Prof. Prithi Kanakamedala will present on their project examining the life of George DeGrasse and his family, who lived on land in New York City donated by Aaron Burr in the early nineteenth century.
Prof. Yuchen Chen will present on their project examining Chinese immigrants and real estate entrepreneurs in West Queens, exploring their placemaking practices in the emerging “new Chinatown.”
Charlotte Brooks’s gripping tale follows the Moy family’s back and forth across the Pacific and through two world wars, China’s Nationalist and Communist revolutions, and the Cold War—events that the siblings and their spouses helped shape.
Screening of selected films of CUNY student films with Asian themes or topics, chosen by our esteemed panel of judges. Event will conclude with an award ceremony and a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
