Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Hula Girls (Japan, 2006) Running Time: 120 Minutes When a Japanese mining company announces the closure of a coal mine in Iwaki, a group of brave young women defies their community by signing up to become hula dancers at the company’s new Hawaiian tourist center in this heartwarming dramedy. Amid union workers’ protests and against … Read more
Funded by a grant from Swarthmore College, Our Health, Our Arts is a six-session summer program which will take a look at public policies, research, and other literature on issues related to HIV/AIDS (including but not limited to immigration, youth, health care, and community health) and at political uses of the visual arts as a tool for community education. The program will focus specifically on the Asian Pacific American communities of New York City. This summer, participants will take art classes, have serious discussions, and develop individual art projects that will be completed in the fall.
Lust, Caution (China / Taiwan/ USA, 2007) Running Time: 159 Minutes From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain) comes this intriguing espionage thriller set in World War II-era Shanghai. Based on the writings of author Eileen Chang, this Chinese-language tale stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen and … Read more
This special outdoor five 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.
Love on a Diet (Hong Kong, 2001), Running Time: 95 Minutes In an effort to win back her superstar pianist boyfriend, chubby Mini Mo (Sammi Cheng) vows to lose 200 pounds over six months. Her ally in the impossible task is the equally robust Fatso (Andy Lau), who begins to fall in love with the … Read more
My Mother, the Mermaid (South Korea, 2004), Running Time: 110 Minutes Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who’s excessively nice. The only thing that she can look forward to is her trip abroad in a few days. But one … Read more