Chinese American Community and the 9/11 Tragedy

The main source of information for this talk is the speaker’s recently published anthology on this subject. The anthology consists of records of oral interviews as well a large number of published reports and analysis. The focus of the talk will be on Chinese Americans’ involvement and contributions during and after the tragedy. Although in … Read more

Historical Revisionism and National Memory in Contemporary Japan

The presentation will analyze the ongoing debate in Japan over how the past should be remembered, and how this impacts on issues of national identity. Prof. Weiner is speaking on a Diversity Grant obtained by Prof. Keming Liu (Medgar Evers College, CUNY) in part to celebrate the 80th birthday of Prof. Betty Lee Sung.