Snakeheads: Chinese Mafia & the New Slave Trade

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

2017-2018 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor

Sujani K. Reddy is the 2017-2018 Thomas Tam Visiting Professor of Asian American Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Reddy’s work focuses on histories of U.S. imperialism, immigration, and South Asian diaspora, as well as mass criminalization, immigrant rights, transnational feminism, and struggles for liberation. She is the author of Nursing & Empire: Gendered Labor and Migration from India to the United States (UNC Press, 2015) and co-editor of The Sun Never Sets: South Asian Migrants in an Age of U.S. Power (NYU Press, 2013). Both books are also published in South Asia by Orient BlackSwan.

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New York City Council District 20 Candidate Forum

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.

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Buddhist Talk on Meditation, Diligence & Wisdom

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.

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CUNY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

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

2017 CUNY Conference on Building Coalitions & Coalescing a Pan-Asian/Pacific/American Identity Biographies

In the face of such a panoply of identities, forming a pan-Asian/Pacific/American identity has historically proven to be difficult and complicated. AAARI’s conference will explore these challenges and complexities while also identifying and assessing historical instances of successful panethnic coalition building. Ultimately, this conference will provide an intersectional framework and understanding around how APA activists can center frontline leadership and the struggles of the community with which they are standing in solidarity.

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