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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Asian American \/ Asian Research Institute will be hosting our CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Spring Festival Reception, on Friday, February 20, 2014, from 6pm to 8pm, at 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan. This reception is open to all CUNY Asian faculty and staff, and all at the University interested\/involved in Asian or Asian American scholarship\/activities.<\/p>\n
Join AAARI in celebrating the Spring academic semester and Asian holidays such as Lunar New Year and Holi. The reception will introduce faculty and staff to the Asian American \/ Asian Research Institute; our mission as a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans; and available professional development programs and research award opportunities.<\/p>\n
Attendees will have a valuable opportunity to meet and network with colleagues like themselves from different fields across the twenty-three CUNY institutions. It is vital that all members of a college become involved with and integrate into the CUNY family, as it continues to be the nation’s leading urban public university. In order to make this reception a success, your participation is crucial.<\/p>\n