Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? 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 few decades.
Turn Left, Turn Right (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 95 Minutes Life is full of funny surprises and Canto-pop singer GiGi Leung and J-superstar Kaneshiro Takeshi are about to find out just how wonderful this can be in Turn Left Turn Right! Co-directed by Johnny To and Wai Ka Fai, dive into this fairy tale … Read more
Join us for a casual forum where you can learn more about the Hunter Asian American Studies Program (AASP). Peter Kwong, co-founder of the program in 1993, will provide a brief history of the AASP at Hunter, and you’ll be able to meet other AASP faculty and students to talk about our classes, minoring, P&D requirements, and how coursework in Asian American Studies will enhance your degree and experience here at Hunter.
The purpose of the reception is to introduce CUNY faculty and staff, old and new, to the Asian American / Asian Research Institute; our mission as a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans; and the programs that are available for them. Attendees will have the prime opportunity to create new relationships and network with colleagues like themselves, from different fields across the twenty-three CUNY colleges.
Rashomon (Japan, 1950), Running Time: 88 Minutes Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack. But the chain of events depicted by the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), the murdered man’s ghost (Masayuki … Read more
The Host (South Korea, 2006), Running Time: 119 Minutes Seoul’s River Han is the watery birthplace of a giant mutant creature bent on the city’s total destruction. Hie-bong (Hie-bong Byeon) is a humble snack bar owner whose precious granddaughter Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is scooped up by the scaly lizard, presumably as an appetizer before the … Read more