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Post-Crisis Asia: Assessing South Korea’s Dramatic Recovery From the Asian Financial Crisis

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This lecture examines the factors behind the remarkable economic recovery of South Korea from the Asian financial crisis that had gripped the country during late 1997.  It examines the restructuring efforts undertaken by the Korean government in the corporate, financial, labor market, public enterprise, and foreign investment sectors, and   evaluates the results as well as … Read more

Examining the Backlash Against Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans in the Wake of 9/11

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This presentation summarizes some of the key findings of a four-year study of the post-911 discriminatory backlash against Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans.  This backlash has taken at least two forms: 1) hate crimes and biased incidents; and 2) the USA Patriot Act, and the series of government initiatives that followed 9/11. To effectively … Read more

Conversation on American Relief in South Asia

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At the suggestion of Executive Vice Chancellor Selma Botman, AAARI was invited to participate in the CUNY’s response to the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia. As different experts from CUNY are beginning the brainstorming process to generate a relevant and comprehensive plan to help rebuild the region, AAARI is taking the initiative to reach … Read more