• Across Continents: Writing Goans, Making Worlds

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Across Continents employs Goan literary subjectivity as epistemology to critique a specific limitation of postcolonial thought, one that does not account for the situations or afterlife of Portuguese colonialism.

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  • Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    This book explores how Manhattan’s Koreatown transformed into a “transclave”—a commercialized ethnic hub driven by South Korea’s global nation-branding strategy and the diverse cultural mosaic of New York City.

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    Ghost Notes & Spirit Money: Ethnic Studies and Hauntology

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Alexa Ho and Joy Liu explore how hauntology serves as a powerful framework for Ethnic Studies, bridging traditions and critical thought.

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    Livonia Chow Mein: A Novel

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Author Abigail Savitch-Lew will discuss her debut novel Livonia Chow Mein — a gripping, four-generation saga set in Brownsville, Brooklyn, centered on a Chinese family-owned restaurant and its deep roots in a […]

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    An American Meo: A Tale of Remembering and Forgetting

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Author Anisa Rahim will discuss her book, An American Meo, a hybrid work of nonfiction, fiction, and myth that explores identity, heritage, and the weight of generational memory.

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  • Invisible No More: East Asian Women in NYC Politics (Documentary)

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Director/co-producer Larry Tung alongside co-producer Mehrunnisa Wani will screen and discuss their documentary Invisible No More (2025), a project funded by a 2024 Betty Lee Research Endowment Fund award, highlighting how Asian […]

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    Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States

    Artist Zhen Guo will discuss her recent milestone exhibition at Baruch College’s Mishkin Gallery, Changing Cultures: Zhen Guo, A Retrospective.

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