Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Mingmei Yip will talk about her own travels on the Silk Road, read from her new novel, Song of the Silk Road (Kensington Books), and demonstrate special Silk Road calligraphy. The Silk Road was the ancient trading route connecting China to the Middle East and Europe all the way to Rome. As many academic books … Read more
Whether the United States can adequately respond to the demands of the global economy and maintain its standing as a global leader is inextricably tied to its ability to increase educational opportunities for all Americans. Professor Teranishi will discuss his work with the National Commission on AAPI Research in Education (CARE), including a recently released … Read more
In this hour long documentary, director Yunah Hong tells the story of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star. Starting out in silent films when she was 17, Anna May Wong went on to make dozens of films in Hollywood, London and Berlin, co-starring with Marlene Dietrich, Anthony Quinn and Douglas Fairbanks. Yet … Read more
A decade after the events of September 11, 2001, AAARI presents a special 10th anniversary encore screening of Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11. Commissioned by the Asian American Federation in 2003, Tribute and Remembrance documents the extensive effects the 9/11 tragedy had on the Asian American community, by examining the economic impact of … Read more
Mary Uyematsu Kao will present her black-and-white photographs from the Asian American Movement of the 1970s and talk about the Asian American Baby Boomer Generation of activist women.
At the critical juncture before the British handover of Hong Kong, nearly 800,000 Hongkongers fled. Where did they go and what became of them? Going beyond suppositions and urban myth, for the first time, the full story of the returnees is being told. In her book, Return Migration and Identity: A Global Phenomenon, A Hong … Read more