2019 CUNY Conference on Citizenship, Belonging, and Identity in the Age of White Nationalism

Taking into account considerations of immigration, race, gender, and diaspora, AAARI’s 2019 annual conference asks: What does the meteoric rise of Trumpian racist white nationalism say about the nature of systemic racism in our country today? Why is it now primarily and explicitly rooted in anti-Mexican and anti-Muslim nativist racism, and where do Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) — their diverse ethnic groups — fit (or not fit) in these citizenship orders? How has the higher education research community and the activist community collaborated and how can they continue to strategically collaborate together?

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Where Are We Now? Policy Opportunities and Challenges for AAPIs

Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are the fastest growing, and most diverse, population in the US. Over the past decade, the AAPI community has not only grown in size, but influence with more AAPIs in leadership positions in government, non-governmental organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. We finally have a seat at the table. We made … Read more