Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Chang-Jin Lee’s video artwork, COMFORT WOMEN WANTED, brings to light the memory of 200,000 young women, referred to as “comfort women,” who were systematically exploited as sex slaves in Asia during World War II, and increases awareness of sexual violence against women during wartime. The video is based on interviews with Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Filipino, and Dutch “comfort women” survivors and a former Japanese soldier from W.W.II.
Playwright Alvin Eng and Art Historian Laurie Wilson will discuss Eng’s play, “Three Trees,” a historical drama that explores the unique relationship between 20th century Parisian artist, Alberto Giacometti, and his muse/model, Japanese Existential Philosopher, Isaku Yanaihara. The Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will present the World Premiere of this play at the West End Theare, … Read more
As the glistening Cartier sign, the visually arresting skyscrapers, and the shining BMWs and Ferraris scream out China’s unprecedented prosperity, the question confronting a young generation of Chinese who came of age during the period of rapid economic growth is an anxious one: Is this all there is? Researched and co-produced by Ying Zhu, “China: … Read more
Talk Cancelled Hinduism’s adherents, nowhere more so than in the United States, have displayed a marked tendency to turn towards various forms of digital media, and in particular the internet, to forge new forms of Hindu identity, endow Hinduism with a purportedly more coherent and monotheistic form, refashion our understanding of the history of Hinduism’s … Read more
Luis Francia, poet, journalist, and nonfiction writer, will read and discuss his new poetry and prose which uses the world as its subject. From Manila to Hong Kong to Beijing to New York, Luis’ lyrical work transcends and trespasses borders of language, genre, nation, and history. “I want to write in rooms where I have … Read more
Are the concepts of God and Tao related? Is there light within us? How can we integrate Western and Eastern traditions for modern humanity? How can we live to fulfill our wishes? These issues are examined in Dr. Kwanyk Claire Sit’s two books,Lao Tzu and Anthroposophy and The Lord’s Prayer: An Eastern Perspective. Dr. Sit will share her … Read more