Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Her father’s absence when she was growing up made half of Ava Chin’s family history a family mystery. But when she finally met him in Chinatown, in her twenties, it sparked a years-long quest that not only uncovered her own family’s remarkable story but revealed the much deeper history of exclusion that defined the Chinese … Read more
For the past three years, Jeff Kim worked with district leaders in Anaheim Union High and scholars of Korean American history — many of whom are based in Southern California — to pioneer the first high school course dedicated to Korean American history.
She collaborated with two professors at Gallaudet University on the first ASL dictionary, laying the groundwork for a flourishing in Deaf identity over the last 50 years.
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, wildfire devastated the island of Maui, in particular the historic town of Lahaina, a place of cultural significance and once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. As of August 21, 2023, at least 114 deaths have been confirmed and around 850 people are still missing. Please make a donation … Read more
As Yunte Huang’s new biography is released, Style looks back at Anna May Wong’s life and career to celebrate her groundbreaking legacy.
Despite centuries of racially discriminatory laws, Asian immigrants and Asian Americans have consistently engaged in labor resistance.