Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Catheryn Chen, an online MBA student at the Zicklin School of Business, is making history as the first Zicklin Online MBA student to serve as President of the MBA Club. Juggling coursework, career, and leadership responsibilities, she is committed to fostering a more connected and inclusive MBA community for both online and non-online students.
“Smith,” “Johnson,” “Williams,” “Brown,” and Jones,” remained the top five last names in the United States in 2020, as they were in 2010, according to a tally from the last U.S. head count. Most of the fastest-growing last names from 2010 to 2020 were Asian, according to the Census Bureau.
Chiraunjilal began working on campus in 2023 and is now training to become an advisor in the CUNY Reconnect/NYSOP program, helping students who left college return and complete their degrees.
In the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, lawyers and justices cited a litany of cases reflecting how long it took for Asians to win the right to be American.
Wong Kim Ark brought his case to the Supreme Court in 1898. But some of his descendants didn’t even know his name until about 15 years ago.
The Trump White House is citing legal arguments originally posed by people widely considered racist as the legal foundation to overturn birthright citizenship, the Washington Post reports.