Riding the Wave – Ju Oak (Jade) Kim ’09 (Brooklyn College)
An alumna and media professional turned professor found her academic path in the rise of K-pop.
Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
An alumna and media professional turned professor found her academic path in the rise of K-pop.
How a complicated and expansive academic theory developed during the 1980s has become a hot-button political issue 40 years later.
$5.5 Million Awarded to Hispanic Federation, $5.5 Million Awarded to Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, $1 Million Awarded to New York Immigration Coalition, $1 Million Awarded to Asian American Federation, $1 Million Awarded to Charles B. Wang Community Center, $1 Million Awarded to APICHA Community Health Center
A path to citizenship is their demand! More than one thousand essential workers and allies rallied on Friday in Chinatown’s Columbus Park making their voices heard. Essential workers kept—and continue to keep— the city running when the city went on the pandemic Pause and the majority of citizenry followed directives to stay put, work from … Read more
For the first time in state history, everyday New Yorkers will get first dibs in how they define their state and federal legislative districts, part of a decennial process previously left only to lawmakers. That process begins with outlining neighborhood borders, which advocates hope can ultimately increase the clout locals have with their representatives.
Today, with more than 23 million Asian Americans making up almost 7% of the U.S. population, our fellow citizens still know little to nothing about our shared history. After the mass killings of Asian Americans in Atlanta and Indianapolis this year, people seem more open to recognizing the reality of anti-Asian racism. But the challenge … Read more