Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Author Abigail Savitch-Lew will discuss her debut novel Livonia Chow Mein — a gripping, four-generation saga set in Brownsville, Brooklyn, centered on a Chinese family-owned restaurant and its deep roots in a neighborhood shaped by waves of immigrant and working-class communities.
New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Manhattan’s Asian American community.
Association for Asian American Studies Conference Date: Saturday, March 31, 2018 Time: 1:15PM to 2:45PM Place: The Westin St. Francis – Yorkshire Room San Francisco, CA Although New York City is known for its diversity, it still remains largely segregated by race and ethnicity from one neighborhood to another. Sometimes the boundaries between ethnic and … Read more
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2060, 57 percent of the United States will be made up of people of color, but how prepared is the country to deal with a majority-minority United States? That’s the question Indian-American racial-justice activist Deepa Iyer sought to answer in her new book, “We Too Sing America: South … Read more