Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebrated
at SUNY Rockland Community College

Suffern, NY - SUNY Rockland Community College kicks-off Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lecture on the intricacies of Chinese landscape painting. All events are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 14. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Technology Center, Ellipse (Rm. 8180)

Lecture: “Art Beyond the West: How to ‘Read’ Chinese Landscape Painting”

Emily Harvey, Professor/Chair of Art

Light refreshments will be served. 

Monday, April 20, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Technology Center, Writing Center (Rm. 8349)

Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Book Club

“Winged Seed” by Li-Young Lee

Book discussion leader: Reamy Jansen, Professor of English

Light refreshments will be served.

Friday, April 24, 2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

Fieldhouse, (Rm. 5200) 

Aikido Demonstration

Master Glen Matsuda

Monday, April 27, 11:00 a.m. - Noon

Student Union, (Rm. 3114)

Gamelan Performance

Reception to follow performance (Noon - 1:00 pm, Student Union, Rm. 3217) 

Thursday, April 30, 12:45 – 1:30 p.m.

Technology Center, Ellipse (Rm 8180)

Lecture: “RCC Goes to China: West Meets East”

Thomas Butler, Ph.D., Professor of Science; Cathy Roche, Associate Professor of Office Technology and Deborah Vinecour, Assistant Professor of Paralegal Studies. Light refreshments will be served.

Monday, May 4, 11:00-11:50 a.m.

Technology Center, Ellipse (Rm. 8180)

Lecture: “’The Tale of Genji’ and East Asian Aesthetics”

Liya Li, PhD, Associate Professor of English

Light refreshments will be served. 

Thursday, May 7, 1:30-2:15 p.m.

Technology Center, Ellipse (Rm. 8180)

Lecture: “Rice, Wheat, & Barley: The Role Played by Ancient Grain Economies in the Development of the Asian and European Work Ethic”

Bruce Delfini, Instructor, History & Geography

Light refreshments will be served. 

For more information, contact Co-Chairs Dr. Liya Li, Associate Professor, English, 845-574-4733, lli@sunyrockland.edu or Martha Rottman, Assistant Professor, English, 845-574-4166, mrottman@sunyrockland.edu.

For more information about RCC, visit: www.sunyrockland.edu

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.