The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Time: 5pm to 7pm Place: City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue, Manhattan – NAC Ballroom Free – Open to the Public In this talk, based on her new book The Limits of Whiteness (2017, Stanford University Press), sociologist Neda Maghbouleh shares the under-theorized and sometimes heartbreaking story of … Read more

Snakeheads: Chinese Mafia & the New Slave Trade

Museum of Chinese in America Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 Time: 6:30pm to 8pm Place: Museum of Chinese in America 215 Centre Street, Manhattan In conjunction with the Museum of Chinese in America’s new exhibition, FOLD: Golden Venture Paper Structures, which presents the story of passengers of the Golden Venture which ran aground in 1993, … Read more

New York City Council District 20 Candidate Forum

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2017 Time: 2pm to 4pm Place: Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel 135-20 39th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354 Candidates competing to represent District 20 in the New York City Council will participate in a public forum. District 20 includes Downtown Flushing, Murray Hill and Queensboro Hill. Incumbent, Peter Koo, faces a challenge from … Read more

Buddhist Talk on Meditation, Diligence & Wisdom

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2017 Time: 6pm to 8pm Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Join Dharma Path for a discussion on the Buddhist practice of meditation, diligence and wisdom, with Ven. Changtzu, Ven. Shiyi & Ven. Yanrong. Ven. Changtzu (Lecturer, Fuyan Buddhist Institute, Taiwan) Pointers on Meditation … Read more

CUNY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

Description Since 2004, the Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF), presented by the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), has recognized and awarded student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens … Read more

AAPI Policy Research Summit From Research to Resistance: AAPI Activist Scholar & Community Leader Convening

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Time: 9:30AM to 7PM JADE/APANO MULTICULTURAL SPACE 8114 SE DIVISION STREET PORTLAND, OR 97206 Join AAPI community leaders in Portland & educators from the Association for Asian American Studies conference in dialogue, as a means for bridging community, research, & policy. The day will end with an optional walking tour … Read more