Lecture Series

Interaction and Identity in a New York Asian Cram School

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Typically viewed as a staple of childhood life in East Asia, cram schools are private educational institutions offering additional academic instruction during non-school hours. Over the past few decades, hundreds if not thousands of Asian American-run cram schools have been established throughout the United States, proliferating across urban areas particularly in Asian American enclaves. Despite this recent boom of Asian American cram schools, there has been very little research that examines how these educational sites affect the academic and identity development of youth.

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Does Doing Good Lead to Doing Better? Insights and Challenges

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In recent years, few notions have so fully captured the corporate imagination as that of corporate social responsibility (CSR); its relevance, role and returns are at the forefront of corporate consciousness today. In this presentation, Prof. Sankar Sen will provide an overview of my research on CSR, which takes a strategic, stakeholder (e.g., consumers, employees, … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Issues

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Prof. Allan Wernick will introduce the CUNY Citizenship and Immigration Project, and its mission to provide free, high quality, and confidential citizenship and immigration law services to help immigrants on their path to U.S. citizenship. To achieve this goal, the Project’s immigration attorneys and paralegals offer one-on-one consultations to assess participants’ eligibility for legal benefits … Read more

6 Degrees Could Change the World – Earth Day Screening

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By the year 2100, many scientists believe that the Earth’s average temperature could rise by as much as six degrees Celsius. In a compelling investigation, National Geographic leads a degree-by-degree journey to explore what each rising–and critical–degree could mean for the future of our people and planet. Through powerful film-making and intimate profiles, this special … Read more

Taiko in North America and the Dilemma of World Music Performance

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Originally rooted in the Buddhist tradition of Japanese American culture, taiko drumming in North America has steadily increased in popularity and in recent years has been featured in popular music collaborations, movies, television programs and commercials, and a well-known video game. With this increased exposure, individual drummers and the taiko community at large have been … Read more

Studying Sensation Seeking and Criminality Cross-culturally

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This study looks at sensation seeking and criminal propensities in the United States, England and Hong Kong. A preliminary study using a sample from the United States found sensation seeking and criminal propensities to be strongly linked, especially among males. If male sensation seekers in the United States are attracted to criminal behavior, is that … Read more