Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Since the start of COVID-19, there has been a rise in hate incidents against Asians and Asian Americans on a national scale. Join our distinguished guests and experts for a discussion of the issues and how we can provide better allyship to local AAPI communities.
Author and nationally renowned activist Deepa Iyer, in conversation with Brooklyn based Afghan American poet Zohra Saed, will discuss her book We Too Sing America: South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh Immigrants Shape Our Multiracial Future. Many of us can recall the targeting of South Asian, Arab, Muslim, and Sikh people in the wake of … Read more
Visual artist Tomie Arai will shares her thoughts and observations about art, activism, and the Asian American movement in a dialogue with poet and editor Russell Leong. Tomie will discuss the process of being an artist, creating a new visual vocabulary in the emerging Asian American art scene in New York City. What were the … Read more
Poet and Distinguished Professor, Meena Alexander will read from her new book of poetry, Birthplace with Buried Stones, and engage in a dialogue with Russell Leong, Editor of CUNY FORUM, about the creative processes she undertook to “convey the fragmented experience of the traveler, for whom home is both nowhere and everywhere.” Birthplace with Buried … Read more
Hunter College, CUNY Asian American Studies Program Presents An Evening in Conversation with Paul Chan Date: Firday, May 2, 2008 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: Hunter College, CUNY 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan Lang Recital Hall, Hunter North 424 Hosted by Hunter College Asian American Studies Program (AASP) Asian American Student in Action (ASIA) Asian American … Read more
Hunter College, CUNY Asian American Studies Program Presents Hybrid Vigor: A Conversation with Ruth Ozeki about Fertile Mixes in Literature, Race, and Politics Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Time: 1:30PM to 3:00PM Place: Hunter College, CUNY 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan Hunter North 11106 (11th Floor of Hunter North) THIS EVENT IS GENEROUSLY CO-SPONSORED BY THE … Read more