Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Ayurveda which is India’s traditional medicinal systems dates back 5000 years in recorded history. It is an indigenous medicinal system, which is always evolving and is a science which has been time tested. Ayurveda teaches one to learn to become one’s own doctor so that when the ‘doshas’ (constitution types) go out of ‘balance’ the … Read more
Chak De! India (India, 2007) Running Time: 153 Minutes Years after facing humiliating defeat on the field, former hockey star Kabir Khan (Shahrukh Khan) returns to the game as coach of the Indian women’s national hockey team, striving to shape a ragtag bunch of female athletes into a playing force to be reckoned with. But … Read more
This talk introduces two immersive Study Abroad programs in China and India, designed for CUNY undergraduate and graduate students seeking a transformative educational experience. The China program offers coursework combined with cultural exploration across six cities, while the India program provides a unique opportunity to create documentaries, engage in service learning, and experience the diverse cultural landscapes of rural and urban India.
The existing literature on offshore outsourcing focuses almost exclusively on the extent of job losses in the home country, and the plight of the unemployed worker whose white-collar job has been outsourced. The impact on recipient countries is rarely examined in the debate on offshore outsourcing. This paper attempts to close this gap by examining … Read more
Made In India? (USA, 2006) Meet Deepti Paul. She is 27 years old – Indian – and it’s time to get married. That’s what her parents and extended family think. It doesn’t matter that Deepti grew up American and is currently living on her own in New York City, happy and independent. Her family believes … Read more
A look at the changing scenes and values of New York city, in the last fifty years, as seen thru the eyes and imagination of an Immigrant to USA from India. The perceptions of Americans about the rest of the world, changing life styles of the immigrants and the local people and their social impacts … Read more