Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Respond is a NGO formed by a community of multilingual people. We provide compassionate and trauma-informed language services to immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. We are a collective aiming at providing pro bono translation and interpretation services to individuals who may be facing language and cultural barriers in the immigration process. We also work with … Read more
The Anti-Hate and Belonging (AH&B) Program is the flagship program of the organization. It is responsible for piloting a national infrastructure for tackling hate nationally through our Anti-Hate National Network and locally through our AAPI Action Centers. The members in the Anti-Hate National Network are a diverse set of organizations supported by TAAF to address … Read more
Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
A new exhibition at Kingsborough Community College’s (KCC) Kingsborough Art Museum, titled UnHomeless NYC, brings together 15 artists and artist groups to examine how the fundamental human right to housing has been eclipsed in this city since it first emerged in the late 1970s. Through artwork that highlights research, statistics, and activism, the exhibition offers … Read more
Younger Asian American leaders want to rely less on traditional policing solutions, while more traditional cultural and business groups favor them.
A string of attacks on Asian students at NYU leaves community members worried and seeking answers from their university.