Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI The Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) is excited to be entering into the second cycle of New York City’s Citywide Participatory Budgeting process, “The People’s Money” from October, 2023 through June, 2024. In this process, New Yorkers throughout the five boroughs are given the power to directly decide how $5 million of public funding should be … Read more
Scholars and activists say Native Hawaiians have ultimately been seeking their right to self-determination — an issue they say touches on the cause of the fires and affects Hawaii’s healing.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute thanks Dr. Soniya Munshi for her service as interim executive director of the Institute during the 2022-2023 academic year. We wish her much success in her next role as the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Leadership (CETLL) at Queens College/CUNY. Under Dr. Munshi’s … Read more
NPR covers the story of Wong Kim Ark, whose epic fight to be recognized as a citizen in his own country led to a Supreme Court decision affirming birthright citizenship for all.
Median level of PFAS was 88% higher for Asian Americans than non-Hispanic whites, research using novel method shows
The University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder) Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity seeks to enhance the diversity* of CU Boulder’s academic community by attracting researchers and scholars from a variety of backgrounds, races, ethnicities and historically excluded populations.