The DeGrasse Family of New York City
Prof. Prithi Kanakamedala will present on their project examining the life of George DeGrasse and his family, who lived on land in New York City donated by Aaron Burr in the early nineteenth century.
Lecture Series
The Road to Healing, Rejuvenation, and Social Justice: Understanding Mental Health Challenges and Barriers to Mental Health Service Utilization among CUNY Asian American/Asian College Students
In their study, Prof. Esther Son explores the mental health challenges and barriers to accessing services faced by Asian American/Asian college students at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, particularly after the pandemic.
Rapa Nui Voice, Stance, and Subjectivities
Miki Makihara draws from her new co-authored book, Language and Political Subjectivity, to explore a central challenge for Rapa Nui (Easter Island) language and political activists.
Sally Forth, Sad Girl! (Novel-In-Progress)
Prof. Sally Wen Mao will present on Sally Forth, Sad Girl!, a novel-in-progress following a Chinese American poet living in an artist residency in Shanghai.
Contemporary art and ecological Transformation in East and Southeast Asia
Editor Meqin Wang, with contributors Midori Yamamura, Vicki Kwon and Stephanie Benzaquen-Gautier examine how contemporary art in East and Southeast Asia confronts environmental destruction, ecological degradation, and social injustice in the backdrop of global ecological crises.
From Screen to Clay: Exploring the Relationships Between Image and Material
Dr. Yonghao Yan examines the development of contemporary ceramics in Jingdezhen, in Jianxi, China and the evolving creative practices at Jingdezhen Ceramic University.