Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) - The City University of New York (CUNY)

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Building the bridge between CUNY, and the Asian American community.

  1. 1D AGO

    Mental Health Service Utilization among CUNY Asian American/Asian College Students

    In their study, Prof. Esther Son explores the mental health challenges and barriers to accessing services faced by Asian American/Asian college students at the College of Staten Island/CUNY, particularly after the pandemic. Focusing on ethnic variations, the research uses a mixed-methods approach, combining online surveys and Photovoice, to better understand these students unique experiences with mental health and service utilization. By identifying key challenges, the study aims to improve access to mental health services and promote greater equity for Asian American/Asian students on campus.

    1h 3m

  2. FEB 28

    Sally Forth, Sad Girl! (Novel-In-Progress)

    Prof Sally Wen Mao will present on Sally Forth, Sad Girl!, a novel-in-progress following a Chinese American poet living in an artist residency in Shanghai. The story explores themes of solitude, diasporic wandering, heartbreak, and art-making as the protagonist connects with fellow artists and seeks adventure. Professor Mao will read excerpts from the novel-in-progress and present some of the results of the novel research she conducted over the past year, supported by the AAARI research support award.

    1h 7m

  3. FEB 23

    Contemporary art and ecological Transformation in East and Southeast Asia

    Editor Meqin Wang, with contributors Midori Yamamura, Vicki Kwon and Stephanie Benzaquen-Gautier, will present on Contemporary art and ecological Transformation in East and Southeast Asia (Manchester University Press, March 2026), an edited volume that examines how contemporary art in East and Southeast Asia confronts environmental destruction, ecological degradation, and social injustice in the backdrop of global ecological crises. The book explores how contemporary art in the region confronts environmental destruction and social injustice amid global ecological crises. It introduces the concept of artistic remediation, showcasing how artists intervene in and respond to ecological challenges through various creative practices. These methods range from creating thought-provoking artworks and fostering non-human agency to advocating for biodiversity, promoting eco-education, and protesting against capitalist extractivism.

    1h 11m

  4. FEB 7

    From Screen to Clay: Exploring the Relationships Between Image and Material

    Dr. Yonghao Yan examines the development of contemporary ceramics in Jingdezhen, a prefecture in Jianxi, China, and the evolving creative practices at Jingdezhen Ceramic University. Through their own artistic projects, Dr. Yan explores how ceramic art intersects with moving-image practices, including documentary filmmaking, experimental video, and ceramic-based animation. By analyzing selected worksboth institutional and personalshe aims to demonstrate how image and material inform and transform one another, revealing new possibilities for contemporary ceramic expression.

    1 hr

  5. 12/22/2025

    'Godzilla Minus One' Meets 'Past Lives': Romantic Histories and Historic Romances

    Prof. Jayashree Kambl will present on her essay in CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1, focusing on love and gender roles in the recent globally successful films Godzilla Minus One and Past Lives. Prof. Kambl delves into how Godzilla unexpectedly challenges traditional cinematic depictions of romance and gender, offering fresh perspectives on themes of identity and geocultural representation. Both films show how popular culture can shape our understanding of history, belonging, and societal dynamics. She also goes beyond the article to invite connections between the philosophy of romance in Past Lives and its Korean-Canadian-American director Celine Songs 2025 movie, Materialists.

    1h 2m

  6. 12/12/2025

    Family Amnesia: Chinese American Resilience

    Family Amnesia (Daylight Books, 2025) is a visual tribute and love letter honoring author Betty Yus Chinese American family roots in the United States. The art book explores her familys multi-generational resilience and resistance through mixed-media collages, her grandfathers photographs, and own captured images and archival material.

    1h 1m

  7. 12/05/2025

    Transitions & Challenges: Chinatown Small Business after Covid

    Prof. Zai Liang's presentation focuses on the substantial challenges faced by small businesses in Manhattan Chinatown and the subsequent transitions they have made in the post-Covid pandemic era. Attendees will gain insights into the key findings conducted during Summer 2025 by the specialized research team from SUNY Albany, in collaboration with the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation.

    53 min

  8. 11/26/2025

    Chinese-Caribbean Narratives: Migration, Identity and Belonging at Home and Diaspora

    Prof. Aleah Ranjitingh will present her research on Chinese-Caribbean immigrants in the United States, and the ways in which they understand self in terms of race and ethnicity. Centering on identity formation as persons of Chinese descent, but also with a distinct ethnic identity as voluntary immigrants from the Caribbean (Rogers 2001), Prof. Ranjitsingh is interested in interrogating: identity and identification choices in the U.S.; how and if Chinese-Caribbean immigrants understood and experienced anti-Asian hate and discrimination at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if mixed race Chinese immigrants also maneuver mixedness and racial defaults (Barratt and Ranjitsingh 2001).

    57 min
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