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Unsettled: The Cambodian Refugee in the NYC Hyperghetto

December 8, 2025March 16, 2017 By Eric Tang

Among the hundreds of thousands of survivors confined to refugee camps in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, approximately 10,000 Cambodian refugees were eventually “resettled” in the Bronx over the course of the 1980s and ’90s. Chronicling their unfinished odyssey, through the eyes of one woman, Ra Pronh, Unsettled tells the story of an immigrant community’s survival and resistance amid the concentrated poverty of the Bronx. As the first book about Cambodian Americans in New York City, Unsettled also challenges commonly held notions of humanitarian rescue and relief. A community-embedded scholar, author Eric Tang argues that refuge cannot be found when resettlement efforts seek to mask the harsh urban conditions faced by poor people of color and immigrants in cities across the country.

2017 CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Spring Festival Reception

March 5, 2019March 3, 2017 By AAARI

The reception will introduce faculty and staff to the Asian American / Asian Research Institute; our mission as a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans; and available professional development programs and research award opportunities.

Outstanding Asian American Alumni of The City University of New York (Fall 2016 Edition)

July 11, 2018December 14, 2016 By AAARI

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), of The City University of New York, (CUNY) has begun a compilation of a list of outstanding Asian American alumni of CUNY whose remarkable achievements demonstrate leadership and excellence so that others may be inspired to follow in their footsteps. They serve as role models for the … Read more

2016-2017 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor

August 29, 2018August 31, 2016 By Eric Tang

Eric Tang is the 2016-2017 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center. Prof. Tang is an Associate Professor in the African and African Diaspora Studies Department and faculty member in the Center for Asian American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Sociology and serves as a faculty fellow with both the Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis and the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. Unsettled is his first book.

CUNY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE

December 22, 2025July 27, 2016 By AAARI

Since 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival (AAFF), presented by the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), has recognized and awarded student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College, College of Staten Island, and Queens College.

2016 CUNY Conference on Resurgent Realities: East Coast Asian American Studies An East Coast Symposium & Initiative

December 23, 2025May 13, 2016 By AAARI

This talk brings together scholars, activists, and students to explore the resurgence of East Coast Asian American studies, discussing its impact on academic discourse, social movements, and community engagement. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of these studies and their role in reshaping narratives around identity, history, and activism.