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Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), Stop AAPI Hate, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) commend the removal of concerning report language from the House Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill that would have effectively … Read more

Today, most Americans subscribe to home broadband internet and own a smartphone. About four-in-ten describe their internet use as almost constant. But use of these technologies is not universal.

On Friday, January 2, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued the first-ever proclamation declaring January as Muslim American Heritage Month in New York State. Celebrate Muslim American Heritage Month this January at The New York Public Library with free exhibitions, resources, and more!

Governor Kathy Hochul today issued the first ever proclamation declaring January as Muslim American Heritage Month across New York State. Governor Hochul further directed 16 state landmarks to be illuminated green this evening in observance this month, and in celebration of the heritage and culture of Muslim Americans.

In 2023, life expectancy for Asian and Pacific Islander New Yorkers exceeded all other race/ethnicity groups, at 86.9 years.

In his work, he often returned to Manzanar, the camp in which he and his family, along with thousands of other people of Japanese descent, were interned during World War II.