Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI Success Won’t Save Us considers the dual reality that Asian Americans must contend with in the United States: they are both celebrated for their achievements and subjected to racialized violence.
AAARI is currently accepting submissions for our academic journal, CUNY FORUM Volume 14 & 15, scheduled for print in 2027/2028.
Betty Lee Sung, co-founder of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), Professor Emerita, City College of New York, and recipient of the 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement Award, has established an endowment of $100,000 at the City University of New York to create a research fund under the auspices of AAARI, on Asian American topics. The fund is intended to support the research by providing funds for a research assistant, copywriter, research travel, acquisition or access to research material and similar costs so that the researcher can complete the project.
The Tam Scholarship is awarded annually to a qualified CUNY undergraduate student (Asian or non-Asian) who demonstrates creativity in raising awareness about issues facing the Asian American community.
The CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest is funded by an endowment gift of $100,000 to the City University of New York from the late Dr. K. York Chynn and Noelle Chynn. This annual award promotes and stimulates thinking by CUNY students to reflect on ethics, morality, and virtuous in their daily lives.
The Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience (AAMPOWER) at CUNY invites you to join us for an in-person bystander intervention training workshop, presented by Sakhi for South Asian Survivors.