Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The I Ching is, together with the Bible, the world’s oldest book in continuous use. For three thousand years, Chinese turned to it for advice on important decisions, as well as wisdom and moral guidance. Even Mao Zedong was said to have consulted it, despite his public rejection of traditional Chinese philosophy. In the sixties, … Read more
This presentation is on Prof. Ying Zhu’s documentary about the pioneering Chinese educational filmmaker Sun Mingjing. Sun’s documentaries marked a pinnacle of China’s non-fiction film production in the 1930-40s yet, up until the early 2000s, his name was scarcely mentioned in film history books in China and his films were mostly unknown to the generation … Read more
This presentation discusses the outcome of a pilot study of suicide attempters in the Chinese immigrant community of New York City. Based on the narratives of 31 adult participants who were of low socio-economic background but varied in age, gender and immigrant status, the study delineated a common pathway of their suicide attempts as a … Read more
The financial and cultural prominence of Chinese populations outside of the mainland of China has heightened because of the recent phenomenal economic growth of the People’s Republic of China. With settlements in disparate regions of the world, overseas Chinese have been linked to those in the mainland both culturally as well as financially. The underpinning … Read more
Obesity is a national epidemic as population studies point to increased trends occurring in Asian Americans. A qualitative study was conducted to identify perceptions of obesity risk and prevention in Chinese American adults residing in the New York metropolitan area. The researchers will discuss social psychological, cultural, and environmental factors that influence obesity risk in Chinese Americans. Insights on nutrition recommendations to prevent obesity will also be presented.
Ms. Kuang-Yu Fong will share her story of why she chose to perform Chinese theater in the United States. The mission of her company, Chinese Theatre Works, is to “preserve and promote classic Chinese theater through performance, research and teaching; and to create new works that fuse Chinese theatrical aesthetics with contemporary western performance methods … Read more