Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Author Henry Chang will read from his acclaimed novels CHINATOWN BEAT and YEAR OF THE DOG and will discuss the origins and methodology of his writing style, evoking Chinatown not only as setting but also as a character. He will explain how he has combined noir mystery with Chinese American sociology and history. Chinatown Beat … Read more
Cooking from China’s Fujian Province (NY: Hippocrene Books, August, 2008) explores the people and foods from a province across the Straits from Taiwan. With roots in seven early Min tribes, the foods of this province benefit from an abundance of wild and cultivated foods from its mountains and fertile flatlands and access to many animals … Read more
Our presentation will give a profile of Asian students at CUNY using both demographic, academic performance and student experience survey data. In addition to describing the current Asian student population, we’ll discuss trends over the past several years in some demographic, academic and social indicators. Where applicable, we’ll compare Asian students to other broad racial/ethnic … Read more
As the population in the United Stated ages, having life planning documents is a must for individuals who want their wishes to be carried out in the event they become mentally or physically incapacitated. The following life planning documents will be discussed: Health Care Proxies Living Wills Durable Powers of Attorneys Springing Powers of Attorneys … Read more
Author, musician and artist, Dr. Mingmei Yip will present a reading (with performances) from her recently published novel, Peach Blossom Pavilion (Kensington Books, 2008) a fictionalized tale of the last mingji (prestigious prostitute) or Geisha, of China. The novel tells the story about the last and most successful courtesan in China, in the 1920’s French … Read more
Bodhidharma was an Indian Buddhist monk who traveled from India to China in the 5th century AD and propagated Mahayana Buddhism in China, which in China came to be known as Chan Buddhism. The Chinese also renamed him Da’mo or Ta’mo. This form of Buddhism has virtually died out in both countries, but is practiced … Read more