Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
NYS Assemblymember Grace Lee discussed Lunar New Year as a statewide school holiday, funding to combat hate crimes, impact of casinos on the Asian community, and work as co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Task Force in the assembly.
“The alleged spy balloon was contributing towards… perceptions that Chinese and Chinese Americans and Asian Americans and immigrants writ large should be considered a suspicious class,” says Cynthia Choi, co-director for Chinese for Affirmative Action.
Fighting to Belong! Vol. 1 introduces four middle school protagonists—Sammy, Tiana, Joe, and Padmini—who go on a journey through time with their guide Kenji to observe key events in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history from the 1700s through the 1800s.
Two-time CUNY alumna May Myat Moe has published 11 articles and received several research awards.
Gayathri Raghupathy transferred her science skills from the lab to an AI tech startup.
Nearly 1 in 5 voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District are Asian American.