Month: January 2021

  • Corky Lee the Unofficial Historian of NYC’s Chinatown and beyond

    Corky Lee, a chronicler of Asian culture in Chinatown and nationwide, has succumbed to COVID-19.  Lee put Asians back in the historical picture of American life. He was a great friend to FIT faculty and students, introducing them to chronicling Manhattan’s Chinatown. “Corky Lee was the unofficial historian of Chinatown and Asian life throughout New…

  • It’s More Than a Game for Clever Evolving Media Students

    Entering FIT’s first full semester of remote learning last fall, Prof. Dan Shefelman says he was searching for a way to approach his Illustration BFA course, Visual Storytelling for Evolving Media II, in an engaging and relevant way. This course, true to its title, is designed to embrace the changing media landscape. “It would be…