Non-AAARI News

Advocates across the nation are doubling down on pressuring lawmakers to pass legislation that requires schools to teach about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

The Board of Trustees of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Teik C. Lim as NJIT’s ninth president following a national search and a unanimous vote of the Board on January 5, 2022. President-elect Lim, who also will be appointed as a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, … Read more

Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread local voting rights to noncitizens.

Adams was speaking at a press conference announcing a series of initiatives to help small businesses in Chinatown and other parts of the city. He said he would send a formal letter to Biden on Tuesday and that “we will never allow the Oval Office to be used to attack people in our country.”

Adams’ pick to run the Department of Small Business Services is Kevin Kim, the first Korean-American to hold the post. Kim is an attorney specializing in New York State liquor license matters. He previously served as a State Liquor Authority commissioner.

State agencies in New York will now be required to break down data for individual ethnic groups under the Asian American Pacific Islander umbrella.