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Asian-American/Asian Research Institute

"Bridging CUNY and the
Asian-American Community."

CUNY Conference on Asian American / Asian Students:
"Aspects of Social Interaction"

Conference Schedule:

Friday, April 30, 2004
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Place: The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Martin E. Segal Theatre

Conference Program

Breakfast and Registration
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast compliments of Dr. Otis Hill

Greetings

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
8:45 AM - 9:45AM

Presider: Dr. Hiroko Karan; Dean of the School of Science, Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Betty Lee Sung; Professor Emerita, Chairperson of Asian American / Asian Research Institute
Mr. Wellington Z. Chen; CUNY Board of Trustees
Ms. June Jee; Director of Manhattan Community Affairs, Verizon
Dr. Otis Hill; Vice Chancellor for Student Development and Enrollment, CUNY
Dr. James Muyskens; President of Queens College, CUNY

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Victor Nee; Goldwin Smith Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell University
Topic: “Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration”

Discussion

Break
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 1 (General Session)

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Presider: Prof. Kyoko Toyama; Counseler of the College Discovery Program, La Guardia Community College, CUNY

Dr. Xiang Bo Wang; Senior Psychometrician, The College Board
Ms. Ying Zhou; Reseach Assistant, The College Board

Topic: "Trends in the SAT Performance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Students: A National Perspective"

Dr. Cheryl Littman; Research Manager, Institutional Research and Assessment, CUNY

Topic: "Changes in Demographic and Social Climate Indicators Among CUNY's Undergraduate Asian Population"

Dr. David Cheng; Director of the Counseling Center at Baruch College, CUNY

Topic: "Mental Health Issues of Asian American Students"

Discussion

Lunch
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2 (Three Concurring Workshops)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Workshop 2-A

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)

Facilitator: Dr. Marie Ting; Assistant to the President, York College, CUNY

Ms. Lauren Lee; Baruch College, CUNY
Ms. Victoria Ortegas; Lehman College, CUNY
Ms. Hoi Yee Yim; Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Ms. Jierong Zhang; Brooklyn College, CUNY

Topic: "The Asian / Asian American Student Experience at CUNY "

Discussion

Workshop 2-B

Room: 8400 (8th Floor)

Presider: Prof. Raymond Wang; Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island, CUNY

Dr. Nehru E. Cherukupali; Chairman and Professor of Geology, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Prof. Dorothy Kehl; Professor for the ESL Program, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Topic: "Language and Content: Two-way Acceleration"

Ms. Maria Kromidas; Lecturer, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY

Topic: "Children Order the Racial Disorder: Implications for Educators"

Workshop 2-C

Room: 8402 (8th Floor)

Presider: Mr. Dave Bryan; Acting Special Assistant to Dean for Student Life, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Jane Hyun, Trainer and Career / Executive Coach , Crossroads Associates, Inc.

Topic: "Leadership 101 Beyond the Classroom: From Student to Asian American Professional"

Session 3 (Three Concurring Workshops)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Workshop 3-A

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)

Presider: Sambhavi Lakshminarayauan; Assistant Professor , Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Virginia Tong; Assistant Professor, Hunter College, CUNY

Topic: "Beyond Participation and Interaction: The Acculturation of Chinese High School Students"

Prof. Sung Ha Suh, Assistant Professor, John Jay College, CUNY

Topic: "Divided Loyalties: The Psychological Cost of Adhering to the Image of the Model Minority"

Workshop 3-B

Room: 8400 (8th Floor)

Antony Wong; Audio and Visual Specialist , Asian American / Asian Research Institute
Phillip Li; Studio and Field Cameraman, Asian American / Asian Research Institute
James Huang; Web Master, Asian American / Asian Research Institute
Topic: "Community Academia Bridge Project, High Tech. Demonstration "

Workshop 3-C

Room: 8402 (8th Floor)

Presider: Ms. Loretta Chin; Special Projects Coordinator, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Dr. Maria Volpe, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program, John Jay College, CUNY

Ms. Marion Yuen, Certified Mediator, The MYA Group
Topic: "Managing Conflicts with Asian American Bicultural Lenses"

Session 4 (General)

Room: Martin Segal Theatre (1st Floor)
2:00PM - 3:00PM

Presider: Dr. Frank Shih; Dean of Students, CUNY Law School
Topic: SUMMARIES OF ALL WORKSHOPS

Workshop Presiders:

Hiroko Karan, Kyoko Toyama, Raymond Wang, Marie Ting, Sambhavi Lakshminarayauan, Loretta Chin and Dave Bryan.

Discussion
Concluding Remarks
Reception
"Movie Tix Raffle" - 15 Lucky Winners
(2 movie tickets per winner)

Please stay for a poetry reading event for the celebration the publication of Meena Alexander's new book, "Fault Lines." The event is scheduled after the conference at the Martin Segal Theatre.

Conference Chairperson:
Hiroko Karan

Conference Co-Chairperson:
Frank Shih

Conference Committee:
Dave Bryan, Selena Cantor, Loretta Chin, Sambhavi Lakshminarayauan, Moon Sung, Thomas Tam,
Marie Ting, and Raymond Wang.

Conference Coordinator:
Phillip Li

This Conference is supported by:

Verizon Foundation

The College Board

The Graduate Center, CUNY

Queens College, CUNY

Vice Chancellor Hill's Office, CUNY

Contact Info:

Tel: 212-869-0182
Fax: 212-869-0181
E-Mail: info@aaari.info