Elijah (Screening & Discussion)
Razid Season, filmmaker and alum of The City College of New York, Elijah, a coming-out story of a second-generation Bengali-American who desires to live life fully as a man in a trans-phobic immigrant culture.
Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
War and Fragile Peace: Geopolitics of Imperialism and Multipolarity in the Conflict over Iran
Prof. Sumanth Inukonda speaks with media theorist Oliver Boyd-Barrett, and presumptive 2026 Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 5th District U.S. House seat Christian Vukasovich, about the implications of conflict over Iran for the world and America.
The Cultural Keepers: Tracing the Historical Footsteps of Vietnamese Dual Language Bilingual Education Programs in the U.S.
Khánh Lê and Alisha Nguyen will present on their research exploring the history, development, and impact of Vietnamese dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs in five U.S. states with significant Vietnamese populations.
The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family’s Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution
Charlotte Brooks’s gripping tale follows the Moy family’s back and forth across the Pacific and through two world wars, China’s Nationalist and Communist revolutions, and the Cold War—events that the siblings and their spouses helped shape.
The Digital Infrastructure of New York City’s “New Chinatown”
Prof. Yuchen Chen will present on their project examining Chinese immigrants and real estate entrepreneurs in West Queens, exploring their placemaking practices in the emerging “new Chinatown.”
The DeGrasse Family of New York City
Prof. Prithi Kanakamedala will present on their project examining the life of George DeGrasse and his family, who lived on land in New York City donated by Aaron Burr in the early nineteenth century.