Events for Sep/16/2025
“CRAASH in Focus: Revitalizing Asian American Studies” Exhibition at Cooperman Library
On view on the third floor of Cooperman Library through Sept 2025, CRAASH in Focus: Revitalizing Asian American Studies explores the history of student activism surrounding the Asian American Studies Program (AASP) at Hunter College, from its early foundation in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the revitalization of it in the 2000s and 2010s by ... Read more
Cementing the Quad: Power, Partnership, and Regional Purpose
As Quad leaders prepare to convene in India this Fall, the Indo-Pacific finds itself at a moment of strategic flux. From the Pacific Islands to South Asia and Southeast Asia, regional actors are increasingly wary about how their security, development, technology, and climate needs and priorities are being addressed within an evolving and uncertain geopolitical ... Read more
2025 AAPI Policy Priorities Survey Briefing
Join NCAPA and AAPI Data for an in-depth discussion of survey findings about AAPI policy priorities. We'll break down critical insights from the latest survey and discuss how these priorities can guide effective messaging, advocacy, and mobilization efforts through fall 2025 and beyond.
Tracing the Creation of “The Gangster We Are All Looking For”
In this multimedia presentation, acclaimed performance artist and author, lê thị diễm thúy, will share the story of how she wrote her book, The Gangster We Are All Looking For. This lyrical autobiographical novel tells the coming-of-age of a Vietnamese refugee growing up in post-Vietnam War California as she navigates grief and the changes within ... Read more
Dan Wang on Engineers vs. Lawyers
The phrase “developing country” is often pejorative. It conjures images of dust, concrete, corruption and a reckless dash towards modernity. But it also connotes change and the palpable sense of a brighter future. Is China a developing country? Can the United States still develop? In his new book Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future (W. ... Read more
The Remarkable Madame Pandit: Champion of India, Citizen of the World
Join us for a conversation with Hunter professor, Manu Bhagavan, as he discusses his new, definitive biography of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit—India’s first woman cabinet minister, pioneering diplomat, and global icon. The Remarkable Madame Pandit brings to life a trailblazing figure who shaped 20th-century India and the international stage, from challenging colonial rule to confronting authoritarianism. ... Read more