Making History During Filipino American History Month
The significant contributions of Filipino Americans.
Month: October 2021
Hate Crimes and Pandemic Lead More Asian Americans to Seek Therapy
A growing number of Asian Americans have overcome a cultural stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment, experts said.
Asian American Workers Rising: APALA’s Struggle to Transform the Labor Movement
Join co-editor Kent Wong, and panelists Alex Hing, May Ying Chen, and Marian Thom to discuss Asian American Workers Rising, a new book that celebrates the first thirty years of the Asian Pacific Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, the first national Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) worker organization within the U.S. labor movement.
Baruch President S. David Wu Named Among “50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business”
Dr. Wu was honored at the organization’s annual gala event on September 15 –– the only event of its kind to acknowledge the outstanding achievements of Asian American executives and entrepreneurs across a wide spectrum of industries –– alongside his fellow awardees, who this year include: Elizabeth Varghese, Global Leader – Talent and HR Transformation … Read more
Overlooked No More: Kim Hak-soon, Who Broke the Silence for ‘Comfort Women’
Her public testimony about the horrors of sexual slavery that Japan had engineered for its World War II military encouraged other survivors to step forward.
Neera Tanden named as Biden’s staff secretary
Tanden has already been working as a senior adviser to Biden since May after the White House withdrew her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget.