Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Aruna Miller made history on Wednesday as the first immigrant and first Asian American elected statewide in Maryland when she was sworn in as the 10th lieutenant governor of the state.
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing its first-ever National Strategy to Advance Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Communities. The new strategy, which comprises action plans prepared by 32 federal agencies—including all 15 executive departments in the President’s Cabinet—builds on the Administration’s broader equity agenda and … Read more
Gabriel is the first American to win the crown in 10 years.
During a New York City Council hearing last month, a person affiliated with a local nonprofit group stated that Asians aren’t real New Yorkers, saying “it’s not their neighborhood, because they’re from China, they’re from Hong Kong. We’re from New York.”
The victim, GuiYing Ma, was a grandmother who had come to New York to support her son and his family. She lingered in a hospital for three months.
Thao, a 37-year-old domestic violence survivor and the daughter of refugees, is the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major city in the United States.