Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI Reporting to the Provost, the Dean will serve as the principal steward for the Division’s resources – faculty, staff, and students – and will oversee the Division’s budget and facilities. The Dean will represent the Division broadly, serving as emissary and advocate to both internal and external constituencies.
We are seeking a scholar whose scope of expertise includes literature that is both regional and global and who is able to link texts across the specific historical lineaments of post coloniality. Candidates should possess a specialization in South Asian literature and literatures of the South Asian diaspora, especially as they intersect with and deepen … Read more
CUNY’s Hunter College, School of Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2026. The appointment will be at Hunter College, where the candidate will be tenured in the Department of Sociology, with a responsibility to the Asian American … Read more
A new poll just released by AAPI Data/Associated Press and National Opinion Research Center shows that the majority of Asian Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of Trump’s handling of major issues.
Kent Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69.
Kent served as Director of the UCLA Labor Center for over three decades. At UCLA, he taught courses on labor and social justice; authored and edited works on immigrant rights and non-violent social movements; and built pioneering programs that empowered immigrant workers, nurtured young leaders, and fostered international solidarity. Under his leadership, the Center became … Read more