Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This talk explores the economic challenges and opportunities faced by Asian American communities, focusing on issues such as financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and workforce integration. It brings together experts and community leaders to discuss strategies for economic empowerment and long-term sustainability within diverse populations.
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.
This talk features an in-depth conversation on the experiences and contributions of individuals advocating for change within the Asian American community, with a focus on the intersection of culture, identity, and social impact. It emphasizes the role of leadership in creating positive change and fostering greater community engagement.
This conference seeks to answer the questions of who they are, where they have chosen to locate and how their communities have grown, how to preserve the culture and historical heritage of these communities for the older communities, to prepare new communities who will want to preserve their history in the US, and to connect scholars and community to identify trends and issues of concern for these communities.
This conference seeks to answer the questions of who they are, where they have chosen to locate and how their communities have grown, how to preserve the culture and historical heritage of these communities for the older communities, to prepare new communities who will want to preserve their history in the US, and to connect scholars and community to identify trends and issues of concern for these communities.
This conference seeks to answer the questions of who they are, where they have chosen to locate and how their communities have grown, how to preserve the culture and historical heritage of these communities for the older communities, to prepare new communities who will want to preserve their history in the US, and to connect scholars and community to identify trends and issues of concern for these communities.