Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
David Cheng: In our study, we studied what we need to do in terms of assessing the needs of Asian and Asian American students in CUNY. And this is a very selective colloquium; all of you here have been invited, so you are sort of the chosen few that we feel you can contribute to … Read more
Betty Lee Sung : Most of them had jobs after school and they work, sometimes twenty to thirty hours a week. So this was a big problem… nobody knows what was happening with them. Some of the other problems with the students are, that they don’t take part in any activities outside of school. The … Read more
Thomas Tam: This is the final summary session. Before I ask Professor Irene Chung to come up and let us know about what their group had talked about, I just want to remind you that we do have an evaluation form here, so we will appreciate it if you can fill it out and really … Read more
This presentation will compare the student academic achievements among the Italian and Asian communities. There has been a close bond in these communities not only demonstrated by the proximity of Little Italy and Chinatown, but as well as the evolving communities that were once Italian American strongholds (i.e. Ridgewood, Elmhurst, Flushing.) This symbiotic relationship is … Read more
Susan Wong: Thank you and welcome. I guess we’ll get started right now. I’m sorry for the delay. Come on in. Yes, I’m a graduate of Baruch, many, many years ago. I won’t tell you how long ago. I won’t give away my age. I’m very happy to introduce the three panelists to you: Dr. … Read more