On Wednesday March 16th, 2022, the Asian American Studies Program & Center at Hunter College hosted a Zoom Event "Beyond Representation: What the Image of Inclusion Conceals" with panelists Howie […]
Featuring readings and reflections from poets, novelists, essayists, and memoirists including Marina Budhos, Nancy Bulalacao, Christina Chiu, Curtis Chin, Luis Francia, Lisa Ko, Marie G. Lee, Ed Lin, Vina and Manuel D. Orden, Bino Realuyo, Purvi Shah, Monique Truong, Eileen Tabios, and Barbara Tran. The early 90’s were […]
On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the Asian American Studies Program & Center at Hunter College and the Hunter College AANAPISI Project hosted a Zoom event for the Hunter College community, […]
Marking Asian American History Month the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program and Network 20/20 with co-sponsorship by the Hunter Asian American Studies Program and Center and the History Department invite you to attend a documentary film screening and post-screening discussion of: Ghost Mountain: The Second Killing Fields of Cambodia Please join us as the Roosevelt […]
Join the Asian American Studies Program, in collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs and HCAP, for the Asian American Bystander Training featuring Jason Chu on April 11, 2024. Learn […]
Join the Asian American Studies Program for a conversation with Leilehua Lanzilotti on October 17, 2024, as the celebrated composer, sound artist, and violist discusses her innovative work, creative process, […]
Originally founded in 2006, our annual film festival venues include: Wythe Hotel Cinema, Village East Cinemas, TheTimesCenter, SVA Theatre, Chelsea Clearview Cinemas, Skirball Center at NYU, Anthology Film Archives, as […]
Join the Asian American Studies Program for a conversation with Curtis Chin on November 20, 2024, as the acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and activist shares insights on his work, Asian American […]
Join the Government Accountability Office Summer Internship informational session on December 17, 2024, to explore hands-on experience, federal oversight roles, and careers in public service.
Helen Zia is a writer and activist. She is the daughter of immigrants from China and was born and raised in New Jersey. Her latest book, Last Boat out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese who Fled Mao’s Revolution, was one of NPR’s Best Books and a finalist for a 2020 PEN America prize. Helen’s first book, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, about the civil rights struggles of Asian Americans, and it is still used as a foundational history text in colleges and high schools. She also wrote My Country Versus Me with nuclear physicist Wen Ho Lee, who was falsely accused by the FBI of being a spy.
A selection of Helen Zia’s books will be available for sale following the discussion.
