Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Three Asian and Asian American performers won major acting honors at the 78th annual Tony Awards, held June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City — the highest number of AAPI acting wins in a single year.
The New York State Senate yesterday passed legislation, S634B, to address the alarming rates of undiagnosed diabetes in AAPI communities. The bill requires health insurance companies to cover diabetes screenings for patients at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) in accordance with nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines.
Criss was recognized for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending.
Emily Feng Zhang ’25, was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to Chinese immigrant parents and relocated to Brooklyn when she was four. A first-generation college student, she was accepted into Hunter’s Nursing Scholars Program, which gave her a full-tuition scholarship and invaluable academic and professional guidance.
A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of studies into important health concerns voiced by Marshallese for decades that make it impossible to have a clear understanding of the impacts of the 67 nuclear weapons tests.
Nepal’s National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), started in 2016, set out to improve access to healthcare and protect citizens from high medical costs. However, the program has struggled with low enrollment and high dropout rates. A recent study by CUNY SPH doctoral graduate Rajani Bharati explored why this is happening and what effects the program … Read more