Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
There are close to 400,000 eligible voters of Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Nepalese and Bhutanese descent in the 10 most hotly contested swing states. In some of them, the South Asian electorate is now larger than the margin of victory in the last presidential election.
The earliest reference to the influence of Sanskrit literature and Hinduism can be traced back to Greece. Greece was lured by the Indian wisdom with the advent of Alexander in the western region of India in the fourth century BC. The earliest reference to the influence of Sanskrit literature and Hinduism can be traced back … Read more
An important issue within the contemporary Chinese art circle is the close relationship between Eastern and Western cultures, and their effects on one another when it comes to traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Chinese art today is heavily influenced by Western art and concepts, particularly ink and oil paintings, and performance arts. By transforming both … Read more