Kurs:China Town
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| Chinatowns Beyond New York City | According to the latest data, there are two million three hundred thousand Chinese Americans in the United States. They reside in all over the 50 states, ranging from 1549 in Alaska to 914,033 in California, and Chinatowns have been here with formed in many states.
This presentation will take you to visit the major and satellite Chinatowns in Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York City. The topics will include 1) Reflections on historical background 2) Current demographics 3) A glimpse of streetscape 4) Brief description with pictures of landmarks. |
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| Transnational Chinese Villagers: NY's Fuzhounese Immigrants Build a Global Community | Over the past twenty years Fuzhounese immigrants have transformed the face of New York's Chinatown, supplanting the Cantonese as Chinatown's largest ethnic Chinese community and vying for leadership in the area's economics, politics, social life, and even language use. Drawing upon ongoing field research in New York and Fuzhou, this lecture will explore the emergence of a Chinese transnational village and its implications for immigrant incorporation in the US and local village life in China. | ||
| The Transformation of Gangs in Chinatown (1970-2000) | Arriving to the United States from Taiwan in 1964, Mr. Hsin Yuan Cheng, an immigrant with an extensive background in journalism and broadcasting, has spent more than thirty years of his life immersed in the hustle and bustle of Chinatown. Over the past three decades, from 1970 to 2000, he has both reported and witnessed first hand the rise and fall of gangs in Chinatown. | ||
| Running: The Race for City Council | The show, titled "Running: The Race for City Council" was aired on Channel Thirteen in the fall of 2001. The young film-maker, Renata Huang will show and discuss the making of this documentary that she associate produced about the city council elections in New York City where three Asian American candidates lost in Manhattan's Chinatown, and where John Liu became the first Asian American City Councilman in Flushing. | ||
| We Are One: The 1982 Chinatown Garment Strike, 30 Years Later (Chinese Panel) | In 1982, tens of thousands of workers, mostly immigrant women, worked in union garment factories in and around Canal Street in Chinatown. In the summer of 1982, with union contract negotiations blocked by a small group of Chinatown employers, 20, 000 workers flooded the streets to demand a fair contract.
Following the historic strike, Chinese immigrant workers became new leaders and activists in the union. They gained a new voice at work and in the community. The 1982 strike transformed the image of Chinese immigrant women workers and wrote a new page of community and labor history. Come hear about this historic strike from the union activists who made it happen. 1982年，紐約華埠有數百間衣厰，數萬名在工會衣廠工作的車衣工人，她們大部分是移民婦女。 1982年夏，工會合約談判受到少部分雇主抗拒，兩萬多名工人走上街頭示威爭取公平合約。經過這次歷史性集會，華人工人開始在社區活躍，部分更在工會扮演領導角色，展開基 層運動，為移民婦女在華人工運史掀開新的一頁。你想了解事件經過嗎？ |
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| We Are One: The 1982 Chinatown Garment Strike, 30 Years Later (English Panel) | In 1982, tens of thousands of workers, mostly immigrant women, worked in union garment factories in and around Canal Street in Chinatown. In the summer of 1982, with union contract negotiations blocked by a small group of Chinatown employers, 20, 000 workers flooded the streets to demand a fair contract.
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| CUNY Conference on The Power of Now (Gentrification of Chinatowns in Boston, Philadelphia & NY) | The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more!
Moderator: Carol Huang, Assistant Professor, School of Education, City College/CUNY Presenters Seth Pollack, Undergraduate Student, Urban Affairs, Queens College/CUNY Topic: A Study of Boston's Chinatown Samantha Varn, Graduate Student, Urban Affairs, Queens College/CUNY Topic: A Study of Philadelphia's Chinatown Esther Wang, Director of Chinatown Tenants Union, Committee Against Anti-Asian American Violence (CAAAV) Topic: Reimagining Rezoning: A Chinatown for Residents is a Chinatown for All |
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| CUNY Conference on The Power of Place (Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods) | Session 2 - Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods
Moderator: Paul Ong, Professor, Urban Planning, Social Welfare and Asian American Studies, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Presenters Dennis Arguelles, Director of Community Economic Development, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) Topic: Poverty, Preservation and Power in the Development of Los Angeles' Historic Filipinotown Peter Kwong, Distinguished Professor, Urban Studies, Hunter College/CUNY Topic: Manhattan's Chinatown Darrel Sukhdeo, Business Coach/Writer/Activist Topic: Indo-Caribbean - Transformed/Transforming NYC, the Largest Group within the South Asian Community Awakens at Last, 5 Decades of Growth The 2012 AAARI annual conference brings together urban sociologists, student activists, and community professionals in one place to discuss current issues that impact and affect Asian Americans. These issues include: The Future of Ethnic Neighborhoods from New York to Los Angeles; Comparative Approaches to Look at Gentrification in Boston, Philadelphia and New York; Putting Asian Americans on the Map and Redistricting; Student Activism, Occupy Wall Street and the Danny Chen case; Standing Up for the Dream Act and Immigration; and more! |
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| Chinatown in the 21st Century | Chinatown in the 21st Century is a 45-minute documentary montage of the eleven workshops that took place over the course of three months in Spring 2004, and takes viewers into the streets and homes of New York City's Chinatown. | ||
| Putting Asian Americans on the Map: The Politics of Redistricting in New York City | AAARI sponsored panel on Redistricting in New York City at the 2012 Association for Asian American Studies Conference on Expanding the Political: Power, Poetics, Practices.
