2010 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre 365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan https://youtu.be/abFOwwNwH-I https://www.flickr.com/photos/aaaricuny/sets/72157624546023286/ 2010 Winners & Runner-ups Fiction Film Winner: Behold the Swelling Scene – MunJong (Arckii) Kim  (Brooklyn College) Runner-up: Antithesis –  Jon-Carlos Evans (City College) Documentary Film Winner: Struggle for Existence – Laurie … Read more

Brooklyn Borough President Office: Asian Heritage Celebration

Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM Place: Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 RSVP to 718-802-4042 You don’t have to be from Brooklyn to participate! Honorees Humanitarian Award Elizabeth R. OuYang Civil Rights Attorney Community Leadership Award Amy Chan President, Fook Funeral Group Business Award Dae Kun Yoo Board Member, Korean American Association of … Read more

Asian American Health Panel

Time: 1PM to 3PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Free Admission Asian Americans represent over 50 countries and cultures.  Their current population, estimated at 11 million, is expected to triple by 2050.  The two-volume Praeger Handbook of Asian American Health:  Taking Notice and Taking Action (2009)—the largest … Read more

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Conference

Date: May 19, 2010 Time: 1PM to 4PM Place: New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue – Smilow Seminar Room New York, NY 10016 Free Admission May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Banyan Tree Project –a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in API communities—is … Read more

Taking the “Lead” in Leadership – How NYC’s 2009 Elections Has Shaped Asian American Civic Participation

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), of the City University of New York (CUNY), will convene a conference in which over 200 academicians and community practitioners will discuss the impact of the record number of Asian Americans who ran for and won political office in the 2009 NYC metropolitan area elections on civic engagement in the Asian American community.

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Asian American Arts Alliance Town Hall – May 2010

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Time: 10AM to 12PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan The Town Hall is the Alliance’s regular monthly gathering of artists and arts workers. Taking place the first Tuesday of every month, from 10am to 12pm, the Town Hall is a lively forum … Read more