Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Students returning to the classroom in New York City public schools may be learning more about Asian American history this school year with the rollout of a new curriculum that aims to shed light on lesser known histories.
Funding will support research, a groundbreaking interactive tool, and special initiatives by and for students of color.
According to a new bill signed into law by Governor Dan McKee on Saturday, which is set to take effect at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary and secondary schools in the state will be required to each teach at least one unit on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander … Read more
Since the beginning of the pandemic, New York City hate crimes have been on a steady rise. Already this year, they are up nearly 16% year to date over 2021, according to NYPD data. In an effort to stop the kind of attacks that have left minority communities across the city on edge, the city’s … Read more
The three students, Nicole Turturro, Jennifer Luk and Sam Nemiroff, are the first to complete the program, earning their doctor of medicine degrees from Einstein after having received their MPH degrees from CUNY SPH in 2021.
A new exhibition at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Understatements: Lost and Found in Asian America, on view from September 28 through January 6, 2023, will explore the evolving layers of identity represented by the term “Asian American.”