Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The reception will introduce faculty and staff to the Asian American / Asian Research Institute; our mission as a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans; and available professional development programs and research award opportunities.
Dr. Prema Kurien will discuss differences in the civic and political activism patterns of Sikhs in Canada and the United States. Dr. Kurien’s talk draws on an ongoing research project examining how differences in the social, political, and religious opportunity structures of Canada and the United States, as well as the characteristics of groups, shape the political incorporation of religious minorities. South Asians comprise the largest “visible minority group” in Canada.
Mapping of Asian Americans in New York (MAANY) Tales From the Fields: Research Methods and Approaches in the Community Date: Monday, December 15, 2014 Time: 4PM to 6PM Place: Baruch College/CUNY 55 Lexington Avenue – Room 8-210, Manhattan Panel discussion on research methods and approaches in the community, as well as the joys of discovery. … Read more
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Time: 6:30PM to 9:30PM Program will begin promptly at 7PM! Place: Jing Fong Restaurant 20 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10013
Mapping of Asian Americans in New York (MAANY) Major Demographic Issues Concerning Asian Americans Communities in New York Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: Roosevelt House – Hunter College/CUNY 47-49 East 65th Street,- 2nd Fl Meeting Room, Manhattan Informal discussion with Joseph J. Salvo (Director, Population Division, NYC Department of … Read more
Mapping of Asian Americans in New York (MAANY) CUNY Mapping Seminar Book Panel Date: Friday, October 10, 2014 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Join AAARI and the founders of the CUNY Mapping Seminar project for a book/publication launch and panel discussion with authors … Read more