On March 28, the Asian American/Asian Research Institute and the Asian-American Entrepreneurs Network presented “The Next Big Thing: Economic Empowerment Conference” at CUNY Graduate Center. AABANY contributed a speaker, Julia Cheng, to the Monetizing IP workshop. Julia is the Founding Principal of her own firm, CyberlawStudio, and a member of AABANY’s IP Committee. She is among those interviewed in this Sinovision piece about the conference.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Deadline to Apply – David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest
The Historical Society of the New York Courts Invites Students in CUNY and SUNY Community Colleges to Participate in the David A. Garfinkel Essay Contest
PRIZES:
CUNY and SUNY winners will be awarded $1000 each with one winner awarded the New York State (NYS) Community College Grand Prize of $1,500. The winners will also be honored at the Law Day ceremony at the Court of Appeals Hall an event at which the Chief Judge of the State of New York presides and the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Bench and Bar of New York attend.
CUNY and SUNY winners will be awarded $1000 each with one winner awarded the New York State (NYS) Community College Grand Prize of $1,500. The winners will also be honored at the Law Day ceremony at the Court of Appeals Hall an event at which the Chief Judge of the State of New York presides and the Governor, the Attorney General, and the Bench and Bar of New York attend.
DEADLINE: April 5, 2013.
ESSAY TOPIC: ‘Cyberspace and the Law: What are Our Rights and Responsibilities?’
Students can choose one of the following questions to develop their essays:
Essay Question 1 – Cyberbullying: Examine the newly-enacted New York law governing cyberbullying and analyze current research on cyberbullying prevention. How do we balance the First Amendment free speech rights of students with the need to prevent the harm (including death) to students who are the targets of cyberbullies?
Essay Question 2 – Digital Piracy: One of the benefits of cyberspace is the ease with which we can maintain contact with our friends and share important aspects of our lives. However, sometimes the things we would like to share are copyrighted artistic works and file-sharing would run afoul of copyright laws. How can we ensure that the rights of both the copyright owners and those of lawful download owners are fair and balanced?
Essay Question 3 – Privacy in Peril: Privacy is the power to control how much other people know about us. Few of us realize the extent to which our Internet activities are tracked or know that our digital footprints remain traceable, often for long periods of time. How can we balance our digital lives and our personal privacy?
Essay Question 4 – Government Surveillance: The right to be free of unwarranted search and seizure is enshrined in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. But new technologies such as manufacturer installed GPS systems in cars, cell phone tracking and the introduction of surveillance drones in the United States have made widespread law enforcement and governmental surveillance of the American population possible. Is this technology eroding our Fourth Amendment rights and forcing us to change our expectations about privacy in public spaces?
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9th Annual CUNY Asian American Film Festival
Please join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute for its 9th Annual CUNY Asian American Film Festival, on Friday, May 25, 2012, from 6PM to 8PM, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. (34th Street), Martin Segal Theatre, Manhattan. This event is free and open to the general public.
Since 2004, the CUNY Asian American Film Festival has recognized and awarded $7,200 in cash prizes to over 40 student filmmakers enrolled at the City University of New York, including City College, Brooklyn College, Hunter College, Lehman College and the College of Staten Island. At the Festival, we will be screening selected Fiction, Documentary and Experimental films reviewed by our distinguished panel of judges. Following the screening will be an award ceremony and Q&A session with the winning filmmakers.
Winner and runner-up films of the CUNY Asian American Film Festival will also have the exciting opportunity to be screened at the 35th Asian American International Film Festival, organized by Asian CineVision, taking place July 25 to August 5, 2012.
To RSVP for the Festival, visit www.aaari.info/2012aaff.htm.
KAPA: Dare to DREAM
Korean Americans for Political Advancement (KAPA) presents “Dare to DREAM: What You Should Know About the NY DREAM ACT,” on April 10 at the Murphy Institute, CUNY, 25 West 43rd Street (18th floor). The panel of speakers includes:
– Chung-Wha Hong: Executive Director of the NY Immigration Coalition;
– Emily Park: Queens College student & DREAM Fellow; and
– David Kallick, Senior Fellow at Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) & Director of FPI’s Immigration Research Initiative
Click the link in the title for more details.
CUNY Conference on The Power of Place
CUNY Conference on The Power of Place
Please join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) for the CUNY Conference on The Power of Place: Asian American Neighborhoods, Politics & Activism Today, on Friday, April 27, 2012, from 9AM to 4PM, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (34th Street), Concourse Level, Manhattan. Sponsored by the CUNY Diversity Grant, the conference is free and open to the general public. Light breakfast and lunch provided.
To RSVP for the conference, reply here, or call 212-869-0182. Please be prepared to show proper ID when entering the building for security purposes.
Center for Urban Research: Report on Diversity on Wall Street
Center for Urban Research: Report on Diversity on Wall Street
The Center for Urban Research of the CUNY Graduate Research Center recently issued a report entitled Progress and Pitfalls of Diversity on Wall Street. Among the notable findings:
In ethno-racial terms, the bulk of diversity on Wall St. is due to the rapidly growing share of Asian workers, who have gone from 5 percent of older core workers in 2000 to 19 percent of younger ones in 2005-09. Latinos have increased their share as well, but African Americans have not.
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The report notes two possible classes of explanations for the group disparities evident in the Wall St. workforce: minorities and women may differ in the human-capital characteristics required for career trajectories oriented towards top positions, and/or they may be excluded by discrimination, institutional or individual, from these trajectories. Census data cannot tell us which kind of explanation is more important; deciding between them requires other kinds of data, which currently do not exist.
To learn more and download a copy of the report, click on the link in the title.
Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11
Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11
From AAARI/CUNY:
Commissioned by the Asian American Federation in 2003, Tribute and Remembrance documents the extensive effects the 9/11 tragedy had on the Asian American community, by examining the economic impact of Chinatown, the toll on taxi cab drivers, INS deportation of Muslims, the mental health impact and 3 victims’ family stories. In addition, it highlights some of the philanthropic efforts of the Asian American community following the tragedy.
This screening and lecture is scheduled for Sept. 9. For full details follow the link in the title.