Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This year’s conference will focus on the intersections of Asian American Studies and the community. The format will be interactive. Panelists will initially speak to their respective academic and community-based experiences, while the latter portion of each session will be devoted to outcomes-oriented discussion with the audience.
This year’s conference will focus on the intersections of Asian American Studies and the community. The format will be interactive. Panelists will initially speak to their respective academic and community-based experiences, while the latter portion of each session will be devoted to outcomes-oriented discussion with the audience.
Vivian Louie Hunter College/CUNY Department of Urban Affairs and Planning Fall 2013 Course: Social Contexts of Education Course Syllabus: PDF What is the relationship between schools and society? How can schools respond to society’s transformations, for example, labor market and demographic shifts, and address educational inequality? There have been major transformations in the school populations … Read more
This four session workshop will guide viewers on a retrospective study through some of Asian American / Asian cinema’s most beloved and highly acclaimed films from the past decade.
Outsourced (USA, 2007) Running Time: 103 Minutes Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton-Kicking and Screaming, The Bourne Identity) gets the bad news from his boss: his job has been outsourced. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to train his own replacement. Through a series of hilarious misadventures, this charming, critically acclaimed romantic comedy reminds … Read more
A Simple Life (Hong Kong, 2012) Running Time: 118 Minutes Roger (Andy Lau) is a successful movie producer. Ah Tao (Deanie Ip) has worked for Roger’s family as a nanny and maid over the course of four generations. When Roger comes home to find Ah Tao’s suffered a severe stroke and is unable to care … Read more