Righting a wrong against Japanese-American internees name by name
The Irei monument honors Americans imprisoned by the US government during World War II
AAARI
First-generation Queens students achieve academic dreams through Kaplan Leadership Program
Sabreen Qaisar and Tabia Tarannum are two first-generation college students who have been accepted to Kaplan Educational Foundation’s Kaplan Leadership Program (KLP). They are part of a cohort of 11 community college students across the five boroughs who were accepted into the 2024-2025 academic year program.
Breaking down the suicide risk of Asian American youth
Research recently published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association shows that young Vietnamese Americans have the highest suicide rate among all Asian American youth. But that’s only half the story.
FACT SHEET: President Biden Recognizes Fuller Story of Pacific Islands Heritage
Today, President Biden is taking action to recognize the cultural heritage of the Indigenous Peoples and communities of the Pacific Islands by renaming the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument as the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, and becoming the first President to formally honor the Hui Panalāʻau, Native Hawaiians sent to secure United … Read more
Job Op – VP of Development (Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta)
The VP of Development will play a key role in Advancing Justice – Atlanta’s growth, leading the design, implementation, and continued development of Advancing Justice’s Annual Fund and comprehensive fundraising strategy consisting of grants, individual giving, and events. The VP will work closely with the Executive Director and leadership team and supervise the Development team.
CUNY FORUM Volume 11:1
Economic and structural inequality, racial scapegoating, and anti-Asian xenophobia all played a role in violence against Asian Americans, then, and continue unabated to today in 2021. Against the backdrop of the continuing global Covid-19 crisis and anti-Asian violence and hate in the United States, we present to you the reader some signals of hope and reclamation on the local and national level: Asian Americans recognizing and reclaiming their place in the larger civil society despite immense institutional and ideological barriers.