Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 12:45 p.m. “Chinese Food and Herbs: Available, Fresh, Healthy, Natural, and Sustainable” A lecture by Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman, with a food tasting to follow. This talk will explore the terms Available, Fresh, Healthy, Natural, and Sustainable and compare them to the health benefits of Chinese
Professor Peg Christoff in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies has an article on voting behavior of Asian Americans on the Asia Matters for America site of the East West Center. The article is a brief analysis of 2012 polling data for Asian Americans.
November 30-December 1, 2012 in New York City. Storytelling and creative processes have undergone a revolution in the digital age. We dip in and out of different forms of media, borrow from each other every day, and create completely new forms of communication and expression. Inspired by these shifts, SAWCC
Ronald Takaki, author of many books on Asian American and American ethnic history, including Strangers From a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans,was a recipient of the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Author Award. The JCLC, which was held recently in Kansas City, MO, is a joint conference
The Swedish Academy announced on Oct. 11 that it had awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature to Mo Yan, a Chinese author. Read more …. Melville Library holds many books by Mo Yan. Please check on the library catalog SBU Find or click directly on here for titles.
NEW YORK, August 22, 2012 — Author, public intellectual, and Taiwan Minister of Culture Lung Yingtai (龍應台) shared her views on cross-strait bridge-building and how she navigates between writing and politics. An event at Asia Society, NYC. Watch the complete video recording (1 hr., 28 min.).
Following a recent trip to Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Thailand, India, and South Korea, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter will describe the contours of the United States’ strategic rebalance to Asia. Dr. Carter will be joined in conversation with Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ri Sol-ju was identified as wife of the young N. Korean leader, Kim Jong-un. See the full article in The New York Times.
Asian CineVision (ACV) presents the Asian American International Film Festival, July 25-Aug. 5 in New York City.
Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng speaks about grassroots activism and the pressure for change in China.
