Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
During the summer of 2018, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) had the privilege of collaborating with four educators and the National Veterans Network on the co-creation of new elementary and middle school activities focusing on the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
Many states are not meeting their legal obligations to make information accessible.
State agency websites in New York may soon be required to offer translations into the top 12 languages spoken by residents in the state under a bill approved by the Democratic-led state Senate on Monday.
Meet 6 inspiring Asian American & Pacific Islanders who responded to challenging moments in history in extraordinary ways.
The acclaimed short story writer chronicled racism, sexual harassment and immigrant disconnect in the years after World War II.
Beginning in Flushing, a who’s who of elected officials and renowned individuals gathered at 137-35 Northern Boulevard on the steps of the neighborhood’s town hall. Here hundreds watched as the likes of Rev. Al Sharpton, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, and many, many more rejected injustice … Read more