Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The Bangladeshi-American population is one of the fastest growing South Asian communities in the U.S., but is often overlooked in the art world. Source: Bangladeshi Photography Exhibit Comes to New York City – NBC News
Until recently, Korean Americans were all but written out of the U.S. history of the Korean War. A rising group of artists, oral historians, and community members is writing them back in. Source: Korean Americans Are Reclaiming Their History Through Culture – FPIF
Source: Asian American entrepreneurs: Most likely to hire other workers – Fortune
Source: Department Awards $2.9 Million to Support Institutions Serving Asian American, Native American Pacific Islanders | U.S. Department of Education
Filmmaker Steven De Castro will screen his award-winning documentary film FRED HO’S LAST YEAR, now available for academic license. What does it take for Asian American artists, mostly ignored, to make their mark? Controversial activist and avant garde composer Fred Ho, who passed away in April 2014, fought to overturn every field which he entered, … Read more
Densho, a Japanese term that means “to pass onto the next generation,” aims to preserve the stories of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Source: Digital Project Aims to Preserve Stories of Incarcerated Japanese Americans – NBC News