Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Appoints 5 Deputy Mayors, All Women, Including 2 Of Asian Descent
All of the women have worked in government, and will start their new roles in city government on Jan. 1.
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The Incredible Story of a $180K Cash Gift to CUNY’s City College by an Anonymous Alumni Donor
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
New Jersey poised to become second state to require Asian American history
The bill, which passed the Legislature on Monday, now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
CUNY Trustee Kevin Kim on President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
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
What record-breaking Google searches showed us about AAPI issues in 2021
“I’m encouraged by these trends and by the public’s greater interest in learning about Asian Americans,” one advocate said. “Now the key for all of us is to sustain that energy.”
How Asian-American Exclusion Leads to a Civil Rights Backlash
Frank Wu, president of Queens College and author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White (Basic Books, 2001), talks about Asian-American inclusion and the backlash against civil rights.