Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This study looks at sensation seeking and criminal propensities in the United States, England and Hong Kong. A preliminary study using a sample from the United States found sensation seeking and criminal propensities to be strongly linked, especially among males. If male sensation seekers in the United States are attracted to criminal behavior, is that … Read more
Baruch College, CUNY Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Presents 2008 Induction Ceremony Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Time: 12:45PM to 2:15PM Place: Baruch College, CUNY 55 Lexington Avenue, Manhattan Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-220 The 2008 Induction Ceremony of the Baruch College chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society took place on Tuesday, … Read more
Dr. Tarry Hum’s research examines the increasing presence of ethnic banks in New York City’s immigrant neighborhoods. In particular, Dr. Hum focus on the growing number of Chinese-owned ethnic banks in working-class Sunset Park, Brooklyn, their lending practices and community investment activities. Based on an analysis of 1998-2005 HMDA data, interviews with bank CEOs and … Read more
Dr. Joseph T. Lee looks at the current development of the Sino-American encounter in the Third World. During the Maoist and the Dengist era, China was responding to the international pressures from the United States and the Soviet Union rather than dealing with the Third World countries per se. But since the launching of the … Read more
Hunter College, CUNY Asian American Studies Program Presents Hybrid Vigor: A Conversation with Ruth Ozeki about Fertile Mixes in Literature, Race, and Politics Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Time: 1:30PM to 3:00PM Place: Hunter College, CUNY 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan Hunter North 11106 (11th Floor of Hunter North) THIS EVENT IS GENEROUSLY CO-SPONSORED BY THE … Read more
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced plans to establish a named professorship in honor of Dr. Thomas Tam, a former CUNY trustee, CUNY alumnus and prominent Asian-American educator who passed away on Feb. 27 at age 62. During a memorial service at the University’s Asian American/Asian Research Institute on March 9, the Chancellor said the Thomas … Read more