AAARI Events
National (un)Belonging: Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting Culture and Identity
Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United StatesMuch queer theory in America is based on white male experience and privilege, excluding people of color and severely limiting its relevance to third-world activism. Dr. Roksana Badruddoja visits paradoxes, difficulties, unity, and diversity by unraveling the lives of two second-generation gender-queer South Asian American folx.
A Refuge for Jae-in Doe and Other Fugues
Seo-Young Chu will discuss her forthcoming book A Refuge for Jae-in Doe and Other Fugues (Punctum Books, Spring 2026).
Propaganda, Communication and Empire: Western Intervention in Afghanistan
Propaganda, Communication and Empire: Western Intervention in Afghanistan (Routledge, 2025) interrogates the mediatized politics of western intervention in Afghanistan, to gain a deeper understanding of the occupation within the broader transition toward a multipolar global order.
2025 CUNY Asian American Film Festival
CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NYSince 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF) has celebrated the creativity and vision of student filmmakers from across the City University of New York. Join us for an exciting evening on Friday, May 30, 2025, where all winners and runner-ups will remain anonymous until after the screening of selected films, chosen by our ... Read more