Center for the Study of Asian American Health

Asian Community Block Center for the Study of Asian American Health The New York University School of Medicine’s Centers for Health Disparities Research received funding in 2003 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to establish the nation’s first Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH). … Read more

South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters

Asian Community Block South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters The South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters (SAMAR) is a community based non-profit organization dedicated to finding bone marrow/blood stem cell donors for patients who are diagnosed with leukemia and other fatal blood disorders.   SAMAR is a certified group of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), … Read more

Asian Community Block

The “Asian Community Block” provides social agencies and cultural organizations with an opportunity to reach out and promote their activities to the more than one million and growing Asian population currently residing within the five boroughs of New York City, the majority of whom are unaware of the multitude of programs made available for them.

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Gouverneur Hospital Mobile Crisis Team

Asian Community Block Gouverneur Hospital Mobile Crisis Team Gouverneur Hospital Mobile Crisis Team has been in existence since 1968.   It  was the first program of it’s kind in New  York City.  It came about due to a dramatic shift in mentally ill demographics in the city.  There had been a concerted program to deinstitutionalize state … Read more

2007 CUNY Asian Faculty & Staff: Lunar New Year Reception

Recently published a book, or made a presentation on your area of expertise, but no one else in CUNY knows about it? Here’s your chance to meet other members of CUNY who share in the same dilemma. Come to the reception that is for you, the new CUNY Asian faculty and staff, and let yourself be known beyond your corner office cubicle.

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2007 Twilight Cinema Series

Why spend your winter evenings at home, when you can visit AAARI, and experience the best films that Asians have to offer from around the globe? This four session workshop will guide viewers on a retrospective study through some of Asian American / Asian cinema’s most beloved and highly acclaimed films from the past decade.

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