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Chinatown Heroes: Manhattan Chinatown in the 1990s

July 13, 2021June 19, 2021 By AAARI

Chinatown Heroes was published in Chinese in 2020 and recently translated into an English edition in 2021. This book describes a selection of “community heroes,” from the unique viewpoint of Wai Wah Chan, a Chinese community newspaper journalist. It is a precious photo album of more than 200 images of people and places, leaders and community groups in Manhattan’s Chinatown from the 1990s taken by the author during her years as a community reporter. There are also recent photographs by Philip Wu taken during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic showing the stark contrast between old and new, busy and deserted.

Get the Scoop on Ranked Choice Voting!

November 15, 2023June 19, 2021 By AAARI

Join APA Voice and partners to Get the Scoop on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), a non-partisan education event to get out the vote for the upcoming 2021 New York City primary election through activities and games.

Ranked Choice Voting Education Training

June 15, 2021June 2, 2021 By Erica Fu

Learn about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) with Rank the Vote NYC so that you will be confident in using the new voting system before heading to the polls. This voter education training will explain what Ranked Choice Voting is, why you should rank candidates, and how it works.

Abolition, Not Assimilation: Christine Choy and Third World Newsreel

August 1, 2021May 12, 2021 By AAARI

Third World Newsreel, Visual Communications, and The Documentary Forum at CCNY will co-present four films directed by Christine Choy and produced by Third World Newsreel, a vibrant survey of Choy’s experimental and activist lens.

Anti-Asian Violence Town Hall (Part 2)

June 1, 2021May 11, 2021 By AAARI

During the second part of LaGuardia Community College’s Town Hall, we will continue the conversation about the history of anti-Asian racism and violence, how the model minority myth is inextricably tied to anti-Asian racism, and discuss intersectionality and the wider range of issues faced by the Asian American Community that have been magnified during the pandemic.

2021 Asian American Community Mayoral Candidates Forum

May 7, 2021May 4, 2021 By AAARI

The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) is leading a collaborative with 39 Asian American community-based organizations to host an Asian American community mayoral candidates’ forum during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.