June 2022 – Asian American / Asian Research Institute

AAARI 20th Annual Gala (2022)

August 9, 2022June 29, 2022 By AAARI

AAARI celebrated its 20th anniversary as part of CUNY, and honored leaders and CUNY alumni, Joyce Moy (former Executive Director of AAARI), Hon. John C. Liu (NYS Senate, Queens 11th District) and Ms. Naheed Samadi Bahram (US Country Director for Women for Afghan Women; Queens College alumnae), as well as student award recipients for the CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship (Vikii Wong, CUNY School of Professional Studies) and Chynn-CUNY Essay and Morality Essay Contest.

CUNY FORUM Editor Russell Leong’s Poems in Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal

June 29, 2022 By AAARI

Russell Leong read two poems at the UC HASTINGS CENTER FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE CONFERENCE: “CONNECTING THE THREADS THAT BIND: CONTEXTUALIZING LEGALIZED VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS” in September 2021.

Asian American-led Unity March a reminder of community’s history of activism

June 25, 2022 By AAARI

For the first time, more than 60 Asian American and multicultural groups will convene on Saturday in Washington D.C. for a Unity March focused on addressing equity and safety for marginalized communities.

Arts & Culture Association Integrity Mini-Grant Program

June 24, 2022 By AAARI

Arts & Culture Association (IACA) Mini-Grants generally average $250, and are intended to assist with such things as: artistic supplies, recordings, studio time, exhibits, performances, project related expenses, residences, etc.

Apply for $500 Artist Grant for Visual Artists

June 24, 2022 By AAARI

Artist Grant provides a $500 USD grant to one visual artist each grant cycle. Once an artist wins a grant, they may not apply again. We also award 2nd and 3rd place runners-up with $100 USD each. Runners-up may apply again in a future grant cycle.

Graduate Center professor uses AI to weigh the risks of preeclampsia

June 23, 2022 By AAARI

In a soon-to-be-published study, Professor Anita Raja (GC / Hunter, Computer Science) and a team of researchers report on the use of artificial intelligence to predict severe preeclampsia in first-time mothers. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health, which named the project a winner of its Decoding Maternal Morbidity Challenge in February.