CUNY Distributes $750,000 for Programming to Combat Hate
Funds to 24 Colleges Will Help Address Acts of Bias and Bigotry, Including Antisemitism, Across CUNY Campuses
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Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste-based discrimination
Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States. But the movement has been getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.
City Council passes Queens lawmaker’s resolution calling on DOE to establish Diwali as public school holiday
The City Council on Thursday, Feb. 16 voted to pass Councilwoman Linda Lee’s resolution to call upon the NYC Department of Education to establish Diwali as an official holiday for public school students.
Opinion – These 12 Asian Americans Wonder When the Stereotypes Will Fade
As we were preparing for our latest Times Opinion focus group — a discussion with 12 Americans of Asian descent and varied backgrounds — we decided to begin the conversation by getting a bit personal. We asked our participants questions about identity: how they see themselves and how they think other Americans see Asian Americans. … Read more
Statement from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, eighty-one years ago today, it ushered in one of the most shameful periods in American history. The wrongful incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese descent tore families apart. Men, women, and children were forced to abandon their homes, their jobs, their communities, their businesses, and their … Read more
Japanese New Yorkers hold remembrance for anniversary of World War II internment decision
Ahead of the 81st anniversary, New Yorkers on Saturday observed a day of remembrance for the thousands of Japanese Americans who were forcibly incarcerated during World War II.