Third Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Item
Asian American Studies Program
Phone (212) 772-5559
Submitted by
M. Hinonangan
MINUTES
COMMUNITY FORUM MEETING
Present were: DWSC(Eric Tang), NY Asian Women's Center (Kathy
Kuang), Chinese Staff Association(Gwen Moi), Director of
AAS (Peter Kwong), APSA(Lea Geronimo, Minette Hinonangan) ,
LOTUS (Susana Joenarti), AAWW(Doug Lee), Audrey Tsui (Hunter
Student), Alumni(Kelly Nishimura, Sandy Yee).
1. Meeting was called to order 7:15 p.m.
2. Prof. Kwong reviewed the points of the 1st and 2nd Community
Advisory Board Meetings (10/29 and 12/9/93) .
3. The purpose of the forums are to provide an arena to air
important issues concerning the Asian American communities. and
to link the Asian American Studies Program with the community.
4. Topics of Forums:
1) Asian American Writers
-AAWW Local NY area Conference (November)
-LOTUS offers opportunities to new writers
-APA Journal will have a 2 day conference on new
writers and their writings
2) Asian American Films and the Industry
-Peter Chao of Asian Cinevision
-Series of lectures on Asian/Asian American Film
-Film Department Producers and Directors
3) Foreign Language Newspapers Conference
-discuss and develop ways to bridge the information gap
between communities, to share information outside of
the community
-Newsletter? How can this be made possible
-Emergency Action Committee to hold press conferences
-need to have spokespeople who can act as interpreters
with the groups' perspective of situation that come
to the attention of the mass media
Hunter College of the City University of New York 695 Park Avenue New York NY 10021
4) Labor and Immigration Issues
-clear discussions on rights of undocumented workers
and workers (Gov. Wilson's suspension of constitutional
rights, Silver Palace and Hispanic workers, etc.)
-Chinese Staff Workers Association
-AALDEF
-Center for Immigration Rights
5) Women's Conference
-AA Community
-NYAWC (New York Asian Women's Center)
-DWSC
-issues of the empowerment of women(update with Sandy
Yee, and Women's Project)
-Archival theme/media (A magazine, Journal)
-Chinese immigrant women (CSWA)
-Oral History - Yuri Kachiyama
*Women's Studies at Hunter Conference March 12,1994
There is as yet no set dates for the forums except for the
Women's Studies Conference at Hunter March 12, 1994. We will
keep you up to date on future meetings and events.
Phone (212) 772-5559
Submitted by
M. Hinonangan
MINUTES
COMMUNITY FORUM MEETING
Present were: DWSC(Eric Tang), NY Asian Women's Center (Kathy
Kuang), Chinese Staff Association(Gwen Moi), Director of
AAS (Peter Kwong), APSA(Lea Geronimo, Minette Hinonangan) ,
LOTUS (Susana Joenarti), AAWW(Doug Lee), Audrey Tsui (Hunter
Student), Alumni(Kelly Nishimura, Sandy Yee).
1. Meeting was called to order 7:15 p.m.
2. Prof. Kwong reviewed the points of the 1st and 2nd Community
Advisory Board Meetings (10/29 and 12/9/93) .
3. The purpose of the forums are to provide an arena to air
important issues concerning the Asian American communities. and
to link the Asian American Studies Program with the community.
4. Topics of Forums:
1) Asian American Writers
-AAWW Local NY area Conference (November)
-LOTUS offers opportunities to new writers
-APA Journal will have a 2 day conference on new
writers and their writings
2) Asian American Films and the Industry
-Peter Chao of Asian Cinevision
-Series of lectures on Asian/Asian American Film
-Film Department Producers and Directors
3) Foreign Language Newspapers Conference
-discuss and develop ways to bridge the information gap
between communities, to share information outside of
the community
-Newsletter? How can this be made possible
-Emergency Action Committee to hold press conferences
-need to have spokespeople who can act as interpreters
with the groups' perspective of situation that come
to the attention of the mass media
Hunter College of the City University of New York 695 Park Avenue New York NY 10021
4) Labor and Immigration Issues
-clear discussions on rights of undocumented workers
and workers (Gov. Wilson's suspension of constitutional
rights, Silver Palace and Hispanic workers, etc.)
-Chinese Staff Workers Association
-AALDEF
-Center for Immigration Rights
5) Women's Conference
-AA Community
-NYAWC (New York Asian Women's Center)
-DWSC
-issues of the empowerment of women(update with Sandy
Yee, and Women's Project)
-Archival theme/media (A magazine, Journal)
-Chinese immigrant women (CSWA)
-Oral History - Yuri Kachiyama
*Women's Studies at Hunter Conference March 12,1994
There is as yet no set dates for the forums except for the
Women's Studies Conference at Hunter March 12, 1994. We will
keep you up to date on future meetings and events.
Title
Third Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Description
These minutes document the Hunter Asian American Studies Program (AASP)’s third Community Advisory Board meeting which took place on January 18th, 1994. In attendance included representatives from prominent community organizations including the David Wong Support Committee, New York Asian Women's Center, Chinese Staff Association, and Asian American Writers' Workshop. The meeting focused on planning a series of forums that would focus on important issues concerning Asian American communities, including supporting Asian Americans in the arts, labor and immigration issues, and women's issues.
The purpose of the Community Advisory Board was to advise the AASP on how to best serve the needs and interests of the Asian American community in New York City as well as to bridge the gap between scholars of Asian American studies and the community.
The Hunter College Asian American Studies Program (AASP) was established in 1993. As the only academic program in Asian American studies in the CUNY system, the AASP offers a minor in Asian American Studies and other resources and programming. The AASP supports scholars, artists, and activists advancing scholarship in the fields of Asian American studies and critical ethnic studies and serves as a resource for New York City's Asian American communities. In 2006, the program was at risk of being cut due to a lack of funding. Students formed the Coalition for the Revitalization of Asian American Studies at Hunter (CRAASH) and saved the program within a year. CRAASH is now a student-run club that continues to advocate for the AASP.
The purpose of the Community Advisory Board was to advise the AASP on how to best serve the needs and interests of the Asian American community in New York City as well as to bridge the gap between scholars of Asian American studies and the community.
The Hunter College Asian American Studies Program (AASP) was established in 1993. As the only academic program in Asian American studies in the CUNY system, the AASP offers a minor in Asian American Studies and other resources and programming. The AASP supports scholars, artists, and activists advancing scholarship in the fields of Asian American studies and critical ethnic studies and serves as a resource for New York City's Asian American communities. In 2006, the program was at risk of being cut due to a lack of funding. Students formed the Coalition for the Revitalization of Asian American Studies at Hunter (CRAASH) and saved the program within a year. CRAASH is now a student-run club that continues to advocate for the AASP.
Contributor
Hunter College Asian American Studies Program
Creator
Hinonangan, Minette
Date
January 18, 1994
Language
English
Relation
10162
10182
Rights
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Source
Hunter College Asian American Studies Program
Original Format
Notes / Minutes
Hinonangan, Minette. Letter. “Third Community Advisory Board Meeting Minutes”. 10162, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/1506