Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
“Our America: Because I Am,” a new special from ABC Owned Television Stations, shines a light on the nearly 25 million Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders living in the United States.
City leaders and community advocates gathered in City Hall Park on Thursday, calling attention to the issues the Asian American and Pacific Islander community is facing, sharing with CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis changes they’re pushing for.
Drawing on historical research and images from our collection as well as objects loaned from the Museum of Chinese in America and individual families, a new section of Activist New York, which went on view in March 2022, explores this moment. Take a closer look at three of the photographs featured in this display and the … Read more
After her diagnosis with Crohn’s disease two years ago, Jennifer Lee decided she wanted to create a community for Asian Americans with disabilities. But she quickly found little institutional support for her project.
As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are putting the spotlight on a community that will soon officially be known as Little Manila. CBS2’s Leah Mishkin has more from Woodside, Queens.
The Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday to establish a commission to study the creation of a national museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture in Washington, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk.