Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Johanna Poethig, 68, is restoring her 40-year-old mural that includes Olympic diver Victoria Manalo Draves, one of many Filipino and Filipino American figures depicted on the wall of the San Lorenzo Ruiz Center in San Francisco.
Timed during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, the event co-hosted by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI), drew insights from federal initiatives and grassroots advocates alike. Key discussions highlighted disparities exacerbated by the pandemic, including barriers to care, stigma, and cultural sensitivities in mental health services.
Prema Kurien, professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been recognized as a Daicoff Faculty Scholar. The distinction honors her achievements in research, scholarship and service. Dr. Kurien was a former CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor.
The Association is saddened to announce that Dr. Douglas Lee passed away on May 24, 2024. He was the first Association for Asian American Studies president from 1979 to 1980.
The results, utilizing National Center for Health Statistics for Asian Americans or Pacific Islander youth ages 10-19 years who died by suicide, were published in the July 25 issue of JAMA Network Open.
The next Dean and Chief Librarian of the Newman Library at Baruch College will be a bold and visionary leader who will advance the Newman Library as a model for innovative knowledge and information distribution and collection while advancing the College’s vision to be a national model for access and excellence, where ambitions are realized.