Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
While Americans with ancestral ties to Asia have made countless significant contributions throughout the country’s history, most have never made it into textbooks. From atomic science, to labor rights, to YouTube, here are a few examples of some of the major advancements made by Asian Americans.
The New Yorker’s latest cover, drawn by the artist R. Kikuo Johnson, captures the fear that permeates Asian-American communities across the United States amid a surge in racial violence targeting them.
The Zahn Innovation Center at The City College of New York in collaboration with the International Innovators Initiative (IN2NYC)—the first municipal program in the nation designed to help international entrepreneurs access visas to create jobs in the United States—hosts Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Ellie Li, co-founder of Projections.io, a viral consumer product that lets users clip moments … Read more