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2008 CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Lunar New Year Reception

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The purpose of the reception is to introduce CUNY faculty and staff, old and new, 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 the programs that are available for them. Attendees will have the prime opportunity to create new relationships and network with colleagues like themselves, from different fields across the twenty-three CUNY colleges.

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The Making of Asian American Community Democracy: Rebuilding Chinatown in Post 9-11

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In witnessing the collapse of the World Trade Center, Psychotherapist Edward Ma was determined to do some healing for himself and the Chinatown community since September 11, 2001. In this presentation, Mr. Ma will discuss how he has engaged himself as a volunteer in healing himself by/and promoting participation in community democracy (voter registration for … Read more

Soundfest: Asian Americans in Music

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Asian American Arts Alliance Soundfest: Asian Americans in Music Date: Saturday, August 11, 2007 Time: 2PM – 6pm Place: Columbus Park, Chinatown, Manhattan (Entrance at Mulberry & Worth Sts) Asian American Arts Alliance, a non-profit organization based in New York City announces their 1st outdoor music showcase in Chinatown featuring a talent-packed roster of local … Read more

New York Asian Women’s Center

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Asian Community Block New York Asian Women’s Center How We Began The New York Asian Women’s Center was founded in 1982 by a small group of volunteers from the Asian community, who recognized that Asian immigrant women had nowhere to turn when faced with domestic violence. What began as a community awareness project, soon grew … Read more