Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This is an exciting position in WW’s Festivals Project administration, who will have full responsibility for the operation of the Festivals Project. Through executive oversight of day-to-day operations, the Festival Coordinator oversees WW’s 21st Annual 2022 Virtual DDF (June 23rd-26th) and the 7th Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival (February 2023 at Dixon Place).
The heart of YouthBridge-NY is its two-year Fellowship program, where high school juniors and seniors from diverse backgrounds participate in intensive trainings on leadership and diversity.
CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities is seeking a Membership Organizer for our Astoria Chapter. The Membership Organizer is primarily responsible for building a base of working class Bangali immigrants in Astoria. This position is responsible for identifying new members through outreach, developing the leadership of members, running meetings and political education workshops, and supporting powerful campaigns … Read more
No matter the challenges, our education system can and must curb these drivers of hate. Instead of remaining complacent or even making the problem worse — as some states are doing by trying to ban books about critical parts of our history — we need to enrich our classrooms by providing young people with a … Read more
In her engaging study, Passing for Perfect, erin Khuê Ninh considers the factors that drove college imposters such as Azia Kim—who pretended to be a Stanford freshman—and Jennifer Pan—who hired a hitman to kill her parents before they found out she had never received her high school diploma—to extreme lengths to appear successful. Why would someone make such an illogical choice? And how do they stage these lies so convincingly, and for so long?
Created in 1996, the program is going through a new period of growth, marking its anniversary with a podcast miniseries, weekly alumni events, and a conference.