Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
How does Asian American identity shift or expand when considered in a queer context? What contradictions and conflicts arise? We will explore the intersection between queer and Asian American identities through the personal narratives told both in front and behind the camera in Andrew Ahn’s film work. Through the process of filmmaking, Ahn strives to … Read more
Filmmaker Angel Velasco Shaw will screen her first two experimental documentaries and discuss the creative process and relationship to her own on-going interest in exploring the effects of Spanish and American colonialism, and empire building on Filipino/American experiences from a transnationalist perspective. BALIKBAYAN (Return To Home): Super-8 film mastered on 3/4.” 13 minutes. 1988. Documentary … Read more
Tour of Chinatown, Manhattan: Exploring Its Multi-ethnic Origins and Current Development Date: April 15, 17, 18, 20 & 21, 2010 Time: 10:30AM to 12PM Place: 218 Centre Street, Manhattan (Across the Street from Museum of Chinese in America) Free Admission Age Level: 16 and over The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) will lead … Read more