Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses, and serve as a central location to display their creative works. Past participants have also had their films screened at the Asian American International Film Festival.
Award recipients of the 2026 CUNY Faculty Research Program, to support research that seeks to answer critical questions about Asian American and Asian diasporic communities.
The AAARI Innovators Fellowship provides CUNY undergraduate students an opportunity to gain cutting-edge technology skills, develop leadership abilities, and create meaningful change through collaborate tech-based projects that address critical community needs.
The South and Southeast Asian American Equity Scholarship awards a $2,000 scholarship to CUNY undergraduate students who demonstrate a strong academic, creative, or community-based interest in South or Southeast Asian American communities.
For their project, Jiale Lin, a sophomore at LaGuardia Community College, addresses a critical but often overlooked public health crisis: chronic noise pollution in New York City’s Asian American community hubs.
The CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest is funded by an endowment gift of $100,000 to the City University of New York by Dr. K. York Chynn and his wife Noelle Chynn. This annual award is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, morality, and virtuous behavior in their lives.