Into East River(s): Chinese / American Artists and Asian American Poets

Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011 Time: 4PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 19th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission For thousands of years, rivers – both East and West – have been used as a source of food and drinking, for energy, and for navigation. Culturally and politically, rivers have also … Read more

The Lucky Ones

Time: 7PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission RSVP Required Via Phone or Email Presenter: Mae Ngai (Columbia University) Commentator: Dorothy Wang (Williams College) If you’re Irish American or African American or Eastern European Jewish American, there’s a rich literature to give you a … Read more

Dubious Gastronomy

Faculty Seminar Series in Asian American Studies Dubious Gastronomy Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission RSVP Required Via Phone or Email Presenter: Robert Ku (Asian Amer. Studies, SUNY Binghamton) re “Dubious Food” Commentator: Linta Varghese (Vassar) SPAM … Read more

Foreigners In Us – Why Love to Hate?

Faculty Seminar Series in Asian American Studies Foreigners In Us – Why Love to Hate? Date: Monday, March 1, 2010 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission This public dialogue on xenophobia/philia in the (Asian) American context, energized by some of the critical … Read more

Zen and Dharma Workshop: An Analytical Study of Our Mind Process

Zen and Dharma Workshop: An Analytical Study of Our Mind Process Conducted by Venerable Yung Ku Date: Thursdays, October 23 to December 18, 2008 (8 Sessions) Time: 6PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Fee: $50 (Non-Member) | Free (Member/Student) Click Here to learn how to … Read more

Humanistic Buddhism: Applications to Modern Life and Social Issues

Humanistic Buddhism: Applications to Modern Life and Social Issues Date: Tuesdays, September 16, 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11 & 18, 2008 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 W. 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Fee: $50 (Non-Member) | Free (Member/Student) Click Here to learn how to … Read more