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Asian American / Asian Students: Aspects of Social Interaction – Topic Abstracts

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Topic Abstracts Topic: “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration” In this era of multicultural democracy, the idea of assimilation—that social distance separating immigrants and their children from the mainstream of American society closes overtime—seems outdated. But, as Victor Nee shows in the first systematic treatment of assimilation since the mid-1960’s, it continues to … Read more

Chinese American Community and the 9/11 Tragedy

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The main source of information for this talk is the speaker’s recently published anthology on this subject. The anthology consists of records of oral interviews as well a large number of published reports and analysis. The focus of the talk will be on Chinese Americans’ involvement and contributions during and after the tragedy. Although in … Read more

Writing Poetry: The Asian American Experience

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WRITING FROM EXPERIENCE: THE ASIAN-AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW I write from my experience, but I distill and shape events so that they add up to coherent stories. My sources are memories, life situations and occasionally dreams, all having to do with growing up as the child of mixed-race parents in rural America and later moving … Read more

CUNY Asian American Student Colloquium

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In recent years, increasing number of Asian Americans are relying on the City University of New York to achieve their higher educational aspirations. As the City University of New York is transforming itself into a world class institution of access and excellence.

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