Bay of Blood (Documentary Screening & Discussion)
Join the CUNY Law South Asia Law Student Association for a screening and discussion of the documentary, Bay of Blood (2023), directed by Krishnendu Bose.
Co-Sponsored & Special Events
Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming (Performance & Talk)
Join this special lunch with Ava Chin—author, performer, and professor—as she performs and talks about her new in paperback book Mott Street (Penguin Books), about the impact of the country’s first immigration restrictions on four generations of her family in New York City’s Chinatown.
A Conversation with Chandra Bhan Prasad
Chandra Bhan Prasad is an Indian scholar and political commentator. He is editor of Dalit Enterprise Magazine and has been widely quoted by the world press on issues of caste and the treatment of Dalits in India.
Public Talk/Book Signing with Historian and Author Greg Robinson
Greg Robinson is professor of history at l’Université du Québec À Montréal, and specialist in U.S. political history. His most recent book is The Unknown Great (U Washington Press 2023), an alternative history of Japanese Americans.
CHOSEN (Documentary)
This co-sponsored screening of the documentary CHOSEN is part of the 17th Annual Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY), running from November 8 to 13, 2023 in-person and online. Preceding CHOSEN will be the international premier of the short film THE TEMPLE OF NON-DUALITY.
Race at the Top: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools
The American suburb conjures an image of picturesque privilege: manicured lawns, quiet streets, and—most important to parents—high-quality schools. These elite enclaves are also historically white, allowing many white Americans to safeguard their privileges by using public schools to help their children enter top colleges. That’s changing, however, as Asian American professionals increasingly move into wealthy suburban areas to give their kids that same leg up for their college applications and future careers.