NJ students could soon be learning more about growing Garden State community of Sikhs
A resolution seeking to add the study of Sikhism to social studies curricula across New Jersey cleared the state Senate Education Committee Monday morning.
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Bill signed to form New York State AAPI Commission
Indian American assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar amassed support of 49 Asian organizations and 40 lawmakers for historic bill
Job Op – AANHPI Curriculum Undergraduate Research Assistants (AAARI-CUNY)
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) is looking to hire four undergraduate research assistants who will conduct a review of New York State history curriculum on the basis of its inclusion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) stories, narratives, and histories. Assistants will help with the production of a needs assessment … Read more
Legislators urge Hochul to form N.Y. Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission
State lawmakers want to establish a commission charged with improving the quality of life for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in New York. The issue was highlighted Wednesday by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
Sixty-three groups across the country representing and allied with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have signed a letter of “strong opposition” to any “short-term extension” of the 702 program—surveillance, the groups say, that is almost certainly impacting Asian Americans at a disproportionate rate.
What’s behind the rise in undocumented Indian immigrants crossing U.S. borders on foot
There were almost 97,000 encounters with Indian migrants in the U.S. over the past year, nearly a fivefold increase from the same period from 2019 to 2020, when there were almost 20,000.