Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
After This Our Exile (Hong Kong, 2006) Aaron Kwok plays gambler Sheng, while Charlie Young portrays his wife who can no longer tolerate his violence and leaves the family. Sheng then forces his son (Ian Iskandar Gouw) to commit petty theft to simply survive. The child ends up in a juvenile detention center and does … Read more
Asian Community Block Asiance Magazine Video Not Available at Request of Speaker Asiance Magazine caters to the glamorous, aspirational, 18-34 year old, English-speaking generation Asian American women defying boundaries & upbringings while pursuing careers & ideals not initially deemed respectable by the Asian Community. Meet the women who are transforming their culture in a country … Read more
Asian Community Block New York Asian Women’s Center How We Began The New York Asian Women’s Center was founded in 1982 by a small group of volunteers from the Asian community, who recognized that Asian immigrant women had nowhere to turn when faced with domestic violence. What began as a community awareness project, soon grew … Read more
Chinatown Partnership Local Development Lunar Stages Date: May 31; June 7 & 14, 2007 Time: 7:45PM – 10PM Place: Columbus Park, Chinatown, Manhattan (Entrance at Mulberry & Worth Sts) Free Admission Due to the resounding success of its autumn 2006 presentation, Lunar Stages is set to return for the Spring 2007 season with a new … Read more
Asian Community Block Upwardly Global Upwardly Global is a new non-for-profit organization that was borough to New York to serve the nearly 35,000 under-employed immigrant professionals who live in the New York Metro area. In their home country they were bankers, accountants, teachers, marketing managers, and lawyers; in the U.S., they are nannies, security guards, … Read more
Asian Community Block Pan Asian Repertory Theatre Mission To celebrate the artistic expressiveness of Asian and American theatre artists under the highest standards of professional theatre; and professional productions; To encourage the production of new plays, especially those with contemporary Asian American themes; To draw upon the unique heritage of Asian Americans by utilizing the … Read more