Manu Bhagavan will present his biography of Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, based on eight years of research.Author/professor Aruni Kashyap will read from his new novel, The Way You Want to Be Loved (Gaudy Boy, 2024).At a New Delhi conference, an Assamese writer is interrogated on why he writes about magical folktales instead of the insurgencies. A […]
Author/professor Aruni Kashyap will read from his new novel, The Way You Want to Be Loved (Gaudy Boy, 2024).Author/professor Aruni Kashyap will read from his new novel, The Way You Want to Be Loved (Gaudy Boy, 2024).At a New Delhi conference, an Assamese writer is interrogated on why he writes about magical folktales instead of […]
Fatima Rajina discusses British Bangladeshi Muslim men and the changing landscape of their dress and language.Popular discourse around British Muslims has often been dominated by a focus on Muslim women and their sartorial choices, particularly the hijab and niqab. Dr. Fatima Rajina takes a different angle and focuses on Muslim men, examining how factors like […]
Christine Bacareza Balance presents ongoing research and writing from her book project, Making Sense of Martial Law.Prof. Christine Balance, the 2024 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, will present ongoing research and writing from her book project, Making Sense of Martial Law. In it, she studies what the diverse and contradictory […]
This presentation examines survey results from three screenings of The Cost of Living (2023, Sixty First Productions), a documentary highlighting the financial struggles of three families in Flushing. The film is part of the Undo Poverty: Flushing (UPF) collaborative’s efforts to combat poverty and reduce stigma through a narrative change approach. The three separate screenings featured subtitles in Chinese, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
How does racism influence the formation and development of organizational life in a racialized community? In this paper, Prof. Simon Yamawaki Shachter extends on Du Bois’s concept of double consciousness to explain community organizations’ roles and development. Combined with the concepts of oppositional consciousness from social movements and decoupling from organization theory, Prof. Yamawaki Shachter […]
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 […]
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 […]