A year after FedEx shooting, Sikh Americans honor victims
“The purpose of the service was to acknowledge that the whole community was impacted,” the CEO of Immigrant Welcome Center said. “It was a space to pray and to ask for healing.”
Month: April 2022
40% of AAPI LGBTQ youths have considered suicide in last year, report says
Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ youths who experience racism also report higher levels of attempting suicide, a new report says.
Penn Law prof says Black and Asian people resent Western achievement
“It makes you question whether she can fairly grade or educate,” her colleague said.
Denver formally apologizes for anti-Chinese riot in 1880 that left one dead
“While the city cannot erase past injustices against Chinese immigrants and the Asian American and Pacific Island communities, the city owes them a long-overdue apology.”
Indian immigrant Rose Mary Biju is CCNY Class of 2022 Valedictorian; Egyptian-born Ali Khalil is Salutatorian
Both Biju and Khalil are immigrant members of a CCNY student body ranked among the most diverse in the nation by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. The Valedictorian and her Indian family emigrated to the U.S. when she was eight, while the Salutatorian arrived in New York from Egypt in 2016, barely speaking English.
2022-2023 Reducetarian Fellowship
The Reducetarian Fellowship is a brand new program for exceptional New York City-based undergraduates who are eager to create a more sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. The one-year experience includes both a curricular component as well as a summer internship with one of many exciting and impactful partner organizations. Each fellow receives a $7,500 stipend … Read more