The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) was established on November 19, 2001, by The City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees, in a resolution introduced by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. The Institute is a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans. It covers four areas: Asian American Studies; East Asian Studies; South Asian Studies; and Trade & Technology Studies.
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Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfathers American Journey
Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as serenity, surprise, and delight. In Shapes, Lines, and Light, Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattles Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaskas notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural school, and the transformative structures he imagined and built. A Japanese American man who faced brutal anti-Asian racism in postWorld War II America and an outsider to the architectural establishment, he nonetheless left his mark on the world, from the American Midwest to New York City, Asia, and the Middle East.