Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Cooking from China’s Fujian Province (NY: Hippocrene Books, August, 2008) explores the people and foods from a province across the Straits from Taiwan. With roots in seven early Min tribes, the foods of this province benefit from an abundance of wild and cultivated foods from its mountains and fertile flatlands and access to many animals … Read more
The Man Who Loved China: An Evening with Simon Winchester 2008 KY Chynn Book Award for Chinese Studies Recipient Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan In The Man Who Loved China, Simon Winchester brings to life the extraordinary story … Read more
My Blueberry Nights (Hong Kong/China/France, 2007) Running Time: 90 Minutes Elizabeth (Norah Jones), a restless young woman, travels cross-country working a variety of waitressing jobs and connecting with an odd assortment of characters along the way, including policeman Arnie (David Strathairn), his unfaithful wife, Sue Lynne (Rachel Weisz), and a flighty young gambler (Natalie Portman). … Read more
Lust, Caution (China / Taiwan/ USA, 2007) Running Time: 159 Minutes From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain) comes this intriguing espionage thriller set in World War II-era Shanghai. Based on the writings of author Eileen Chang, this Chinese-language tale stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen and … Read more
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 Time: 2PM to 4PM Place: 25 W. 43rd Street, Room 1000 between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Video Not Available at Request of Speaker Professors Shuming Lu and Annette Danto from Brooklyn College/CUNY, will each be introducing their respective Study Aboard Programs in China and India, which are available to … Read more
Dr. Joseph T. Lee looks at the current development of the Sino-American encounter in the Third World. During the Maoist and the Dengist era, China was responding to the international pressures from the United States and the Soviet Union rather than dealing with the Third World countries per se. But since the launching of the … Read more