Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This fall, the Asian American / Asian Research Institute helped revive Asian American Studies at The City College of New York, marking a new chapter in a proud legacy that began more than fifty years ago. The Department of Sociology, led by Professor Katherine Chen, launched “Asian American Experience: Immigration, Exclusion, and Belonging”—the first Asian … Read more
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is excited to announce the permanent appointment of Dr. John J. Chin as Dean of the Institute. Dr. Chin has served as interim dean of AAARI since September 2024. He will oversee day-to-day operations and provide strategic vision to advance AAARI’s mission of facilitating research and scholarship on issues relevant … Read more
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is excited to announce that the Asian/American Center Records are now fully processed and open for research online. Dive into the history of Asian American studies, CUNY, and Queens through this important and now widely accessible collection. A comprehensive finding aid provides context on the former Queens College … Read more
The Graduate Center professor receives a CUNY grant to explore the historical forces that have shaped Chinese American identity.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute welcomes Dr. John J. Chin as the newly appointed interim dean of the Institute. Dr. Chin served as department chair of Urban Policy & Planning at Hunter College/CUNY. Dr. Chin’s research focuses on access to social and health services for under-served urban communities, particularly Asian immigrant communities. He … Read more
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute thanks Dr. Yung-Yi Diana Pan for her service as interim executive director of the Institute during the 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Pan returns back to teaching in the Sociology department at Brooklyn College this semester, in addition to being a co-PI of the Brooklyn College AANAPISI Project (BCAP). … Read more