2023 AAPI 5K Run Fundraiser
Kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the AAPI 5K Run to support the Asian American / Asian Research Institute and other non-profit organizations!
Month: May 2023
‘History, pride and dignity’: Google Doodle honors Chinese American photographer Corky Lee
The late photographer is notably known for his photograph of Peter Yew, a Chinese American who was beaten and dragged away by police in 1975
Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon
Prof. Kenneth J. Yin will discuss his new book, Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon. Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the preeminent writer on the material and spiritual culture and history of the Dungan people, the Sinophone Muslims of Central Asia.
Asian American Faculty and Staff Associations (AAFSAs) at CUNY (Follow-Up Discussion) – Event Cancelled
Join us for an in-person follow-up discussion about efforts at LaGuardia Community College and across the City University of New York to organize AAPI communities. Bring questions, stories, and strategies from experiences on your own campus!
Asian American judges remain underrepresented in NY’s courts
As it approaches its 10 year anniversary and as it marks the start of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Asian American Judges Association of New York issued its annual report on the inclusion of Asian American judges in New York’s court system.
Here’s what the new proposed history and social studies curriculum on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander could look like
History and social studies curriculums in New York public schools could soon expand to become more diverse and inclusive, with many advocates and community leaders saying it’s about time.