Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This trilingual program consists of an exciting panel discussion and a reading of selected works in English, Chinese, and Spanish by some of the editors and contributors to this special volume of Amerasia Journal (available at a special booksigning price during the program).
Curated by Russell C. Leong, AAARI’s CUNY Thomas Tam Scholar at Hunter College; and Yibing Huang, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature at Connecticut College, Leong and Huang hope that this program will lead to more bilingual and bicultural dialogue.
This talk brings together faculty members to discuss the challenges and opportunities in advancing Asian American studies within academic institutions. It emphasizes the importance of scholarly collaboration, interdisciplinary research, and fostering a deeper understanding of Asian American experiences in both the classroom and the broader community.
This talk focuses on the intersection of academic scholarship and community engagement, with faculty members discussing the role of higher education in addressing social justice issues affecting Asian American communities. It highlights the importance of creating inclusive curricula that reflect the diverse experiences and contributions of these communities.
This public dialogue on xenophobia/philia in the (Asian) American context, energized by some of the critical and creative voices from inside and outside the Ivory Tower, celebrates the beginning of a stimulating series of faculty seminars in Asian American Studies at the Asian American / Asian Research Institute. At this launch event, panelists will explore various embodiments of the “foreigner” question, the theme of the year 2010, focusing on its aesthetic, moral, and political harms, implications and future: how deep is its everydayness and randomness?
Through the study of Yogacara theories, we will have an insight of our mind process and able to see through the motives of our actions and intentions. We can gradually turn our consciousness, which is the distinction making activity of the mind, into wisdom, a state of total awareness and understanding of the true nature of all things. Through lecture and interactive discussion, topics such as “The Eight Consciousness”, “The One Hundred Dharmas”, and “the Power of Karma” will be extensively explored.