Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI New York City teachers, community members, and youth are invited for an interactive day of storytelling, community building, and curriculum development on the localized history of Brooklyn’s Asian American community.
Integrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders history and culture into every day instruction helps students feel seen.
State Sen. John Liu joined elected officials and a coalition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community members outside the State Capitol in Albany Tuesday morning to call on the state legislature to pass the AANHPI curriculum bill.
About 1.7 million people in the U.S. are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI), tracing their roots to Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands in Oceania. They make up 0.5% of all Americans and encompass a wide range of cultures, histories and communities.
The Assistant Director of Policy is a coalition builder who shapes the direction of CACF’s policy agenda by translating lived experiences into policy and addressing inequities through systems change.
The Youth Empowerment Program strives to develop social and leadership skills in low-income, immigrant youth by providing opportunities to actively engage in education and trainings that promote progressive social change.