Asian American / Asian Students: Aspects of Social Interaction – Program

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2004 CUNY Conference on
Asian American / Asian Students: Aspects of Social Interaction

Date: Friday, April 30, 2004 Time: 8:15AM to 3:00PM

Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre
365 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan (Corner of 34th Street)

Conference Program

Breakfast and Registration
8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast compliments of Dr. Otis Hill

Greetings

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
8:45 AM – 9:45AM

Presider: Dr. Hiroko Karan; Dean of the School of Science, Medgar Evers College, CUNY

  • Dr. Betty Lee Sung; Professor Emerita, Chairperson of Asian American / Asian Research Institute
  • Mr. Wellington Z. Chen; CUNY Board of Trustees
  • Ms. June Jee; Director of Manhattan Community Affairs, Verizon
  • Dr. Otis Hill; Vice Chancellor for Student Development and Enrollment, CUNY
  • Dr. James Muyskens; President of Queens College, CUNY

Keynote Speaker

  • Dr. Victor Nee; Goldwin Smith Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell University
    Topic: “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration”
  • Discussion

Break
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Session 1 (General Session)

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Presider: Prof. Kyoko Toyama; Counseler of the College Discovery Program, La Guardia Community College, CUNY

  • Dr. Xiang Bo Wang; Senior Psychometrician, The College Board
  • Ms. Ying Zhou; Reseach Assistant, The College Board
    Topic: “Trends in the SAT Performance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Students: A National Perspective”
  • Dr. Cheryl Littman; Research Manager, Institutional Research and Assessment, CUNY
    Topic: “Changes in Demographic and Social Climate Indicators Among CUNY’s Undergraduate Asian Population”
  • Dr. David Cheng; Director of the Counseling Center at Baruch College, CUNY
    Topic: “Mental Health Issues of Asian American Students”
  • Discussion

Lunch
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 2 (Three Concurring Workshops)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Workshop 2-A

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)

Facilitator: Dr. Marie Ting; Assistant to the President, York College, CUNY

  • Ms. Lauren Lee; Baruch College, CUNY
  • Ms. Victoria Ortegas; Lehman College, CUNY
  • Ms. Hoi Yee Yim; Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
  • Ms. Jierong Zhang; Brooklyn College, CUNY
    Topic: “The Asian / Asian American Student Experience at CUNY “

Discussion

Workshop 2-B

Room: 8400 (8th Floor)

Presider: Prof. Raymond Wang; Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY

  • Dr. Nehru E. Cherukupali; Chairman and Professor of Geology, Brooklyn College, CUNY
  • Prof. Dorothy Kehl; Professor for the ESL Program, Brooklyn College, CUNY
    Topic: “Language and Content: Two-way Acceleration”
  • Ms. Maria Kromidas; Lecturer, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
    Topic: “Children Order the Racial Disorder: Implications for Educators”

Workshop 2-C

Room: 8402 (8th Floor)

Presider: Mr. Dave Bryan; Acting Special Assistant to Dean for Student Life, Brooklyn College, CUNY

  • Jane Hyun, Trainer and Career / Executive Coach , Crossroads Associates, Inc.
    Topic: “Leadership 101 Beyond the Classroom: From Student to Asian American Professional”

Session 3 (Three Concurring Workshops)
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Workshop 3-A

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)

Presider: Sambhavi Lakshminarayauan; Assistant Professor , Medgar Evers College, CUNY

  • Dr. Virginia Tong; Assistant Professor, Hunter College, CUNY
    Topic: “Beyond Participation and Interaction: The Acculturation of Chinese High School Students”
  • Prof. Sung Ha Suh, Assistant Professor, John Jay College, CUNY
    Topic: “Divided Loyalties: The Psychological Cost of Adhering to the Image of the Model Minority”

Workshop 3-B

Room: 8400 (8th Floor)

  • Antony Wong; Audio and Visual Specialist , Asian American / Asian Research Institute
  • Phillip Li; Studio and Field Cameraman, Asian American / Asian Research Institute
  • James Huang; Web Master, Asian American / Asian Research Institute
    Topic: “Community Academia Bridge Project, High Tech. Demonstration “

Workshop 3-C

Room: 8402 (8th Floor)

Presider: Ms. Loretta Chin; Special Projects Coordinator, Brooklyn College, CUNY

  • Dr. Maria Volpe, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program, John Jay College, CUNY
  • Ms. Marion Yuen, Certified Mediator, The MYA Group
    Topic: “Managing Conflicts with Asian American Bicultural Lenses”

Session 4 (General)

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
2:00PM – 3:00PM

Presider: Dr. Frank Shih; Dean of Students, CUNY Law School
Topic: SUMMARIES OF ALL WORKSHOPS

Workshop Presiders:

Hiroko Karan, Kyoko Toyama, Raymond Wang, Marie Ting, Sambhavi Lakshminarayauan, Loretta Chin and Dave Bryan.

Discussion
Concluding Remarks
Reception
“Movie Tix Raffle” – 15 Lucky Winners
(2 movie tickets per winner)

Please stay for a poetry reading event for the celebration the publication of Meena Alexander’s new book, “Fault Lines.” The event is scheduled after the conference at the Martin Segal Theatre.

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