Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This book project assembles innovative research on the themes of dress reform ca. 1850s-1940s in East Asia. Professor Pyun’s lecture explores Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages of dress, body, and gender identity in the larger contexts of trade, power, modernization, and socio-political discourses. Essays in this volume illuminate, with an unprecedented scope and from a … Read more
Prof. Navin Singh will present on his book, Multilingual Trends in a Globalized World, and discuss evolving language education trends, multilingualism in terms of prospects and challenges, by drawing on examples and case studies from around the world. Over the past few decades, significant economic and political changes have taken place across the globe, placing … Read more
The obesity epidemic is a widely recognized global health issue affecting all races and ethnic groups including Chinese Americans. A survey research study was conducted to explore the dietary beliefs and obesity prevention behaviors of Chinese Americans in the New York and Los Angeles county regions. A multi-state approach was used to compare East versus West coast … Read more
Dr. Geoffrey Redmond is leading Western expert on the I Ching (Book of Changes). This talk is based on Dr. Redmond’s recently published book, The I Ching (Book of Changes): A Critical Translation of the Ancient Text. The I Ching, a Chinese spiritual classic, has been in continuous use for 3,000 years, not only for … Read more
This talk is based on an essay for the upcoming issue of Asian American Matters: A New York Anthology, published by AAARI, discussing the necessary convergence of Islamic Studies and Asian studies. Prof. Ming Xia will elaborate on his own personal and intellectual journey as a China scholar, discovering how Islam has become so essential … Read more
Among many art, music and literature lovers, particularly devotees of Modernism, the expatriate community in France during the Jazz Age represents a remarkable convergence of genius in one place and period—one of the most glorious in history. Drawn by the presence of such avant-garde figures as Joyce and Picasso, artists and writers fled the censorious … Read more