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Conference on The Power of Place: Asian American Neighborhoods, Politics & Activism Today – Program

December 23, 2025April 27, 2012 By AAARI

The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more!

Putting Asian Americans on the Map: The Politics of Redistricting in New York City

December 22, 2025April 12, 2012 By AAARI

This talk discusses the significance of Asian American activism and scholarship, highlighting how the Asian American community has shaped social and political discourse. It emphasizes the role of education, advocacy, and solidarity in addressing systemic inequalities and advancing collective goals.

2012 CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Lunar New Year Reception

December 8, 2025February 10, 2012 By AAARI

The reception will introduce faculty and staff to the Asian American / Asian Research Institute; our mission as a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans; and available professional development programs and research award opportunities.

National Education Policy Priorities and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

November 24, 2025October 28, 2011 By Robert Teranishi

Whether the United States can adequately respond to the demands of the global economy and maintain its standing as a global leader is inextricably tied to its ability to increase educational opportunities for all Americans. Professor Teranishi will discuss his work with the National Commission on AAPI Research in Education (CARE), including a recently released … Read more

Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11

November 24, 2025September 9, 2011 By Margaret M. Chin, Mohammad Razvi, Shazia Khan and Wellington Chen

A decade after the events of September 11, 2001, AAARI presents a special 10th anniversary encore screening of Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11. Commissioned by the Asian American Federation in 2003, Tribute and Remembrance documents the extensive effects the 9/11 tragedy had on the Asian American community, by examining the economic impact of … Read more

Into East River(s): Chinese / American Artists and Asian American Poets

December 22, 2025June 2, 2011 By AAARI

Curated by Russell C. Leong, AAARI’s CUNY Thomas Tam Scholar at Hunter College; and Yibing Huang, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature at Connecticut College, Leong and Huang hope that this program will lead to more bilingual and bicultural dialogue.