Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Workshop Schedule (Eleven Sessions) Date: March 26; April 2, 16, 23; May 7, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2004 Time: Fridays, 2:00PM to 4:00PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenue, Manhattan
The lecture will focus on the cultural-psychological aspect of Asian Americans’ experiences. Both the international context for their early emigration and the American cultural environment for their acculturation process will be examined (adaptation = selective process vs. unconditional assimilation). The interrelatedness between the two larger contexts will be analyzed to interpret the behavioral patterns that … Read more
Heart disease is the leading cause of mortality for all Asian/Pacific Islander American groups in the United States. Epidemiological studies and mortality data provide evidence to support the growing concern about heart disease and its risk factors in Chinese Americans. The purpose of this survey research was to determine the usefulness of variables from psychosocial … Read more
Commissioned by the Asian American Federation of New York, this film documents the extensive effects the 9-11 tragedy had on the Asian American community, by examining the economic impact of Chinatown, the toll on taxi cab drivers, INS deportation of Muslims, the mental health impact and 3 victims’ family stories. In addition, it highlights some … Read more
Introduction Asian Americans are those who live in the U.S. and personally identify themselves as having Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry. This group includes people whose origins are the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and the Pacific Islands. It was classified into 28 Asian and 19 Pacific Islander ethnic groups for the 1990 … Read more
Pan-Asianism is currently a very popular concept in Asian American research. Various pan-Asian studies have focused on pan-Asian coalitions at the collective level to protect common interests for all Asian Americans. While political identity is central to pan-Asian coalitions, private identity figures prominently in pan- Asian attachment at the individual level. Structural factors such as … Read more