Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have higher rates of diabetes, and are prone to developing Type 2 diabetes at younger ages and lower body weights than the general U.S. population. Among Asian subgroups, the risk of diabetes is especially high among South Asians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders.
Just over a century ago, one Japanese American civil rights activist fought the same discriminatory land laws that are being introduced into legislatures today.
Fifty-three years after the major in Asian American Studies was rejected at San Jose State University, the proposal is back at the CSU chancellor’s office.
Among those who reported Two or More Races (referred to in this story as Multiracial) 32.5% were under age 18 in 2020.
Since day one of this Administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have prioritized the advancement of opportunity, equity, and safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities to realize the full promise of our nation. Throughout Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Biden-Harris … Read more
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC’s (Advancing Justice – AAJC) latest poll breaks new ground and builds on previous polls of Asian American voters by getting at the heart of what motivates Asian Americans to vote—and what prevents some Asian Americans from voting.