Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
From photography to public art installations, artists have produced ambitious multimedia projects that explore the fragility, burden and joy of being Asian in America.
As concern mounts from some parents about concepts like Critical Race Theory and whether it should be taught in K-12 classrooms, which it is not, some other parents are concerned about how to prepare and protect their Muslim, Sikh, Arab and Asian American children from bullying and harassment. Teaching children lessons about hate and racism … Read more
All of the women have worked in government, and will start their new roles in city government on Jan. 1.
The CUNY Board of Trustees this month approved the acceptance of a $180,000 donation to The City College of New York, which will be used to fund scholarships for students in the college’s departments of physics and mathematics. The cash donation, mailed to the school by a City College alumnus who wished to remain anonymous … Read more
The bill, which passed the Legislature on Monday, now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14031 authorized the creation of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Commission) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Commission, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, will advise the President on ways the public, … Read more