Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The Asian American Mentorship Providing Opportunities to Women for Empowerment and Resilience (AAMPOWER) at CUNY invites you to join us for an in-person bystander intervention training workshop, presented by Sakhi for South Asian Survivors.
A fall retrospective of nine preserved films by Christine Choy, the pioneering documentarian who spent five decades filming the movements and communities left out of the record.
Films in this year’s CUNY Shorts Showcase, part of the 49th Asian American International Film Festival deal with topics/genres including: an intimate connection of hope and solidarity between a Filipino steward and a Black welder in 1940s Brooklyn, a Sikh MMA fighter navigating the balance between faith and the brutal world of combat sports, a golden but challenged friendship between a Jewish girl and a Muslim girl in Jerusalem, and an immigrant woman examining her past, identity, and regrets in the wake of her American ex-boyfriend’s death.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s Localized History Project (LHP) is seeking to fill the following positions for the 2026-2027 academic year: School Partnerships Coordinator – lead LHP’s school-based residency program by supporting New York City public school educators in bringing the Project’s model of AAPI studies to NYC public schools. Operations and Communications … Read more
This seminar brings together scholars, practitioners, and leaders to examine how inherited social hierarchies and descent-based discrimination perpetuate exclusion across diverse communities worldwide.
Gain insights into Asian American & Pacific Islander history, the importance of localized history, learn about our exhibits and methodologies, and connect with other AAPI youth.