Newsom signs bill targeting harassment and hate in public spaces
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law Tuesday a pair of bills aimed at addressing harassment and hate in public spaces after Asian Americans pushed for action.
Month: September 2022
Building Infrastructure for Asian American/Asian Studies & AAPI Communities across CUNY
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is delighted to receive a $40,000 grant from the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) to support our work. Over the next year, BRESI funding will support AAARI’s work to develop and institutionalize Asian American/Asian Studies (AA/AS) infrastructure at CUNY, as well to foster Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community-building and leadership among CUNY faculty, staff, and students.
New Initiative to Help Support and Sustain Asian Community Media
The Center for Community Media at Newmark J-School is launching an Asian Media Initiative (AMI), the first national effort to organize and sustain community media for and by Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the U.S. The AMI will work to build visibility and sustainability for this vast and growing media sector through mapping … Read more
NYC public schools to introduce new AAPI history this fall
Students returning to the classroom in New York City public schools may be learning more about Asian American history this school year with the rollout of a new curriculum that aims to shed light on lesser known histories.
Macaulay Honors College is Awarded 3 Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) Grants
Funding will support research, a groundbreaking interactive tool, and special initiatives by and for students of color.
Rhode Island becomes fourth state to require schools to teach AAPI history
According to a new bill signed into law by Governor Dan McKee on Saturday, which is set to take effect at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary and secondary schools in the state will be required to each teach at least one unit on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander … Read more