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Meng, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Promote the Teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History in Schools

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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

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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

Two Kingsborough Community College Awarded JKC National Community College Transfer Scholarships

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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

Baruch College Student Joins Exclusive Class of Watson Fellows

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Baruch College student Ethan Wen (’28) has been selected as one of just 15 students across New York City to receive the prestigious Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship—an opportunity reserved for high-achieving undergraduates with exceptional promise as future leaders.

Baruch Students Win U.S. Department of State Scholarships to Study Abroad

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Two Baruch College students, Cherry Leung (’26) and Adnaan Elahi (’25), have been selected as recipients of the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), awarded by the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship, granted to only 600 students from a pool of 5,500 applicants nationwide, funds immersive language and cultural studies abroad.