Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Two Baruch College students, Cherry Leung (’26) and Adnaan Elahi (’25), have been selected as recipients of the highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), awarded by the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship, granted to only 600 students from a pool of 5,500 applicants nationwide, funds immersive language and cultural studies abroad.
Rajwant Kaur begins study abroad program on June 26
The court held a ceremony for Hon. Randall T. Eng Award on May 14 to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Asian Americans in the courts and beyond. The recipients of the award include New York Court of Claims and Acting State Supreme Court Justice Anar R. Patel, Unified Court System Lieutenant Mido Mary Wu … Read more
AAPI adults continue to view a college degree as integral to improving their future, but are concerned with federal funding cuts to higher education. Overall, AAPI adults are more pessimistic about the state of the country, the national economy, and their own personal finances than they were in 2023.
Republicans are less likely to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people than a year ago
Southeast Asians are three to five times more likely to be deported on the basis of an old criminal conviction compared with other groups, advocates say, likely due to the community’s immigration status as refugees and the difficulties they have had acclimating to life in the U.S. The Trump administration’s aggressive detention and deportation tactics, … Read more