Exploring Queer Asian American Identity in Film

How does Asian American identity shift or expand when considered in a queer context? What contradictions and conflicts arise? We will explore the intersection between queer and Asian American identities through the personal narratives told both in front and behind the camera in Andrew Ahn’s film work. Through the process of filmmaking, Ahn strives to … Read more

Emile Bocian: Photojournalist for The China Post, NYC

From the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s, a Polish Jew named Emile Bocian, extensively photographed and documented New York City’s Chinese community for The China Post, a Chinese-language daily paper. Billing itself as “The Voice of the American Chinese,” The China Post was in publication from 1972 through 1986. At its height, the paper saw a … Read more

2016 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

Date: Friday, May 27, 2016 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre 2016 Winners & Runner-ups Fiction Film Winner: An Ill-Fitting Coat – Lingyun Zheng (Hunter College) Documentary Film Winner: Winter From Above: Josephus Tudtud (Brooklyn College) Runner-Up: The Gift of Life – Girard Tecson (Hunter College) Since 2004, … Read more

2016 CUNY Conference on Resurgent Realities: East Coast Asian American Studies An East Coast Symposium & Initiative

Date: Friday, May 13, 2016 Time: 9AM to 4:30PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan Free Admission Light Breakfast & Lunch Provided Why “resurgent realities”? What exactly are the realities for Asian American communities and AA Studies today? Why East Coast Asian American Studies? And what are the new realities of … Read more