Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This week, Erica Byfield dives deeper into the recent spate of anti-Asian attacks and broaches the subject of conflict between Black and Asian Americans – conflict that some say has been weaponized to draw attention away from the real issues. Three experts discuss the current crisis, the unfortunate side effects, and the historical perspective that … Read more
The survey detailed the experiences of Indians in the U.S. across ages and immigration statuses, from new arrivals to born citizens.
The Asian American Journalists Association is heartened that The New York Times has dropped the hyphen in “Asian American,” and we look forward to more newsrooms following suit. We also commend the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) for their efforts to un-hyphenate “Asian American” in media publications. The New York Times’ change in style … Read more
Quraishi’s historic nomination as a U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey was confirmed by an 81-16 vote.
“When people talk about what are we going to do about racism, hate, violence, otherization, my answer is always look at the root cause of that,” one lawmaker said.
After three years of fierce debates, conflicting academic papers and a lawsuit, the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday announced guidelines for how a controversial statistical method will be applied to the numbers used for drawing congressional and legislative districts. The method is meant to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, … Read more