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Readings from Glacier Lily and Other Poems

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Poet/playwright Chungmi Kim will talk about her journey as a Korean American poet/playwright. She will read poems from her second book of poetry, Glacier Lily (Red Hen Press, 2004). Rooted in her bi-cultural experiences, her poems depict many aspects of her life in Korea and America with deep emotion and keen observation. Haunted between the … Read more

The Other Side of the Model Minority Story: The Psychological and Social Adjustment of Chinese American Adolescents

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Research on Asian origin children and adolescents in the U.S. has focused predominantly on their educational achievement. This emphasis, however, ignores not only the diversity of Asian students’ educational experiences but also their psychological and social well-being. A small but growing body of research suggests that while Asian American students may be doing well in … Read more

The Flushing Cycle and Other Works

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With recent accomplishments including editing and compiling a play anthology and oral history entitled “Tokens? The NYC Asian American Experience,” and the upcoming publication of excerpts from his memoir monologue entitled “The Flushing Cycle” in the Spring 2003 issue of the Performing Arts Journal, Prof. Alvin Eng will share some insight on his experiences, as … Read more

Re-mapping the Other: Cultural Translation in Asian/Pacific and Caribbean American Writing

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Beginning with a quote by Michel Foucault, Prof. Tricia Lin explained how transnation and translation were used as cultural survival strategies. The audience asked questions that explored the issue of post-colonial island literature and its impact. “We are in the epoch of simultaneity: we are in the epoch of juxtaposition, the epoch of the near … Read more