Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
After three years of fierce debates, conflicting academic papers and a lawsuit, the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday announced guidelines for how a controversial statistical method will be applied to the numbers used for drawing congressional and legislative districts. The method is meant to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, … Read more
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“You don’t have to be of a particular background or have your words sound a particular way for your poetry to matter,” said Huỳnh, 18, who is following in Amanda Gorman’s footsteps.
Vuong, 32, has become a celebrated voice, sharing his observations on culture and identity in addition to his award-winning poems and novels. He says his words are shaped by his experience growing up across a number of identities: immigrant, Asian American, gay and raised by a single mother.