In Christopher Lee's "Diaspora, Transnationalism, and Asian American Studies: Position and Debates talks about "how Asian American Studies has come to conceive its object of study as transnational." This chapter references many other articles and studies in regards to the idea of transnationalism. Transnationalism cannot be discussed without the presence of the word diaspora. Although this article tries to shy away from discussing if Asian American Studies is or is not translational, I personally believe that transnationalism is a crucial idea to in Asian American Studies. Transnationalism connects Asian Americans to their 'homeland,' or place of origin which in this book is highly important to discussing the Asian American diaspora. The connection to home is the main difference between a diaspora and a migration. Asian American Studies focuses the history of Asian Americans of which is a crucial part is the land of origin. As touched on in the chapter transnationalism extends beyond just capitalism but also areas in the arts, media, as well as gender and sexuality.
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