Asian Americans tell NYC they refuse to remain invisible

First introduced in December 2024 by council member Shekar Krishnan with fifteen additional sponsors, a new data desegregation bill, Int. 1134, would require any city agency or contracted administering agency that collect demographic information from individuals through form documents to include additional race and ethnicity options.

AANHPI Education Equity Act Passes State Legislature

Last week, the New York State Senate and State Assembly passed new legislation from Assembly Member Grace Lee and Senator John Liu to study how public schools across New York are teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history and to create an advisory committee to recommend how best to incorporate this instruction … Read more