Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
During the second part of LaGuardia Community College’s Town Hall, we will continue the conversation about the history of anti-Asian racism and violence, how the model minority myth is inextricably tied to anti-Asian racism, and discuss intersectionality and the wider range of issues faced by the Asian American Community that have been magnified during the pandemic.
Ph.D. student Lan Truong (Biology) is looking at how traditional, plant-based medicine is being used to treat diabetes in South Vietnam and the implications for the rest of the world. She recently received a Dissertation Year Fellowship from The Graduate Center, which provides a $25,000 grant in addition to tuition coverage, to pursue her research. Impressively, she … Read more
Story featured in NYC Immigrant Heritage Week. Man-Hong Wan, an immigrant from Kowlown, Hong Kong, is a Head Nurse for NYC Health + Hospitals/Community Care.
Under President Berenecea Johnson Eanes’ leadership, the practice of featuring a salutatorian in addition to the valedictorian speaker, will resume at York’s Commencements. Wing Man Ho has been selected Salutatorian of the Class of 2021. The Psychology major will be the first graduate to do so in approximately 13 years, due to the college’s previous … Read more
May 10, 1869. On the dusty, barren plains of Promontory Summit, Utah, a crowd is gathered to celebrate an American milestone – the completion of the transcontinental railroad, the first piece of infrastructure to connect the two sides of the United States. But this achievement didn’t come without great sacrifice, especially from Chinese immigrants, who … Read more
Census watchers have expressed deep concern about the quality and completeness of the count.