U.S. Dept. of Energy funds $800K groundbreaking CCNY plasma research

Funded by a $799,352 U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Science grant, research is underway at The City College of New York to fundamentally advance understanding of the critical processes in plasma-based anti-/de-icing approaches and plasma-assisted additive manufacturing and coating technologies. The three-year project is led by Yang Liu, assistant professor in the Grove School of Engineering and an … Read more

Telling Our Story: AANHPI Youth Leadership Research Project

The Girls Leadership Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Youth Research Council is currently working on a research project. We are exploring the following question: Does being a part of AANHPI communities influence and/or shape leadership in AANHPI girls and gender expansive youth? By sharing your story, you will be helping us answer this … Read more

2024-2025 AANAPISI Scholarship

The AANAPISI Scholarship online application opens on September 13, 2023, and closes on January 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST. Scholarship awards range from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $10,000 awards.

2024 OCA Summer Internship Program

Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2024, the internship program seeks to cultivate future leadership for the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community by providing opportunities to work in the public sector and learn about issues affecting AANHPIs. Based in the nation’s capital, interns will learn to build relationships, meet with legislative officials, … Read more

NYC Chinatown honors late photojournalist, Corky Lee with street co-name

On the corner of Mott and Mosco Streets, over 200 people from the community, including elected officials gathered to the unveiling of the new street sign, “Corky Lee Way,” after the late photojournalist and Asian American advocate that slayed injustice with his camera. Lee died of COVID-19 complications in January 2021.