Free Chol Soo Lee wins historical documentary Emmy

A film that chronicled the six-year struggle to free Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American immigrant wrongfully convicted for the 1973 murder of Yip Tee Tak in San Francisco Chinatown, has won an Emmy for best historical documentary.

What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.

The United States has long had more immigrants than any other country. In fact, the U.S. is home to one-fifth of the world’s international migrants. These immigrants come from just about every country in the world.

AAARI Welcomes New Interim Dean, Dr. John J. Chin

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute welcomes Dr. John J. Chin as the newly appointed interim dean of the Institute. Dr. Chin served as department chair of Urban Policy & Planning at Hunter College/CUNY. Dr. Chin’s research focuses on access to social and health services for under-served urban communities, particularly Asian immigrant communities. He … Read more