Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
This talk features a candidate forum where local community members heard directly from City Council District 20 contenders on pressing neighborhood issues, civic engagement, and policy priorities in the lead-up to the 2017 election. It provides insight into how candidates articulate their visions for public service and community representation.
This talk offers a brief exploration of key aspects of Buddhist meditation practice, focusing on the role of right recollection, proper mindfulness, and the integration of contemplative tools to support disciplined awareness and insight cultivation.
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
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 of the Jade District or screening of “Mele Murals” with filmaker Tad Nakamura, followed by a “Serve the People” Book Talk with author Karen Ishizuka and Reception.
Among the hundreds of thousands of survivors confined to refugee camps in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, approximately 10,000 Cambodian refugees were eventually “resettled” in the Bronx over the course of the 1980s and ’90s. Chronicling their unfinished odyssey, through the eyes of one woman, Ra Pronh, Unsettled tells the story of an immigrant community’s survival and resistance amid the concentrated poverty of the Bronx. As the first book about Cambodian Americans in New York City, Unsettled also challenges commonly held notions of humanitarian rescue and relief. A community-embedded scholar, author Eric Tang argues that refuge cannot be found when resettlement efforts seek to mask the harsh urban conditions faced by poor people of color and immigrants in cities across the country.