In August 2026, MAARC will be launching a webinar series on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 5pm MT / 4pm PT. Each webinar will last approximately one hour and is open to the public. Registration is required, but free. The webinars’ formats are varied, and include film screenings with discussion, lectures, panel discussions and book talks. Pending permission from presenters, recordings of this series will be available on this page.
The inaugural set of webinars are a part of the “Amplify! Festival of Asian American Music, Sound and Scholarship!” The in-person segment of the festival will occur take place at Asian Improv aRts Midwest and Elastic Arts in Chicago from September 24 to 26, 2026.
Webinar Schedule (Additional information and registration links will be available June 1):
- August 12: Chiara Cox, “Belonging: Asian American Perspectives in the Opera Industry”
- September 9: Yiqi Guo, “Transnational Musical Exchange and Community Building through Pe̍h-ōe-jī“ and Zechary Phouthavong, “Constructing Lao American Identity Through Music and Performance at Lao New Year Festivals Across the United States”
- October 14: Christine Kaford, “Between Two Stages: Vietnamese American Identity, Music, and the Quiet Journey Toward Nursing Education”
- November 11: C. Shen Yuan, “Community Making and Creative Expression in East/Southeast Asian-Interest Collegiate A Cappella Groups.” Additional speaker TBA.