PUBLICATIONS
Envisioning Diaspora: Asian American Visual Arts Collectives
(TIMEZONE 8 Limited, 2009; with publishing partner A/P/A Institute at NYU)
In this book author Alexandra Chang investigates “Asian American Art” through the formation, membership and artwork of three important post-'90s Asian American artist collectives: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network, Godzookie and the Barnstormers. Through in-depth interviews with artists, arts administrators and writers, as well as the search for archival documents from university and museum archives to the storage shelves of participant artists, Chang traces the shifts within the changing historical contexts of the initial coinage of the term “Asian America.” We see how the term began as an outgrowth of the late '60s civil rights movement, to its integration into mainstream multicultural discourse and its legacy today. Envisioning Diaspora peers into the nuances of artist collective formations and communities of affinity, and ultimately the core issues of identity politics, aesthetics and diaspora involved in Asian American Art. With a foreword by Margo Machida.
To purchase this book, email apa.institute@nyu.edu for more information. For more info about the book, visit Barnes&Noble.
(TIMEZONE 8 Limited, 2009; with publishing partner A/P/A Institute at NYU)
In this book author Alexandra Chang investigates “Asian American Art” through the formation, membership and artwork of three important post-'90s Asian American artist collectives: Godzilla: Asian American Art Network, Godzookie and the Barnstormers. Through in-depth interviews with artists, arts administrators and writers, as well as the search for archival documents from university and museum archives to the storage shelves of participant artists, Chang traces the shifts within the changing historical contexts of the initial coinage of the term “Asian America.” We see how the term began as an outgrowth of the late '60s civil rights movement, to its integration into mainstream multicultural discourse and its legacy today. Envisioning Diaspora peers into the nuances of artist collective formations and communities of affinity, and ultimately the core issues of identity politics, aesthetics and diaspora involved in Asian American Art. With a foreword by Margo Machida.
To purchase this book, email apa.institute@nyu.edu for more information. For more info about the book, visit Barnes&Noble.
Yellow Peril: Collecting Xenophobia
-- A Visual Essay from the Yoshio Kishi / Irene Yah Ling Sun Collection, Fales Library & Special Collections, New York University
Yellow Peril: Collecting Xenophobia is a visual essay commemorating the "Archivist of the Yellow Peril: Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America" exhibition held at A/P/A Institute in 2005 and 2006, which was curated by John Kuo Wei Tchen with assistance from NYU alumni Dylan Yeats and Anne Kim. The book features images of yellow peril items that were on display and are in the Yoshio Kishi / Irene Yah Ling Sun Collection (made possible in large part by a donation made in memory of Dr. Wei Yu Chen) and provides a historical context/explanation of yellow peril and how this phenomenon came to be. Essay written by Dylan Yeats, Foreword by John Kuo Wei Tchen, photographs by Peter Wing, and book designed by Kiku Yamaguchi, BabyAlpaca Design, this beautiful publication is for sale for $18 from A/P/A Institute only, and all proceeds go towards funding the stipend portion of the Graduate Assistantship in A/PA Archives.
For more information, email apa.archives@nyu.edu or call (212) 998-3700.
-- A Visual Essay from the Yoshio Kishi / Irene Yah Ling Sun Collection, Fales Library & Special Collections, New York University
Yellow Peril: Collecting Xenophobia is a visual essay commemorating the "Archivist of the Yellow Peril: Yoshio Kishi Collecting for a New America" exhibition held at A/P/A Institute in 2005 and 2006, which was curated by John Kuo Wei Tchen with assistance from NYU alumni Dylan Yeats and Anne Kim. The book features images of yellow peril items that were on display and are in the Yoshio Kishi / Irene Yah Ling Sun Collection (made possible in large part by a donation made in memory of Dr. Wei Yu Chen) and provides a historical context/explanation of yellow peril and how this phenomenon came to be. Essay written by Dylan Yeats, Foreword by John Kuo Wei Tchen, photographs by Peter Wing, and book designed by Kiku Yamaguchi, BabyAlpaca Design, this beautiful publication is for sale for $18 from A/P/A Institute only, and all proceeds go towards funding the stipend portion of the Graduate Assistantship in A/PA Archives.
For more information, email apa.archives@nyu.edu or call (212) 998-3700.
