Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI On the morning of Aug. 5, 2012 – 10 years ago today – a white supremacist with a long history of involvement in the neo-Nazi movement attacked a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, as worshippers were preparing a communal meal for later in the day.
Diaspora welcomes articles on all aspects of the topics with which it is concerned: diaspora and related forms of dispersion, transnationalism, nationalism, ethnicity, globalization, and postcoloniality. Published twice a year, Diaspora was founded in 1991 and has significantly contributed to the evolution of diaspora studies and transnationalism, engaging in discourses ranging from Postcolonial Studies to World Literature, and … Read more
Led by Asian Americans, 1,240 academics filed two briefs supporting race-conscious admission practices at Harvard and UNC.
Only 44 films out of 1,300 had an API lead or co-lead, and 14 of those were Dwayne Johnson
Films in this year’s CUNY Shorts Showcase, part of the 45th Asian American International Film Festival, deal with topics/genres including anti-Asian hate and its mental toll, coping with death, working immigrant parents and their children, creating a space for Muslim students, and the fight for Asian American Studies.
State Sen. John Liu, who has sponsored the legislation, said that education would help counter anti-Asian violence, which the group Stop AAPI Hate has estimated at 11,500 hate incidents nationally in the first two years of the pandemic. According to the Asian American Federation, New York City has experienced more anti-Asian hate crimes than any … Read more