Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Ahead of the 81st anniversary, New Yorkers on Saturday observed a day of remembrance for the thousands of Japanese Americans who were forcibly incarcerated during World War II.
The fallout from the spy balloon from the People’s Republic of China shot down after it floated over the U.S. has ratcheted up tension between the two superpowers to an unbearable point. Chinese-Americans, who number more than five million, face the worst dilemma as China and the United States enter this new phase of competition … Read more
Around 70 people gathered to celebrate the life of author and activist Dr. Betty Lee Sung at an invite-only funeral on Saturday in Rocklin, MD. Dr. Sung passed away in January at the age of 98.
In Texas, members of the Chinese community are organizing against a racist bill currently being debated in the Senate that would bar citizens from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia from purchasing property or land in the state. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has already signaled his support for the bill.
Soyeon Kate Lee embraces her roles as a teacher, musician, and role model.
U.S.-born, she lived for a time in China and then fled it as Japan invaded. She later broke academic ground in New York in the study of the Asian American diaspora.