Panel Chair: Joyce Moy, Executive Director, Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY Panel - James Hong, Civic Participation Coordinator, MinKwon Center for Community Action - Carol Huang, Assistant Professor, School of Education, City College/CUNY - Corky Lee, Photographer - Glenn Magpantay, Staff Attorney, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
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| A New Chinatown: Visions of Chinese in America | For a long time, Chinese in America were considered sojourners who would eventually return to China after their stay in America. With a significant increase of Chinese immigration to this country since 1965, many more opted for a permanent home in America. Recently, many Chinese immigrant families even brought the remains of their ancestors for reburial in this country. In your opinion, has the Chinese American become "host" now?
It has been said that the Chinese American political communication channels are much less developed than that of the Jewish and African Americans. What are the reasons for that and what can be done about it? What are the most important issues facing Chinatown now and in the future? How can old and new immigrants collaborate to improve the well-being of Chinese in America? How can Chinatown improve its relationship with other ethnic groups? How can Chinatown residents merge into mainstream society in America? |
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| Asian American Bonfire: Reflections of Chinese in the Eyes of Other Asians | Can you tell us about the historical background of the relationship between the country where you came from and that of China? How is the present relationship between the two countries shaping up? How is that relationship affecting the relationship of the two immigrant communities in New York?
What is your view of Asian Americans in regard to these Asian communities? Is it easier to be American than Asian American? Are you satisfied with the relationship between your community and that of other groups, the Hispanics, the Africans, the Jewish, the Irish, the Italians, and the White Anglo Saxon Protestants? Which group does your community work most closely with? |
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| Local Business and the Development of Chinese American Community | Local business is long recognized as an engine for community development. It spurs job opportunities, improves housing conditions, and enhances the quality of life for residents. From this perspective, what are the most urgent issues facing Chinatown? What can we do about these issues?
What is the outlook for labor and business owners? How can business help Chinatown gain political influence? How can academic institutions such as the City University of New York collaborate with local businesses in community development? What kind of research efforts are needed? |
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| Preparing for Mainstream: Hopes and Survival of Chinatown Residents | Making a living is the primary reason that immigrants come to New York. How are the Chinatown residents doing, in this respect? Is it easier now than before? How is the decline of garment factories affecting the residents of Chinatown?
Despite a general downturn in Chinatown, the recent arrival of Fujianese immigrants has brought much prosperity to East Broadway. The intense competition, however, has resulted in bloodshed and adverse publicity. What is the prognosis of the situation? Are corrective steps being taken? Immigrants have come to Chinatown in waves, each with their different needs. How are the needs of the most recent immigrants met by social service agencies? |
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| Youth and Education: Dawn of a New Chinatown |
Recently, there have been increasing incidences of violence against Chinese youths, on the streets and in schools. How extensive is the problem? How do you propose to alleviate this situation? What can the Chinese community, local government, other races, and the media do about it? Do the Chinese youths, foreign and native born, have similar problems? What are the most important issues for youth and education? How are they interacting with each other, with other ethnic groups? How do they relate to Chinese and American culture? Are there sufficient after-school programs and activities to engage their attentions? Are youth gangs re-emerging? |
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| Local Business and the Development of Chinese American Community | Local business is long recognized as an engine for community development. It spurs job opportunities, improves housing conditions, and enhances the quality of life for residents. From this perspective, what are the most urgent issues facing Chinatown? What can we do about these issues?
What is the outlook for labor and business owners? How can business help Chinatown gain political influence? How can academic institutions such as the City University of New York collaborate with local businesses in community development? What kind of research efforts are needed? |
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| A New Chinatown: Visions of Chinese in America | For a long time, Chinese in America were considered sojourners who would eventually return to China after their stay in America. With a significant increase of Chinese immigration to this country since 1965, many more opted for a permanent home in America. Recently, many Chinese immigrant families even brought the remains of their ancestors for reburial in this country. In your opinion, has the Chinese American become "host" now?
It has been said that the Chinese American political communication channels are much less developed than that of the Jewish and African Americans. What are the reasons for that and what can be done about it? What are the most important issues facing Chinatown now and in the future? How can old and new immigrants collaborate to improve the well-being of Chinese in America? How can Chinatown improve its relationship with other ethnic groups? How can Chinatown residents merge into mainstream society in America? |
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| We are a Family: Reflections of 9/11 by Chinese New Yorkers | Panel discussion about Chinese New Yorkers' lives and reflections on 9/11, co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Pace University and the Asian American / Asian Research Institute:
- Jiao-xian Cen - Lt. David Lim - Paul Lee - Jean Lau Chin, Adelphi University - Joyce Moy, Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY - Joseph Lee, Pace University |