Voices from the Roof of the World: Tibetan History, Culture & Religion

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan   Scholars from China Tibetology Research Center will present on Tibetan history, culture and religion: Zheng Dui: Modern Tibetan Buddhism Studies in China In his talk Tibetan Buddhism, he will present us with … Read more

Malalai Joya: A Woman Among Warlords

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Time: 1:30PM to 3:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Malalai Joya will discuss her upcoming book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. She has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” At … Read more

Asian American Arts Alliance Town Hall – October 2009

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Time: 10AM to 12PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan The Town Hall is the Alliance’s regular monthly gathering of artists and arts workers. Taking place the first Tuesday of every month, from 10am to 12pm, the Town Hall is a lively forum … Read more

Vincent Who?

Hunter College, CUNY Asian American Studies Program Presents Time: 2PM to 4PM Place: Hunter College, CUNY 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan Hunter West Building – Room 507 Free Admission Screening of Vincent Who? (Running Time: 40 Minutes), followed by discussion with producer/co-director Curtis Chin. In 1982, Vincent Chin was murdered in Detroit by two white autoworkers … Read more

New York City District 1 City Council Candidates Forum

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009 Time: 6PMPM to 9PM Place: PS 124, The Yung Wing School 40 Division Street, New York, NY 10002 Whether you are registered to vote in District 1 (Lower Manhattan, including Chinatown and the Lower East Side) or you have interests in the area, this is your opportunity to hear from … Read more

2008 National Asian American Survey

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Time: 5PM to 7PM Place: Seyfarth Shaw LLP 620 Eighth Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10018-1405 The 2008 NAAS is a groundbreaking study of the contours and contexts of Asian American civic and political engagement. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Russell Sage Foundation, the James Irvine … Read more