Non-AAARI News
How Southeast Asian American refugees helped shape America’s resettlement system
2020 is the 45th anniversary of Southeast Asian American refugees’ arrival in the U.S., still the largest group to be resettled since then.
COVID-19 Contributing To Low Census Response Rate In NYC So Far
Figures by the U.S. Census Bureau show that less than 40 percent of New York City residents have filled out their census forms, falling well below the national response rate.
NYC Human Rights Commission Forms COVID-19 Team After Anti-Asian Discrimination Skyrockets
The NYC Human Rights Commission is launching a team to respond to COVID-19 discrimination and harassment, as reports of racism against Asians surge in the city.
How AAPI groups are changing census outreach amid coronavirus
Community leaders fear the pandemic will lead to an undercount of Asian Americans, who are already the least likely to complete the survey.
Federal agencies are doing little about the rise in anti-Asian hate
The CDC and DOJ worked to stop bias incidents and hate crimes following the SARS outbreak and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. No such plans have been released amid the coronavirus pandemic.