Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Reona Alam from Castle Hill, a current freshman at Hunter College, doesn’t have a typical college student’s part-time job. Instead of babysitting or working retail, she is an intern with Council Member Shekar Krishnan’s office in Queens, getting a front-row seat to local politics in action.
The Strategy was developed through a whole-of-government collaboration with a broad range of civil society partners to describe and address the bias, discrimination, and threats Muslim and Arab Americans have long faced.
The report, titled Beyond the Surface: Understanding Mental Health Among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth, paints a complex picture of a community frequently stereotyped as high-achieving and stoic. While nearly 70% of surveyed youth reported positive mental health, deeper analysis revealed a concerning number struggling with underlying issues.
Yasuomi Hashimura, who died after being fatally pushed in New York, was known for his innovations in photography and helping other Japanese immigrants.
A growing number of Chinese Americans, especially naturalized immigrants, say Democrats have become too lenient on crime and homelessness.
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF) and members of our Invisible No More campaign gathered at City Hall Park alongside Councilmembers Shekar Krishnan and Julie Won, youth advocates, and community members on Thursday to introduce Intro 1134, historic new legislation that would establish and harmonize race and ethnicity data collection and reporting … Read more