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“It makes you question whether she can fairly grade or educate,” her colleague said.

“While the city cannot erase past injustices against Chinese immigrants and the Asian American and Pacific Island communities, the city owes them a long-overdue apology.”

Both Biju and Khalil are immigrant members of a CCNY student body ranked among the most diverse in the nation by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. The Valedictorian and her Indian family emigrated to the U.S. when she was eight, while the Salutatorian arrived in New York from Egypt in 2016, barely speaking English.

The grants are specifically intended to support “buildings owned or operated by nonprofit organizations at risk of hate crimes or attacks because of their ideology, beliefs, or missions,” according to Hochul’s office.

The prestigious fellowship offers support to immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing full-time graduate degrees. The CUNY-connected fellows are studying music, law and science. Their interests include the culture of classical music, disability advocacy and the clinical diagnosis of cancer.

The authors of the UC-Hastings law school report explain how diversity initiatives too often exclude Asian women.