Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
For this volume, noted translator Keming Liu selected one hundred poems, chiefly representing poet Zhang Lian’s multifaceted perceptions of his world at dusk, when farmer and shepherd are blessed with a moment to daydream.
Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? This four session workshop will guide viewers on a retrospective study through some of Asian American / Asian cinema’s most beloved and highly acclaimed films from the past few decades.
Turn Left, Turn Right (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 95 Minutes Life is full of funny surprises and Canto-pop singer GiGi Leung and J-superstar Kaneshiro Takeshi are about to find out just how wonderful this can be in Turn Left Turn Right! Co-directed by Johnny To and Wai Ka Fai, dive into this fairy tale … Read more
Rashomon (Japan, 1950), Running Time: 88 Minutes Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack. But the chain of events depicted by the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), the murdered man’s ghost (Masayuki … Read more
The Host (South Korea, 2006), Running Time: 119 Minutes Seoul’s River Han is the watery birthplace of a giant mutant creature bent on the city’s total destruction. Hie-bong (Hie-bong Byeon) is a humble snack bar owner whose precious granddaughter Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is scooped up by the scaly lizard, presumably as an appetizer before the … Read more
PTU (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 80 Minutes As a member of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU), Sergeant Lo (Lam Suet) cruises on his own, beating and brutalizing punk kids who report directly to a group of gangland thugs. Lo’s major problem is that he’s lost his police-issue handgun. He follows all leads trying … Read more