Events for Oct/09/2025
Habibi Festival 2025
Created with the goal of giving a snapshot of contemporary and traditional musics of the South West Asia North Africa (SWANA) region, Habibi Festival aims to take listeners on a journey of the sounds wafting through the airwaves and living rooms of cities spanning Marrakech to Baghdad. This performing arts festival, now in its fourth year, is ... Read more
From Japanese Empire to American Hegemony: A Book Talk by Matthew Augustine
Historian Matthew R. Augustine will discuss his recently published book, From Japanese Empire to American Hegemony: Koreans and Okinawans in the Resettlement of Northeast Asia (title in the WEAI “Studies” series), a comprehensive study of the dynamic and often contentious relationship between migration and border controls in U.S.-occupied Japan, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands in ... Read more
Learn to Use AI for Data Reporting: How to find and access relevant data
Quickly evolving artificial intelligence technology is emerging as a potentially powerful journalism tool, including for harnessing data in stories. But AI needs to be wielded carefully and correctly to get accurate, trustable results in storytelling. Join Sandeep Junnarkar, Data Journalism Director at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, for a three-part training ... Read more
NYC Mayoral Race Policy Panel
Join us on Thursday October 9th at 2:30PM in the Maralyn G. Cohn LGBTQ+ Community Space (Thomas Hunter 311) and learn about the policy platform and voting implications for each of the NYC Mayoral race candidates. The panel will feature distinguished faculty and researchers who will share their unique perspectives on how the mayoral race ... Read more
U.S. – China Relations in a New Era: Youth Perspective & Expert Insights
At a moment of profound changes in the U.S. – China relationship, how do young Americans view the landscape change, and how does their perspective align with the insights of one of America’s most respected authorities on China? This program brings together the rising voices of American youth and the seasoned insight of David J. Firestein. ... Read more
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798: Understanding 1941 and 2025
Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1798, leading to the arrest of thousands of West Coast Issei men and their wartime detention in Army and INS facilities in an internment process that was distinct from the incarceration of nearly 127,000 persons of Japanese ... Read more
On Healing Land, Birds Perch: Healing From the Trauma of the Vietnam War
Join us for an intimate screening of On Healing Land, Birds Perch, a powerful short documentary by Vietnamese-born filmmaker Naja Pham Lockwood. Through the lens of Eddie Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Saigon Execution, the film explores the lingering trauma of the Vietnam War and the complex journey toward reconciliation — 50 years after the fall of ... Read more
On The Road: Sikh American Truck Drivers
Join The Asian American Education Project for a live, virtual workshop in partnership with the Sikh Coalition to learn about the history and experiences of Sikh American truck drivers. Sikh Americans account for an estimated 20% of the country’s truck drivers. In this workshop, participants will explore the role of Sikh truck drivers in the ... Read more
Rising Above Stigma: A Virtual Book Talk with Author Michelle Yang
Join us Thursday, October 9th at 7:30 PM ET for a virtual conversation with author Michelle Yang to discuss her memoir “Phoenix Girl: How a Fat Asian with Bipolar Found Love,” and themes of emigration, mental health, self-love, and healing.