AAARI Seeking 2023-2024 CUNY Thomas Tam Visiting Professor

The City University of New York (CUNY) is hiring a Visiting Professor at the senior faculty level of full or associate professor for the Dr. Thomas Tam Visiting Professorship in Asian American Studies, for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Betty Lee Sung (1924-2023)

The Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) mourns the passing of Dr. Betty Lee Sung, Professor Emerita of City College of New York/CUNY, and co-founder and former board chair of AAARI. Dr. Sung passed away on January 19, 2023, at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 98. Dr. Sung was a prolific … Read more

2022 Dr. K. York & M. Noelle Chynn CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest

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.

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2022 CUNY Asian American Film Festival

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.

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CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2022 Recipient

The Scholarship awards $1,000 to an individual qualified undergraduate student that is currently enrolled at any of the twenty-one colleges within CUNY, Asian or non-Asian, who has demonstrated creativity in the communication of the concerns of the Asian American community in areas such as health, education, culture, media or advocacy/activism.

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2021 Dr. K. York & M. Noelle Chynn CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest

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.

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