Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This talk will examine figurines from tombs of the Chinese “medieval period” (c. 220-750 A.D.), a turbulent but seminal period in Chinese art after the fall of the Han Empire (206 B.C.-A.D. 220). Influences from Central Asia, ancient Persia, India, Northern Steppes, and the Byzantium Empire are evident on the art made for the service … Read more
This lecture is based on a book that Dr. Lee has recently published ‘The Bible and the Gun: Christianity in South China, 1860-1900’ (2003). Drawing on unpublished Chinese archival materials and ethnographic data collected by him at several Christian villages in Guangdong Province, he argues that Christianity became far more indigenous in China than has … Read more
What does China’s economic boom and political transformation mean for workers and unions? What should the AFL-CIO policy be toward unions in China?
Chinese modern education refers to one hundred and ten years of education in China from 1840 to 1949. Within this 110 years, under foreign influences and subjecting to the practical needs of China’s social transformation, there was a tremendous change in Chinese education. An orientation to look outward began to take shape in Chinese education, … Read more
Reflecting on her over 14 years of U.S.-China legal education exchange and legal reform work, Professor Hom, a former Fulbright scholar in China (1986-88), delivered informal remarks on legal education reforms, and roles of Chinese, Chinese Americans, and Asian Americans in ongoing civil and human rights struggles. To set the context for her remarks, she … Read more