Month: October 2019
Found in Korea (Documentary)
This co-sponsored screening of the documentary Found in Korea (Running Time: 74 minutes) is part of the 2019 Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY).
Queens College Alum Susheel Kirpalani Funds Annual CERRU Event
When bankruptcy attorney Susheel Kirpalani (Queens College ’91)—a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP—read about QC’s Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU) in a previous issue of Queens magazine, he became intrigued. As a child of immigrants, he understood the value of a center that promotes tolerance, cultural diversity, and the … Read more
Brooklyn College Alum Ben Ng Creates App for Film Productions
Brooklyn College alum Ben Ng is the CEO & Founder of Available, a new app that helps connect filmmakers in the most efficient way. The Available app works like an availability calendar, and social networking platform, allowing members to broaden their professional circle and allowing the people hiring to spend less time tracking down available … Read more
Asian-American Social Workers’ Career, Stress, and Well-Being
Research on Asian-American career choice, career experience, work-related stress, and well-being has been extremely limited. Based on a comprehensive online survey with a total of 208 Asian-American social work administrators, supervisors, practitioners, and graduate social work students, Prof. Kenny Kwong will present on the career choices, barriers and prospects, work-related stress, and professional quality of life Asian-American social workers.