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“Splendor of Silk and Beyond” brings international dress to CCNY

The Splendor of Silk and Beyond, an exhibition organized by the International Museum of the Saree, the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, and the City College Libraries, among others, brings an intriguing illustration of garments and fashionable accessories that span decades, regions, and cultural identities to the Cohen Library Archives Gallery. The collection includes … Read more

From ‘Women on the Loose’ to ‘Women in the Lead’: Indian Nurses Navigate the International Division of Nursing Labor

How is nursing tied to histories of capitalist imperialism in India and the United States? How was it divided by gender, race, class, caste, sexuality, region and religion? How do we find the stories of marginalized women workers in the archives? What happens when we ask Indian nurses about their own life stories? A talk that traces the shifting positions of Indian nurses within an international division of nursing labor, and connects the colonization of the Indian subcontinent, the racial apartheid of the Jim and Jane Crow United States, the construction of Cold War neocolonialism, and the last major overhaul of U.S. immigration law over fifty years ago.

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Nazrul Khandaker Selected to Represent International Section at China 2013 Meeting

Nazrul Khandaker, Professor of Geology at York College/CUNY, was selected to be one of the key International Section Management Board (ISMB) members to represent the Geological Society of America (GSA) at the forthcoming international meeting “Roof of the World”, to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. The China meeting is a joint meeting of the … Read more