Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the application for the Excelsior Scholarship for new applicants for the 2021-22 academic school year is now open here. The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other aid programs, allows eligible full-time students to attend a SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year college tuition-free.
Corky Lee’s photograph of Yuri Kochiyama captures the familiar struggle of those living at the margins of society
CNBC Make It spoke to NWLC’s Director of Research Jasmine Tucker and National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum’s Executive Director Sung Yeon Choimorrow about why the $0.85 number isn’t reflective of the wage gap experienced by many AAPI communities, and the solutions that can change this narrative.
Vice President Harris on Wednesday urged Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to turn their pain, after a year marked by a surge of racially motivated attacks, into power.
As more New Yorkers get vaccinated, the city is unquestioningly opening up. Many Asian-Americans, responding to the continuing spate of attacks, are now increasingly arming themselves with items for personal defense.
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls are prime targets of hate and discrimination against the AAPI community. Hate incidents against AAPIs rose sharply over the past year, with over 6,600 reports collected by Stop AAPI Hate (SAH) between March 2020 and March 2021. In particular, AAPI women and girls report these hate … Read more