AAARI News

AAARI intends the investment to bolster its partnerships with community-based organizations, educators, and researchers across New York.

Please join us in welcoming Grace S. Lee, the Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s new Research Programs Director, whose work will support the AAARI’s growing research portfolio and deepen our commitment to advancing knowledge about AANHPI communities.   Grace has worked in research and evaluation (with a focus on community-based participatory action research), organizational … Read more

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