Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
IN 1962, I SKETCHED at the Western Suburbs Zoo in Beijing and saw two North American bison for the first time. Bison are huge in size, brown and black, and move slowly in a space that is not much larger than their bodies. They are incompatible with the zoo, an artificial environment. When sketching, … Read more
COVID Cold as it is, but devastating as if an Ominous roar from nature. Virus gone “wild” because I, a sinner ever hurts nature, Deserves such karma. Fun (Janeiro) Joy imbues every corner While walls are dressed in red for the Rat Laughter here and there And nothing seems fearful … Read more
Gatha or Eulogy —Dedicated to People Who Lost Their Lives due to the Epidemic There is a path called death A homeland to call a grave An ocean wave called tears A vast ocean called the spirit A sky called loneliness A kind of pining called clarity There is a life called impermanence A state … Read more
Author’s Note: During my trip to Asia in early 2020, the severity of the pandemic started to sink in. I left for Taipei with a friend in late January and the trip was uneventful. I was used to the long flight and fatigue crossing the Pacific, traveling East and West. Nevertheless, traveling is enjoyable, especially … Read more
The latest Fall/Winter 2019-2020 special issue, guest edited by Stephen Lee and Elizabeth Hanna Rubio (University of California, Irvine), centers on the experiences of Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) and in doing so, contributes to a small, but growing body of literature within Asian American and U.S. immigration studies that explores what it means to be Asian American and living under the threat of immigration-related consequences such as deportation. The contributions in this volume of CUNY FORUM touch upon a variety of themes: Politics, Identity, and Social Movements.
CUNY FORUM Volume 6:1 (Fall 2018 to Winter 2019, ISSN: 2329-1125, 100 pages, $15.00) features three sections, each examining through essays, commentaries, and research: 1. Crossing Out/In Our Communities; 2. To Serve the People and Lose Your Sexuality?; and 3. Translating There to Here