Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Transnationalism refers to the phenomenon of immigrants maintaining connections to their country of origin, and employing a dual frame of reference to evaluate their experiences and outcomes in the country in which they have settled. How does transnationalism matter in the identities among the second generation, e.g., individuals who were born in the United States, … Read more
With over 1.2 billion viewers globally, including millions in the United States, China Central Television (CCTV) reaches the world’s single largest audience. The official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, CCTV is also a dynamic modern media conglomerate, fully reliant on advertising revenue and aggressively competitive both within China and on the global media scene. … Read more
This talk uses inter-Asian television love dramas to illustrate the issues pertinent to the discussions on the concept of “East Asian pop culture” as a sphere of production, circulation, and consumption. In particular, this talk uses Taiwan as a case study to unpack the tensions between the local and the regional, with women caught in … Read more
Dr. Kevin Nadal will discuss his new book, That’s So Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) experience subtle forms of discrimination, also known as microaggressions. Microaggressions are commonplace interactions that occur in a wide variety of social settings, including school or … Read more
Chinese martial arts or Kung Fu as it’s known today, was developed by soldiers and ancient warriors as way of self defense. Over the centuries, Kung Fu was eventually adopted by the Buddhist monks of Shaolin and the Taoist priests of Wudang. It was in these temples that Kung Fu was recognized not only as … Read more
Pyong Gap Min, Editor of Koreans in North America, will discuss this new and only anthology of Koreans’ experiences in the U.S. and Canada. Topics covered include Koreans’ immigration and settlement patterns, changes in Korean immigrants’ business patterns, Korean immigrant churches’ social functions, differences between Korean immigrant intact families and geese families, transnational ties, second-generation … Read more