Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Dr. Ya-chen Chen will discuss her new book, New Modern Chinese Women and Gender Politics: The Centennial of the End of the Qing Dynasty. The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on film, history, literature, and personal experience. The past century witnessed dramatic changes in the lives of modern Chinese women and gender politics. Whilst … Read more
Transnationalism refers to the phenomenon of immigrants maintaining connections to their country of origin, and employing a dual frame of reference to evaluate their experiences and outcomes in the country in which they have settled. How does transnationalism matter in the identities among the second generation, e.g., individuals who were born in the United States, … Read more
Chinese martial arts or Kung Fu as it’s known today, was developed by soldiers and ancient warriors as way of self defense. Over the centuries, Kung Fu was eventually adopted by the Buddhist monks of Shaolin and the Taoist priests of Wudang. It was in these temples that Kung Fu was recognized not only as … Read more
This lecture will focus on the recent development of Chinese American literature teaching and research in China, by presenting both the data found online and the speaker’s own perspective of teaching and research of it. Prof. Yingguo Xu will first give an overview of Chinese American literature classes taught in universities, as well as Masters … Read more
Chinese, English, Spanish: Writing a Third Literature of the Americas A Trilingual Program Date: Friday, December 14, 2012 Time: 5:30PM to 9:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor Program 5:30PM to 7PM Reception with light refreshments – meat or vegetarian available 7:15PM to 9:15PM Panel Discussion & Readings 9:15PM to 9:30PM Book Signing Since … Read more
Over the last 25 years hundreds of thousands of new immigrants have been arriving in New York City from rural areas near Fuzhou, southeast China. Fuzhounese immigrants, many undocumented, work primarily in restaurant, construction and garment industries. In the last few years, their children have begun to attend Baruch College—a senior college in the City University … Read more