Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
“By designating Lunar New Year as an official school holiday, we are taking an important step in recognizing the importance of New York’s AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes New York so great,” Governor Hochul said. “It is not just a day off from school – it is an opportunity for our children to … Read more
The fight for the teaching of Asian American studies is being waged this school year from K-12 through college.
Senate Bill 839, introduced by State Sens. Maria Collett and Nikil Saval, will require the Department of Education to create “an integrated curriculum that includes AAPI persons, history and contributions to American society” and provide AAPI-related materials to schools.
Mosco Street in Chinatown will be officially celebrated as the renamed Corky Lee Way in an Oct. 22 ceremony in honor of the late documentary photographer.
Cornelius Eady, Toi Derricotte and Kimiko Hahn are among this year’s winners of awards from the Poetry Foundation, which announced some of poetry’s most lucrative prizes
Filipinos are the largest undocumented community in Hawaii, making up 46% of that population. They say they don’t feel they’re being heard.