Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
35mm Presentation. Evocative of a seasonal tide—its Japanese title meaning “the taste of sanma,” a type of mackerel eaten in autumn—Ozu’s final picture concentrates on a widower’s reluctance to let go of his only daughter, now of age to marry. Approaching his twilight years, quiet salaryman Hirayama (Chishu Ryu) lives comfortably with daughter Michiko (Shima … Read more
The Asian American Studies Program & Center cordially invites you to join us for a conversation with Leilehua Lanzilotti, a Kanaka Maoli composer, multimedia artist, curator, scholar, and educator. The event will take place on Thursday October 17, 11:30AM-12:30PM, in the Solarium/1413 Hunter East. This discussion/interactive talk will feature a brief look at Lanzilotti’s work … Read more
How much can sound open or narrow the lens through which experience is filtered? What sound does disappointment make? What color is a scream? How can one sense represent the attributes of another? What sound does red lipstick make? The poems in Prof. Linda Jackson’s book What Yellow Sounds Like explore sound and color and … Read more