Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

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    • Artist Talk with Leekyung Kang: Entombed in Static

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

    Artist Leekyung Kang will present on her recent work is inspired by Buddhist cosmology's cyclical nature. Leekyung Kang, the inaugural artist-in-residence at the Queens College School of Arts (Fall 2024), will present on her recent work inspired by Buddhist cosmology’s cyclical nature, creating a series of paintings, print, and installation that interrogate the formal aspects of […]

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    National Landscape of AANAPISIs History and Influence on Higher education

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

    AANAPISIs, focusing on their history and influence in higher education, as well as current dilemmas in today's political climate. Join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute for a presentation and discussion with Mike Hoa Nguyen (New York University), Caroline Hong (Queens College AANAPISI Project), Linh An (Hunter College AANAPISI Project), and Sau-fong Au (Brooklyn […]

    Author Talk: Love Can’t Feed You: A Novel

    Zoom
    Virtual Event

    Cherry Lou Sy’s debut novel is a heartfelt and poignant exploration of love, sacrifice, and survival in the face of adversity. Cherry Lou Sy’s debut novel Love Can’t Feed You (Dutton, 2024) is a heartfelt and poignant exploration of love, sacrifice, and survival in the face of adversity. It follows the journey of a young […]

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    • Creating Archives: Book Talk with Gaiuthra Bahadur

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States
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    In this interactive talk, Prof. Gaiutra Bahadur will discuss her book, Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture (University of Chicago Press, 2013), and dive deep into the processes of creating a living archive, collecting oral stories, and preserving family histories. About Coolie Woman Gaiutra Bahadur uncovers the story of her great-grandmother, a young woman who sailed from […]

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    National (un)Belonging: Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States
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    Based on research from her book, Roksana Badruddoja explores the lives of two second-generation gender-queer South Asian American folx. Much queer theory in America is based on white male experience and privilege, excluding people of color and severely limiting its relevance to third-world activism. Within the last three decades,  chronicles from gay lesbian bisexual transgender […]

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    Symposium on “Healing During Uncertainty: Asian American Mental Health”

    CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West, Community Room, Queens, NY, United States

    This symposium explores how identity, culture, history, and systemic factors shape mental health in Asian communities. The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s 2025 symposium, co-organized with NYU Steinhardt, explores the intersections of identity, culture, history, and systemic factors in shaping mental health experiences within Asian and Asian American communities. Centered around three key themes, […]

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    Chinatown Rising (Screening & Discussion)

    Calandra Institute 25 West 43rd Street, #Suite 1700, New York, NY, United States

    Chinatown Rising is a doc tracing SF Chinatown's 1960s-80s activism, told through 16mm footage and voices of young Asian American leaders.

    2025 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

    CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Screening, award ceremony and Q&A session with CUNY student filmmakers.

    • The Localized History Digital Archive Launch

    CUNY School of Law 2 Court Square West, Community Room, Queens, NY, United States

    The Localized History Project @ AAARI-CUNY is excited to announce the launch of our Digital Archive!The Localized History Project @ AAARI-CUNY is excited to announce the launch of our Digital Archive! Please join us for a community event featuring youth presentations on localized Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history. The event will also […]

    • Author Talk: On Remembering My Friends, My First Job, and My Second-Favorite Weezer CD (Hybrid)

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States
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    Francisco Delgado will read and discuss his novella about a CHamoru man who reflects on his teenage years while navigating the parenthood. Prof. Francisco Delgado will read and discuss his novella, On Remembering My Friends, My First Job, and My Second-Favorite Weezer CD (TRP: The University Press of SHSU, July 2025). Winner of the 2024 Clay Reynolds […]

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    Agbayani Worship: the Problematics of a Filipino Captain America (Hybrid)

    Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, New York, NY, United States
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    Vina Orden examines how narratives in popular media can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and colonial mentalities. Vina Orden will present on her essay in CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1, examining how narratives in popular media can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and colonial mentalities. Orden explores this through the complex dynamics behind the pop culture […]

    • From “Cool Japan” to “Your Japan” in 2025 (Hybrid)

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

    Japan’s global appeal is undeniable—but how well do official narratives match what international audiences actually want? Drawing on his role as a Cool Japan Producer for the Japanese Cabinet Office, Benjamin W. Boas highlights the need to shift from a government-branded “Cool Japan” paradigm to the more participatory, fan-driven “Your Japan.” He examines what’s working […]

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