Chinese Garment Workers after 9/11
The presentation is based on the author’s manuscript, Sewing Woman, and her project: The effects of the 9/11 tragedy on the Chinese garment workers and the Chinatown neighborhood. Online Notes
Lecture Series
Savoring Diversity on the Silk Road
An important ancient set of east/west north/south highways traverse countries and cultures in Asia from China to the Mediterranean, yet they have no particular name. Now everyone knows them as ‘The Silk Road.’ They exist from antiquity, are popular and well-traveled, and are named in German in the 1870’s by Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen as … Read more
The Flushing Cycle and Other Works
With recent accomplishments including editing and compiling a play anthology and oral history entitled “Tokens? The NYC Asian American Experience,” and the upcoming publication of excerpts from his memoir monologue entitled “The Flushing Cycle” in the Spring 2003 issue of the Performing Arts Journal, Prof. Alvin Eng will share some insight on his experiences, as … Read more
Student Academic Achievement: A Comparison Between Italian and Asian Americans
This presentation will compare the student academic achievements among the Italian and Asian communities. There has been a close bond in these communities not only demonstrated by the proximity of Little Italy and Chinatown, but as well as the evolving communities that were once Italian American strongholds (i.e. Ridgewood, Elmhurst, Flushing.) This symbiotic relationship is … Read more
Rewards and Challenges in Asian American Community Building
An introduction to the Community Building Initiative (CBI) at Brooklyn College with particular focus on the observations, experiences, and insights gained through our Asian Outreach efforts. A panel of Asian American/Asian faculty, staff, and students will join us in a dialogue discussion following this presentation.
From Congress to Coalition: Understanding the Politics in India
Since independence congress party has ruled India, first under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru then his daughter Indira Gandhi. In 1977 for the first time all opposition parties in India came together which resulted into congress party’s crushing defeat and formation of a non-congress government at the center led by Janta Party. This can be … Read more