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  • The Gas Station Attendant (Film & Talk)

    The City College of New York - Shepard Hall 259 Convent Avenue, New York, NY
    AAARI Events

    Join Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a special screening and Q&A featuring The Gas Station Attendant. This intimate documentary follows H. N. Shantha Murthy’s remarkable journey from escaping extreme poverty in an Indian village to a life-changing encounter that brought him to Texas.

  • FTH Artist Meetup

    Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Join us for a monthly meet up for artists from Queens and the greater NYC area. This is a space to gather and connect – to talk about current and upcoming projects and programs, and ultimately build a network of creative support in Queens.

  • Civil Discourse: Democracy and Development: Screening of Emergent City

    Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Over a decade, within the borders of a single Brooklyn community district, a microcosm of American democracy emerges. Residents of Sunset Park face a tangled web of rising rents, a legacy of environmental racism and the loss of the industrial jobs that once sustained their community. When a global developer purchases Industry City - a ... Read more

  • Film Screening “History and Memory: For Akiko and Takashige” by Rea Tajiri

    Wythe Hotel Cinema 80 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Filmmaker Rea Tajiri blends interviews, memorabilia, and a pilgrimage to the camp where her mother was interned, ruminating on the difficult nature of representing the past – especially a past that exists outside traditional historic accounts. More than simply calling attention to the gaps in the story of the Japanese American internment, this important film ... Read more

  • FILM | EVANGELION: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance

    Charles B. Wang Center Theatre - Stony Brook University 100 Circle Rd, Stony Brook, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Though drawing inspiration from the middle episodes of the original television series, Evangelion: 2.22 begins to chart a dramatically different course. Introducing new characters, including the enigmatic pilot Mari Illustrious Makinami, the film expands the Evangelion universe beyond a simple remake. As familiar events give way to unexpected developments, the story evolves into a bold ... Read more

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  • Stages of Resistance Symposia: Theater, Memory & the Power of Truth

    Open Jar Studios, Studio 11B 1601 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY, United States
    Non AAARI Events

    Ma-Yi Theater Company's two-day public forums bring together theatre artists, Filipino and Filipino American scholars, and community members to examine the experiences of artists working under political repression and the role of theatre in cultural organizing. The forums will explore how literary and artistic works engage questions of power, resistance, justice, and migration. They will ... Read more

  • Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present with Nancy Foner in conversation with Suketu Mehta

    Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Roosevelt House is pleased to present esteemed scholar of immigration, author, and Distinguished Emerita Professor of sociology at Hunter College, Nancy Foner, on her new book, Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present. She will be in conversation with author Suketu Mehta. 

  • Documentary – Extraordinary Aliens: A Dinner Party

    CUNY Graduate Center (Martin Segal Theatre) 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    A documentary film premiere and conversation on the future of Chinese international students in the humanities and social sciences. Speaker: Yining Chi, Filmmaker Discussants: Weirong Guo (UC-Riverside) Lily H. Chumley (NYU) Angela X. Wu (NYU) Ken Chih-Yan Sun (Villanova University)

  • Calling on Our Communities: The 1996 Student Strike for Ethnic Studies – Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception

    The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race - Columbia University 1130 Amsterdam Ave - Hamilton Hall 420, New York, NY
    Non AAARI Events

    Calling on Our Communities: The 1996 Student Strike for Ethnic Studies is a new exhibit at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) marking the thirtieth anniversary of the strike for Ethnic Studies at Columbia University. The exhibit highlights the culture students responded to and the educational vision they pursued to more ... Read more

  • Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute 25 West 43rd Street, Suite 1000, New York, United States
    AAARI Events

    This book explores how Manhattan’s Koreatown transformed into a “transclave”—a commercialized ethnic hub driven by South Korea’s global nation-branding strategy and the diverse cultural mosaic of New York City.

  • Writing Workshop: “What America Means to Me”

    Non AAARI Events

    “What America Means to Me,” an informal writing workshop with author Ed Lin. Bring something to write with, either a pad of paper or a phone or laptop. We’ll explore using our words for creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction. Sharing is encouraged, but not necessary. Ed Lin is the first author to win three Asian ... Read more