Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Xiaona Zhou is the Salutatorian of the class of 2020-2021. She is graduating with a 4.00 grade point average and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. Xiaona grew up in a small village in Fujian, China. She speaks of a childhood devoid of love and affection, and the severe depression that followed as a … Read more
Moving. Powerful. Sobering. These are some of the words people used to describe the College of Staten Island’s “Speak Out Against Anti-Asian Hate!” event. The event consisted of a panel of CSI students, faculty, and staff of Asian descent who shared their personal experiences and answered questions in a discussion about the recent surge in … Read more
The City Council on Wednesday, May 12, passed a resolution by Councilman Peter Koo calling upon Congress to pass — and the president to sign — the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which would facilitate an expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes against Asian Americans.
In mid-March, the country took notice as eight people were gunned down at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area, six of them of Asian descent. Beyond the anguish and mourning, voices sprang up around the country decrying anti-Asian racism that has been on the rise since the onset of the pandemic.
After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president. Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more … Read more
Prominent Asian Americans have been hard to ignore: Kamala Harris became not only the first woman to serve as vice president but also the first Black person and first Asian American. Andrew Yang, fresh off a 2020 White House run, is now among the front-runners in the New York City mayoral race. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, … Read more