Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
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
Thanks to the assistance of New York City Council Member, Hon. John Liu, and Vice Chancellor Jay Hershenson from CUNY University Relations, the New York City Council has approved funding to set up a high tech media production and training center at AAARI. The City Council equipment grant of $154,000 is divided into Training ($52,654 … Read more
Dear Colleague, On December 26th, 2004, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake unleashed devastating tsunamis on coastal areas throughout South Asia, and East Africa, leaving millions homeless. In the hardest hit nations of Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Indonesia and Thailand, many areas remain inaccessible to both search and rescue teams and relief supply distributions. Many officials fear the … Read more