Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The model minority stereotype is a form of racism that targets Asian/Americans, portraying them as consistently hard working and academically successful. Rooted partially in news media portrayal and popular press reinforcement, the model minority stereotype has tremendous societal, ethical, moral, and psychological implications. In his talk, editor Hartlep will discuss Modern Societal Impacts of the … Read more
The California Supreme Court posthumously awards a law licence to a Chinese immigrant who was barred from becoming a lawyer 125 years ago. Source: Chinese migrant given US law licence 125 years on – BBC News
Source: Asian American Federation
Mapping of Asian Americans in New York (MAANY) Current Challenges to Ethnic Media in New York: With Joe Wei and Angelo Falcón Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Time: 3:30PM to 5:30PM Place: Roosevelt House – Hunter College/CUNY 47-49 East 65th Street, 2nd Fl Meeting Room, Manhattan Mapping of Asian Americans in New York has invited … Read more
In the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and long detentions aimed at upholding the exclusion laws that kept Chinese out of the country. Many detainees recorded their anger and frustrations, … Read more