2012 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

Date: Friday, May 25, 2012 | Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre 365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan https://www.flickr.com/photos/aaaricuny/sets/72157633926985659/ 2012 Winners & Runner-ups Fiction Film Winner: Rendezvous Point – Raymond Guarnieri (City College) A Korean and US soldier bond while ambushed in the woods during a … Read more

CUNY Conference on The Power of Place: Asian American Neighborhoods, Politics & Activism Today

The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more!

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Conference on The Power of Place: Asian American Neighborhoods, Politics & Activism Today – Biographies

The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more!

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Conference on The Power of Place: Asian American Neighborhoods, Politics & Activism Today – Program

The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more!

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Chinese and Native American Connections

Dr. Wen Jin will provide an analysis of Chinese/American poet-scholars Alex Kuo and Aku Wuwu, with a focus on their poetry, fiction, and critical writings that bring together Native American culture and the cultures of ethnic minorities in contemporary China. Dr. Jin shows the broader implications of the two authors by discussing the ways in … Read more