Doctrine of Reincarnation and World Religions

What is reincarnation? Reincarnation is concerned with the afterlife. At this very moment we are all currently building our path towards the afterlife. What we do, what we think, and what we feel everyday determines what happens in the afterlife. There are two hypotheses about the afterlife. The single life hypothesis states that the soul … Read more

Asian Americans and Cardiovascular Disease – Larger Implications for Asian Americans and Healthcare

Introduction Asian Americans are those who live in the U.S. and personally identify themselves as having Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry.  This group includes people whose origins are the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and the Pacific Islands. It was classified into 28 Asian and 19 Pacific Islander ethnic groups for the 1990 … Read more

Family Tragedy and Communication

In order to prevent frequent family tragedies, Asian American / Asian Research Institute, City University of New York invited Edward Ma, Psychotherapist to give a lecture on “Family Violence and Dialogue” on 12/13 Friday. Discussion was followed by participants including professors and students of CUNY, New York University, concerned professionals and parents. With 30 years … Read more

Asian Students Attending the City University of New York: A Demographic and Social Profile

The student survey conducted by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis covered a broad range of topics, including student satisfaction of services, usage of technology, interaction with peers and faculty. This presentation only covers a small fraction of the available data findings, compiled from the information provided by school registration offices and the student … Read more

Introduction to Magic Squares

Motivated by a game called the “Tower of Hanoi” played by the monks in Hanoi, Dr. Lap found a game that he loves called – “Magic Square” in a book called “Lo Shu” in Beijing. The principle of the “Magic Square” is to arrange the numbers in any square that is equal or larger than … Read more