Paul Ong
CUNY Graduate Center
Ph.D. Program in Sociology
Fall 2010
Course: Critical Asian American Issues and Actionable Solutions
Course Syllabus: PDF
The overall goal of the course is to expose students to alternative and nontraditional styles of scholarship that is linked to real-world engagement. This course provides an opportunity to explore major issues affecting Asian American communities using an applied social science research approach, as well as the opportunity to contribute to a larger collective effort to influence the AAARI’s research agenda by identifying gaps in academic literature related to Asian American problems and solutions.
Russell C. Leong
Hunter College/CUNY
Department of English / Asian American Studies Program
Spring 2011
Course: PASSPORT READINGS: Writing on Departures & Arrivals
Course Syllabus: PDF
This impetus for this new course–designed as a hands-on workshop and seminar–originated primarily from Amitiva Kumar’s book, “Passport Photos” and “Asian Americans on War and Peace”–the first published before 9/11, and the second, right after that event. Both works offer perspectives on the immigrant experience, on racialization and on war, violence, and peace, and utilize prose, essay, and poetic approaches to articulating what it means to be living in a post 9/11 era.
“Writing on Departures & Arrivals” also refers to multiple engagements and approaches around migration, settlement, locality, citizenship or non-citizenship, gender and generation through the writing we read– together with the writing / images we create ourselves.
AAARI Seminar/Workshop (June 2, 2011)
Into East River(s): Chinese / American Artists and Asian American Poets
The CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor will perform teaching, research, and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise as noted below; and share responsibility for committee and department assignments, performing administrative, supervisory, and other functions as assigned.
The Tam Visiting Professor will be based at one of the four CUNY campuses participating in the search, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Queens College or the Graduate Center. He or she will teach one class a semester at that campus and will engage with students and faculty members during the appointment. The Tam Visiting Professor will participate in public events designed to raise the visibility of scholarship in Asian American studies. This will include working closely with the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI).
