Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The calls continue for Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon to step down after his controversial remarks at a graduation ceremony earlier this month. The faculty senate is giving Keon until today to resign before they move to a no confidence vote.
Asian Americans have long debated who is included in their cohort. South Asians and Southeast Asians, among others, sometimes feel overlooked by the umbrella term.
New immigrant arrivals to the United States face many challenges and obstacles when navigating their daily lives. For Asian immigrants, these include language and cultural obstacles that impact those who arrive with little to no proficiency in English. But navigating life in America also impacts English-speaking immigrants as they adjust to life in a new … Read more
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) alumna Michelle Cuizon’s family didn’t have the resources to pay for a performing arts school education when she was growing up in Manila, Philippines.
Thomas L. Keon got backlash from the Asian American community after he mocked Asian languages in an apparent impression onstage.
Despite increasing concerns about the rise of bias-motivated crimes and growing domestic extremism in the U.S., even fewer law enforcement agencies reported data on hate crimes to the FBI last year.