Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Using “Lunar New Year” is a sign of respect linguistically and culturally to all the different countries that celebrate the holiday, but it’s also OK to celebrate individually, experts say.
What are the experiences of Asian Americans and those they intermarry?
City Councilmember Susan Zhuang discussed how there is no place for any kind of hate in her district or the city.
NYS Assemblymember Grace Lee discussed Lunar New Year as a statewide school holiday, funding to combat hate crimes, impact of casinos on the Asian community, and work as co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Task Force in the assembly.
“The alleged spy balloon was contributing towards… perceptions that Chinese and Chinese Americans and Asian Americans and immigrants writ large should be considered a suspicious class,” says Cynthia Choi, co-director for Chinese for Affirmative Action.
Fighting to Belong! Vol. 1 introduces four middle school protagonists—Sammy, Tiana, Joe, and Padmini—who go on a journey through time with their guide Kenji to observe key events in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history from the 1700s through the 1800s.