2014 CUNY Conference on Asian American Economic Empowerment: IGNITE YOUR BUSINESS and PREPARE to SCALE
Date: Monday, September 29, 2014 Time: 9AM to 5PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan
Programs
2014-2015 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor
Prema Kurien is the founding director of Asian/American Studies and Professor of Sociology at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Dr. Kurien is a past CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at the CUNY Graduate School, 2014-2015. Her recent research focuses on race and ethnic group relations, as well as the role of religion in shaping group formation and mobilization among contemporary ethnic groups.
Dr. Kurien has received postdoctoral fellowships and grants from the National Science Foundation, The Woodrow Wilson International Center, the Carnegie Corporation, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University, the American Institute of Indian Studies, the Louisville Institute, and the New Ethnic and Immigrant Congregations Project. Her work has been recognized with a Contribution to the Field award, two national book awards, and three national article awards.
Tak Furumoto: A Leadership Success Story
Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 Time: 7PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Come join us for a special Asian Pacific American Heritage Month talk by Mr. Tak Furumoto, President and CEO of Furumoto Realty. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Tule Lake, California during … Read more
CUNY Conference on Rethinking New York City’s Asian American Communities
Date: Monday, May 5, 2014 Time: 8:30AM to 5PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan
2014 CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Lunar New Year Reception
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.
Financial Jumpstart 2014!
Date: Saturdays, Jan 25 & Feb 1, 2014 Time: 9:30AM to 3:30PM Place: Queensborough Community College 39-07 Prince Street #2A, Flushing, NY 11354 Make 2014 the year to take control of your personal finances and build a path for a successful business. Learn from experts on personal finance and small business from the City University … Read more