AAARI Calls for CUNY to Better Address Racism

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

AAARI’S LEADERSHIP SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN HATE: CALLS OUT CUNY & HISTORICAL SYSTEMIC NEGLECT OF ASIAN AMERICAN ISSUES

The Asian American/ Asian Research Institute (AAARI) is an integral part of The City University of New York (CUNY), engaged in university-wide scholarly research, teaching, and serving as a vital resource center for policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans. AAARI unequivocally and emphatically condemns violence, hate crimes, and racism against the Asian-American … Read more

Sign on to: STOP ANTI-ASIAN AND ANTI-ASIAN AMERICAN BIGOTRY!

We urge you to support and join us by signing on to our statement and share this letter with your networks. It is unconscionable that members of the Asian and Asian American community are threatened by the dangers of Covid-19, and by the very fact that they are Asian or Asian American. This must to stop now!

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AAARI Statement on the Killing of George Floyd

This Time Must Be Different The Asian American and Asian Research Institute (AAARI) unequivocally condemns the killing of George Floyd. Mr. Floyd’s killing demonstrated a depraved indifference to human life that has not only been a product of the systemic and historical racism of this country but as some have pointed out, anti-blackness. We stand … Read more