Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Filipino-American Victoria Manalo Draves, two-time gold medalist at the 1948 Olympics, will be honored in San Francisco for her achievements. Source: First Asian-American Woman to Win Olympic Gold Medal Gets New Recognition – NBC News
Source: Northridge Woman Recounts Challenges of Being First Asian-American Woman to Serve in U.S. Navy | KTLA
A Gun, A Woman, A Noodle Shop (China, 2009) Running Time: 90 Minutes Master director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers’ classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The … Read more
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Time: 1:30PM to 3:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Malalai Joya will discuss her upcoming book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice. She has been called “the bravest woman in Afghanistan.” At … Read more