Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) - The City University of New York (CUNY)

Zhang Lian is a struggling potato farmer who turned to poetry to describe the harsh beauty of his environment and his daily struggle to eke out an existence. In 2000 he borrowed money from friends to print and hand-sell his first book of poems; by 2012 he had been chosen as one of the Ten Best Rural Poets by the Chinese Writers Association and published his eighth collection. Zhangs work has appeared in more than one hundred anthologies and been translated into several languages, now including

Join Third World Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for an online discussion of the PBS documentary, Plague at the Golden Gate, with producer/director, Li-Shin Yu, including the making of this film, its significance now, and her own path from editing to leading a film.

"The Cosmos Explained" charts the life of our universe from the Big Bang to the present day and beyond. Starting with the Big Bangat exactly one ten-millionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a secondthis book charts a history of space and time all the way through the evolution of our solar system, the birth of stars and the formation of life on Earth, to the future of our galaxy and beyond through beautiful telescopic images and illustrations. With deeply insightful and

Please join APA VOICE, the Asian American / Asian Research Institute, and other partners for a candidate forum for the newly created New York Congressional District 10 representing neighborhoods including Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and Sunset Park. This forum is open to the general public, RSVP recommended. Mandarin, Cantonese, and ASL interpretation will be available for in-person attendees. Zoom option is also available for those unable to attend in-person.