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

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The conference will address the needs of Asian American and Asian students. Asian and Asian American students suffer from the Model Minority myth in which they are often perceived as bright, successful students without need for academic, developmental, and administrative support. Furthermore, there are great differences within the Asian American subgroups, as well as varying needs between international students, recent immigrants and native born students.

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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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This event brought together faculty, students, and administrators to discuss the educational needs of Asian American students at CUNY and to initiate a comprehensive study aimed at improving access, support, and academic success for this diverse population.

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