National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) was formed through a collaboration of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy at New York University, and the College Board. Through this research report, the Commission seeks to improve U.S. education for all students by expanding the way education leaders, federal and state policymakers, and the public understand the complexities, inequities, and strengths of the U.S. educational system. This report is intended to encourage realistic and actionable discussions about how societal distinctions of race, class, ethnicity, language, and other cultural factors are constituted in the day-to-day operations of American schools. We believe that more frank and inclusive dialogues will lead to more effective and equitable policies.
The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) was formed through a collaboration of the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University, the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy at New York University, and the College Board. Through this research report, the Commission seeks to improve U.S. education for all students by expanding the way education leaders, federal and state policymakers, and the public understand the complexities, inequities, and strengths of the U.S. educational system. This report is intended to encourage realistic and actionable discussions about how societal distinctions of race, class, ethnicity, language, and other cultural factors are constituted in the day-to-day operations of American schools. We believe that more frank and inclusive dialogues will lead to more effective and equitable policies.
Vestiges of War:
the Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream, 1898-1998
Co-edited by Angel Velasco Shaw and Luis H. Francia, Vestiges of War: the Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream, 1898-1998 is a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary anthology which examines the lingering impact of American colonialism on Filipinos and Filipino Americans, politics, pop culture, and the arts. Book contributors include Renato Constantino, Reynaldo Ileto, Doreen Fernandez, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Manuel Ocampo, Nguyen Qui Duc, Vicente Rafael, and Yong Soon Min, among many others.
To purchase this book and have 100% of the proceeds go to support A/P/A Institute, email apa.studies@nyu.edu for more information. For more info about the book, visit Amazon.com.
the Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream, 1898-1998
Co-edited by Angel Velasco Shaw and Luis H. Francia, Vestiges of War: the Philippine-American War and the Aftermath of an Imperial Dream, 1898-1998 is a groundbreaking, multidisciplinary anthology which examines the lingering impact of American colonialism on Filipinos and Filipino Americans, politics, pop culture, and the arts. Book contributors include Renato Constantino, Reynaldo Ileto, Doreen Fernandez, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Manuel Ocampo, Nguyen Qui Duc, Vicente Rafael, and Yong Soon Min, among many others.
To purchase this book and have 100% of the proceeds go to support A/P/A Institute, email apa.studies@nyu.edu for more information. For more info about the book, visit Amazon.com.
Redistricting and the New Demographics:
Defining "Communities of Interest" in New York City
Every ten years the Federal Census accounts for how many live in any given place. Then public officials redraw the boundaries of the electoral districts. Elections are then held where citizens are supposed to elect their representative. Res publica (literally "matters of the public") not only depends on a fair-minded political representative but on an informed and active citizenry in regular communication with their representative. Will districts be formed to maximize the chances for all New Yorkers to be fairly represented? Redistricting is at the heart of this process.
In historical practice, especially during times of rapid immigration and racial segregation, there have been gaps between who is and is not represented and therefore how the common good is defined. Post 9/11, we returned to issues of race, immigration, and political representation. As gaps between the wealthy and poor, the represented and the unrepresented become more extreme, we need to come together and explore what is going on and what needs to be changed.
In 1999-2000, urban planner Professor Tarry Hum took the lead in organizing a series of panel discussions bringing together a mix of locally oriented researchers, practitioners, and experts to think and talk through the issues are. These summations are drafted in this publication by Professor Hum, and are intended to contribute to the necessary public dialogues ahead.
Every ten years the Federal Census accounts for how many live in any given place. Then public officials redraw the boundaries of the electoral districts. Elections are then held where citizens are supposed to elect their representative. Res publica (literally "matters of the public") not only depends on a fair-minded political representative but on an informed and active citizenry in regular communication with their representative. Will districts be formed to maximize the chances for all New Yorkers to be fairly represented? Redistricting is at the heart of this process.
In historical practice, especially during times of rapid immigration and racial segregation, there have been gaps between who is and is not represented and therefore how the common good is defined. Post 9/11, we returned to issues of race, immigration, and political representation. As gaps between the wealthy and poor, the represented and the unrepresented become more extreme, we need to come together and explore what is going on and what needs to be changed.
In 1999-2000, urban planner Professor Tarry Hum took the lead in organizing a series of panel discussions bringing together a mix of locally oriented researchers, practitioners, and experts to think and talk through the issues are. These summations are drafted in this publication by Professor Hum, and are intended to contribute to the necessary public dialogues ahead.