Programs

2011-2012 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor

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Paul Ong is Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Asian American Studies at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. In Fall 2010 and Fall 2011, Prof. Ong served as the City University of New York’s Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Russell C. Leong is the founding editor of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s CUNY FORUM publication, and previously served as the CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at Hunter College/CUNY.

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2011 Sunset Cinema Series

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Date: Fridays, August 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2011 Time: 5:30PM to 8:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Why spend your Summer sunsets at home, when you can visit  AAARI, and experience some of the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? … Read more

Unheard Voices of 9/11 Hearing

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Date: Saturday, August 20, 2011 Time: 1PM to 4PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan As the 10-year anniversary of September 11th approaches, join us at a community hearing in to discuss and learn about the impact of 9/11 on the Muslim, Arab, Sikh, and South Asian communities … Read more

2011 Sunset Cinema Series – Chan Is Missing (USA)

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Chan Is Missing (USA, 1982) Running Time: 80 Minutes Two San Francisco taxi drivers — Jo (Wood Moy) and his glib nephew, Steve (Marc Hayashi) — take to Chinatown’s streets searching for Chan Hung, an intermediary who’s vanished with the cash the cabbies gave him to obtain their medallion. Along the way, their odyssey leads … Read more

2011 Sunset Cinema Series – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Japan)

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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Japan, 2006) Running Time: 98 Minutes Inspired by author Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel, this anime follows the adventures of Makoto Konno, a seemingly ordinary high school student who makes a startling revelation when she learns that she’s been endowed with the ability to travel back in time. Following a series … Read more