Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Vietnam, 2001) Running Time: 112 Minutes In this critically acclaimed Vietnamese drama, three sisters living in modern-day Hanoi – Lien (trān nū yēn khē, Cyclo), Suong (nguyēn nhū quȳnh, The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters) and Khanh (lēkhanh) – prepare a banquet for the anniversary of their mother’s death. Upon the … Read more
Owl and the Sparrow (Vietnam, 2007) Running Time: 97 Minutes After angering her stern uncle (Trong Hai), 10-year-old Thuy (Han Thi Pham) runs away and lands on the tough streets of Saigon. There, she befriends shy zookeeper Hai (The Lu Le) and flight attendant Lan (Cat Ly). Dreaming of a new family, Thuy plays matchmaker … Read more
This event examines Vietnam’s rapid economic growth alongside persistent labor challenges, exploring the impact on workers, unions, and global labor standards. Experts and labor leaders discuss strikes, inequality, and opportunities for collaboration between Vietnamese and U.S. labor movements.
We’d like to begin with a quote from Siegried Kracauer’s 1927 essay on photography: “memory-images appear to be fragments but only because photography does not encompass the meaning to which they refer and in relation to which they cease to be fragments. Similarly, from the perspective of memory, photography appears as a jumble that consists … Read more
Prof. James T. Lap, Director of Computer Applications at New York City Technical College, spoke at AAHEC’s Distinguished Speakers Forum on “Vietnam Today”. He took the audience on a grand tour of Vietnam, from its beautiful coastline to a history of wars of independence, and concluded with the economic opening of the recent visit by … Read more