brooklyn – Asian American / Asian Research Institute

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2017 Recipient

August 7, 2018June 30, 2017 By AAARI

Mr. Peter Lee is an undergraduate student majoring in Anthropology at Brooklyn College/CUNY. As part of a year-long anthropological research project starting in Fall 2017, Mr. Lee will curate and complete an ethnographic photo collection that documents the practice of Chinese seniors who travel to long distances to casinos to redeem vouchers as a way of living. The project will critically examine the larger issues of poverty, aging, and the well-being within the Chinese community.

Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood: Brooklyn’s Sunset Park

January 12, 2017March 4, 2016 By Tarry Hum

Based on more than a decade of research, Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood charts the evolution of Sunset Park—with a densely concentrated working-poor and racially diverse immigrant population—from the late 1960s to its current status as one of New York City’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Tarry Hum shows how processes of globalization, such as shifts in … Read more

With an Influx of Newcomers, Little Chinatowns Dot a Changing Brooklyn – The New York Times

October 28, 2016April 16, 2015 By AAARI

A steady flow of newcomers has created satellite Chinatowns in neighborhoods pushing southeast toward the ocean, areas that traditionally have been enclaves for Europeans and Russians. Source: With an Influx of Newcomers, Little Chinatowns Dot a Changing Brooklyn – The New York Times

Brooklyn Borough President Office: Asian Heritage Celebration

December 5, 2016May 27, 2010 By AAARI

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

Brooklyn Borough President Office: Asian Heritage Celebration

December 12, 2016May 27, 2009 By AAARI

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 RSVP to 718-802-4488 You don’t have to be from Brooklyn to participate! Reception Program Presentation of Honors 6PM to 7PM Lynn Gong Auxilary Police Captain, Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Danny Tsoi Community Activist Pauline Frank Principal, … Read more

Brooklyn College Offers Minor in Asian Studies

June 28, 2023November 14, 2008 By AAARI

Asian Studies at Brooklyn College What can an Asian Studies minor offer to the average Brooklyn College student? In the twenty-first century, knowledge of Asia is indispensable in a liberal arts education, in multi-cultural America, and in the global economy. More than half of humanity lives in Asia, and Asian societies have produced some of … Read more