Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
At the suggestion of Executive Vice Chancellor Selma Botman, AAARI was invited to participate in the CUNY’s response to the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia. As different experts from CUNY are beginning the brainstorming process to generate a relevant and comprehensive plan to help rebuild the region, AAARI is taking the initiative to reach … Read more
En Route To Lhasa – In 2000, a group of Chinese American Buddhists participated in a pilgrimage to Nepal and Tibet. They crossed the Himalaya and visited many rarely seen temples and caves where famous Buddhist practitioners stayed. The video is a montage of this memorable journey, to a place where his holiness, the Dalai … Read more
This event presented a mesmerizing dance performance exploring the spiritual and cultural symbolism of rivers, drawing inspiration from China’s Yellow River and India’s Ganges to depict a journey of memory, transformation, and human longing.
This event showcased Odissi, the classical dance of eastern India, highlighting its revival from ancient temple rituals and its distinctive blend of graceful body movements and expressive storytelling through symbolic gestures.
Reporter Ti-Hua Chang will discuss the challenges faced by being an Asian American male on broadcast television, as well as being an Asian American in corporate America.
The study of Asian-American women’s experience is in a relatively nascent stage despite both an established base of feminist thought centered on Asian-American women and current efforts by young Asian-American women to achieve standing as individuals and as members of a unique gender and racially-based minority in the U.S. This lecture will discuss how … Read more