Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Dr. Catherine Ma is the recipient of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) 2022 Two-Year College Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Award. This new award recognizes the contributions of faculty at two-year institutions in furthering SPSSI’s mission to advance the understanding of social issues. Dr. Ma, a board member of the Asian … Read more
The Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) mourns the passing of Dr. Betty Lee Sung, Professor Emerita of City College of New York/CUNY, and co-founder and former board chair of AAARI. Dr. Sung passed away on January 19, 2023, at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the age of 98. Dr. Sung was a prolific … Read more
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is delighted to receive a $40,000 grant from the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) to support our work. Over the next year, BRESI funding will support AAARI’s work to develop and institutionalize Asian American/Asian Studies (AA/AS) infrastructure at CUNY, as well to foster Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community-building and leadership among CUNY faculty, staff, and students.
Dr. Soniya Munshi has been appointed, pending approval from the CUNY Board of Trustees, the new Interim Executive Director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute. Dr. Munshi previously served as an associate professor of Ethnic + Race Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY. She brings to AAARI her research and project … Read more
The time has come for me to step down as executive director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute. I have delayed my departure for nearly two years because it was imperative to support our Asian American faculty, staff and students during the twin crisis of the pandemic and the horrific, violent and murderous attacks against our community. It was also important to ensure that AAARI did not lose an inch of ground in the hard-fought effort to elevate Asian American issues at CUNY.
With the rise of Anti-Asian violence and pandemic-related hate crimes, the Asian and Asian American Research Institute (AAARI) at CUNY released their statement calling for the university to address their systemic neglect against Asian Americans. AAARI demands CUNY implement Asian American Studies university-wide, include Asian Americans in discussions of race-based discrimination, have more Asian American leaders, and … Read more