Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI As a commission tasked with reshaping New York City Council district lines prepares to release its revised and potentially final map, South Asian community leaders are expressing fear that their electoral power in Southeast Queens will further be diluted over the next decade.
The Verona Area School District Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution Monday committing to teaching Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) history and culture across the curriculum.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law Tuesday a pair of bills aimed at addressing harassment and hate in public spaces after Asian Americans pushed for action.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is delighted to receive a $40,000 grant from the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) to support our work. Over the next year, BRESI funding will support AAARI’s work to develop and institutionalize Asian American/Asian Studies (AA/AS) infrastructure at CUNY, as well to foster Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community-building and leadership among CUNY faculty, staff, and students.
The Center for Community Media at Newmark J-School is launching an Asian Media Initiative (AMI), the first national effort to organize and sustain community media for and by Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the U.S. The AMI will work to build visibility and sustainability for this vast and growing media sector through mapping … Read more
Students returning to the classroom in New York City public schools may be learning more about Asian American history this school year with the rollout of a new curriculum that aims to shed light on lesser known histories.