AAPICS history lecture

This is a little late notice but I just wanted to encourage everyone to attend a lecture sponsored by the Asian/American Center at Queens College. This event is part of the AAPICS (Asian American Pacific Islander Community Studies) program’s lecture series on Asian American history. The talk will be given by Dr. John Kuo Wei […]

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“Engaging Post-1965 Queens”

On Monday I attended the first seminar hosted by QC’s new Asian American Pacific Islander Community Studies Program (AAPICS). Titled “Engaging Post-1965 Queens: Teaching and Curriculum-Building for Culturally Diverse Communities,” it provided an incredible opportunity for students and faculty to come together and share ideas about the growing diversity of classrooms. The keynote speaker, Ms. Susie Tanenbaum, […]

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upcoming AAPICS events

Just thought I would write a really quick post about some upcoming AAPICs events.^^ These are really important seminars meant to stimulate discussion and ideas about what kind of academic curriculum and courses should be devised for the new Asian American Pacific Island Community Studies minor at Queens College. Unfortunately these events are only […]

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first APPICS meeting =]

Last week Friday, AAPICS coordinators and students met for the first time to discuss the beginning of a new, exciting minor at Queens College. AAPICS is an acronym for Asian American Pacific Islander Community Service Program. Professor Madhulika Khandelwal, head of the Asian American Center, Serena Chen (Program Assistant), and other QC faculty and students […]

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