Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Scholars and activists say Native Hawaiians have ultimately been seeking their right to self-determination — an issue they say touches on the cause of the fires and affects Hawaii’s healing.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute thanks Dr. Soniya Munshi for her service as interim executive director of the Institute during the 2022-2023 academic year. We wish her much success in her next role as the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Leadership (CETLL) at Queens College/CUNY. Under Dr. Munshi’s … Read more
NPR covers the story of Wong Kim Ark, whose epic fight to be recognized as a citizen in his own country led to a Supreme Court decision affirming birthright citizenship for all.
Median level of PFAS was 88% higher for Asian Americans than non-Hispanic whites, research using novel method shows
The State of California this week announced several projects to stop the hate including $91 million in funding for prevention, intervention and direct services.
During World War II, Miyatake made surreptitious photographs of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government. He saw little need to glorify, humanize, or even individualize the prisoners—because he was one of them.