Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Associate Professor Prithi Kanakamedala of BCC’s Department of History has become the College’s first faculty member to be awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Community College Faculty Fellowship.
Majority of posts about Asian Americans in 2020 and early 2021 mentioned concerns about violence, discrimination or racism
An exploration of the Bangladeshi American activism scene provides a glimpse into how the South Asian American political landscape continues to expand and change.
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.