Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
On display as part of the New York Historical Society’s “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” exhibition is a graphic novel that tells the story of a Chinese-American family – a story that is more relatable than it is unique, reports SinoVision. Source: An American Story with Chinese RootsVoices of NY
Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 Time: 7PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Come join us for a special Asian Pacific American Heritage Month talk by Mr. Tak Furumoto, President and CEO of Furumoto Realty. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Tule Lake, California during … Read more
With over 1.2 billion viewers globally, including millions in the United States, China Central Television (CCTV) reaches the world’s single largest audience. The official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, CCTV is also a dynamic modern media conglomerate, fully reliant on advertising revenue and aggressively competitive both within China and on the global media scene. … Read more
The 1883 eruption of Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Straits of Indonesia, on August 26 to 27th, 1883 was the second largest explosive eruption of historic time. Approximately 13.6 km3 of magma was erupted during this event, mostly in the form of voluminous pyroclastic flows. Fatalities from this eruption from the direct effects of tephra … Read more
Prof. Kwong will focus his presentation on the current issues affecting Asian American studies, and the need for a new civil rights agenda in the United States. Here is the definitive portrait of Chinese America, charting 150 years of American history from the Chinese frontiersmen of the Wild West to the high-tech transnationals of today’s … Read more
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