In Memory of Meena Alexander (1951-2018)

The board and staff of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute are saddened by the loss of our good friend, past AAARI board member, poet and Distinguished Professor Meena Alexander (Hunter College & CUNY Graduate Center), who passed away on November 20, 2018. The following is a poem by Russell C. Leong, editor of CUNY … Read more

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship

2015 Scholarship Award Submission Due: June 30, 2015 The Thomas Tam Scholarship is funded by an endowment established by the City University of New York in recognition of Dr. Thomas Tam’s contributions as a former member of the CUNY Board of Trustees, founding Executive Director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute, and leadership … Read more

Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Research Consortium Response to Pew Center Report

LETTER TO PEW RESEARCH CENTER:  June 22, 2012 Dear Paul Taylor and Dr. Mark Lopez, We are writing on behalf of the Asian American Pacific Islander Policy and Research Consortium (AAPIPRC), a national organization of four university-based Asian American research centers. [i]  We respectfully submit this response to the Pew Research Center’s recent report, The … Read more

Thomas Tam Professorship in Asian-American Studies

Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced plans to establish a named professorship in honor of Dr. Thomas Tam, a former CUNY trustee, CUNY alumnus and prominent Asian-American educator who passed away on Feb. 27 at age 62. During a memorial service at the University’s Asian American/Asian Research Institute on March 9, the Chancellor said the Thomas … Read more

CCNY Asian Alumni Honor AAARI

The Asian Alumni of the Alumni Association of The City College of New York (CCNY) honored the Asian American / Asian Research Institute with an Asian / American Achievement Award in special recognition of an organization for service to the community, during its Lunar New Year Dinner Dance on February 10, 2007 at Peking Park … Read more