Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This paper investigates the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s program of “Special Registration” as an instrument of racial formation. As part of the Bush administration’s “war on terror,” the Department of Homeland Security required men and boys over the age of 16 from a select group of mainly Muslim-majority nations to undergo “special registration,” an … Read more
“Anna May Wong” will be the first feature length documentary about the life and times of Anna May Wong (1905-1961), a premier Chinese American film star and stage actress who achieved worldwide fame in the 1920s and the 1930s. During her time, as an Asian American actress, Anna May Wong’s career and her complex personal … Read more
This presentation is set against the backdrop of neo-liberal policies of economic reform instituted in India in 1991. I examine the decade of the 1990s as a period of dramatic change from prior decades of Independent India. I suggest that with the opening of the Indian economy in conjunction with the privatization of television the … Read more
South Korea achieved urbanization and industrialization with a faster speed than any other country in the world; it was transformed from a predominantly agrarian society in 1960 to a premier postindustrial society in 2000. This presentation will take a comprehensive overview of the changes in family system in South Korea affected by societal changes between … Read more
The establishment of dual language programs and schools is one of the new initiatives of the New York City Department of Education. The speaker will discuss the implications and challenges of dual language pre-collegiate programs/schools for institutions in Higher Education, such as the City University of New York. Online Notes
WRITING FROM EXPERIENCE: THE ASIAN-AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW I write from my experience, but I distill and shape events so that they add up to coherent stories. My sources are memories, life situations and occasionally dreams, all having to do with growing up as the child of mixed-race parents in rural America and later moving … Read more