Sonal Khullar on books, art, and ‘love in the stacks’
    Sonal Khullar inspects the flyleaf from 'Alice in Wonderland.'

    Sonal Khullar inspects the flyleaf of an illustrated copy of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ a favorite book from her childhood.

    (Image: Dan Horan.)

  • Q&A

    • Sonal Khullar on books, art, and ‘love in the stacks’

    The history of South Asian art professor discusses books, art, and love through her edited volume “Old Stacks, New Leaves: The Arts of the Book in South Asia.”

    Kristina García

    Five festive dishes for an easy Eid lunch
    The New York Times

    Five festive dishes for an easy Eid lunch

    Fariha Khan of the School of Arts & Sciences says that many people no longer have time to prepare meals from scratch for Eid, especially if they’re working outside the home.