Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The three students, Nicole Turturro, Jennifer Luk and Sam Nemiroff, are the first to complete the program, earning their doctor of medicine degrees from Einstein after having received their MPH degrees from CUNY SPH in 2021.
A new exhibition at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Understatements: Lost and Found in Asian America, on view from September 28 through January 6, 2023, will explore the evolving layers of identity represented by the term “Asian American.”
Professor Ramzi Kassem, a national expert on immigration and national security issues, has been named a senior policy advisor for immigration at the White House Domestic Policy Council. Kassem brings years of academic and practical experience to the post in what is believed to be the first time that a CUNY faculty member has been … Read more
Dr. Soniya Munshi has been appointed, pending approval from the CUNY Board of Trustees, the new Interim Executive Director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute. Dr. Munshi previously served as an associate professor of Ethnic + Race Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY. She brings to AAARI her research and project … Read more
The historic Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) Council of The City University of New York (CUNY) has awarded five Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) professors individual grants totalling $72,200 to continue developing their research and scholarly projects from September 2022 through June 2023. The awards are made possible through the generous support of … Read more
Asian American groups are divided over how best to build lasting power, as a city redistricting commission gears up to meet this weekend in Brooklyn.