Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
On Wednesday, May 8, the Hostos Anti-Hate Initiative’s series of events concluded for the year with a timely and thought-provoking presentation on Anti-Asian Hate and Mental Health by the Asian American Federation’s Associate Director of Programs Daphne Thammasila.
During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, two nonprofits have launched a database to report and track incidents of hate and bias against the AAPI and Native Hawaiian communities in NYC.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has selected Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Computer Science major Dan Lin for its highly competitive 2024 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Lin, who plans to attend Columbia University, is one of just 60 winners from across the United States to be chosen for the award.
Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi is the only woman of the four challengers to be excluded from the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Analysis of minority-serving institutions on the East and West Coasts demonstrates layered processes to build students’ capacities
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. For our “Hidden Histories” series, we learn about Corky Lee, a photographer who chronicled the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans, a community that is often marginalized, unsung and unseen.