2025 NYC 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!
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Shocking Rise In Diabetes Among AAPI Community Spurs Call For Life-Saving Legislation To Require Screenings At Lower Bmis
During AAPI Heritage Month, Senator Liu, Assembly Member Kim and medical professionals call for passage
Meng, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History in Schools
Today, U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History Act, bicameral legislation to promote the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in schools across the country.
LaGuardia’s Asian American Voices Journal, Issue 7
Please encourage your students to submit term papers, creative writing, essays, recipes, artworks, and photo collections to Malgorzata Marciniak (Editor-in-Chief) at mmarciniak@lagcc.cuny.edu for publication in Asian American Voices. Editorial Committee: Malgorzata Marciniak (LaGuardia CC), Acting Editor in Chief, Andy Szeto (New York City DOE) Anita Baksh (LaGuardia CC), Choon Shan Lai (LaGuardia CC), Payal Doctor … Read more
Study Reveals How Model Minority Myth Infl uences Asian American Parents’ School Choices
Findings of a groundbreaking study recently published in the Harvard Educational Review reveals how the pervasive “model minority” stereotype influences Asian American parents’ school selection process.
Two Kingsborough Community College Awarded JKC National Community College Transfer Scholarships
Kingsborough Community College students William (Liam) Lotz and Tanzeela Jahangir Chaudhry are among 90 high-achieving community college students who have been selected nationwide to receive the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive scholarship aims to help the Cooke Scholars complete their undergraduate education with as little debt as possible. It … Read more