Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
As an Asian American humbled to lead an institution of higher education, I was appalled by the recent remarks of the Purdue University Northwest Chancellor. Presiding over a commencement ceremony, Thomas L. Keon used gibberish as a mockery or Asian languages, which is so familiar to those of us who faced the common cruelty of … Read more
Jie Wei, professor of computer science at The City College of New York, is the recipient of a $299,000 grant from the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research to improve situational assessment and awareness (SAAW), which is critical to military operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) applications. The three-year project, in collaboration with … Read more
The decennial redistricting process in New York created a new “Asian opportunity” City Council district in Brooklyn, and three candidates have declared their intentions to run for the seat in the fast-approaching June primary.
Worries about public safety, especially attacks against Asian Americans, caused some in the once-reliably Democratic bloc to vote Republican last year.
Purdue Northwest faculty members want Chancellor Thomas L. Keon to step down after a racist remark. Keon is clinging to his job despite a reprimand from the Board of Trustees.
Pres. Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a bill reauthorizing funding for the preservation of Japanese internment sites and creating a new $10 million federal grant program to promote education about Japanese American internment during World War II.