Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Chemistry Prof. Zhu Zhou at York College was awarded a major grant from National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Additionally, Dr. Zhou has been selected for the 2022 Butler-Williams Scholars award by the National Institutes on Aging (NIA).
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on behalf of 121 Asian American groups and educators in support of race-conscious admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC). AALDEF argues that contrary to the claims made by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Asian … Read more
Mehta is presently Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center, CUNY. In 2002, he was one of ten recipients of the “Carnegie Scholars” prize awarded to “scholars of exceptional creativity.”
Since 2018, the number of LGBTQ Asians running for office has more than doubled. This year, that group is bigger than ever.
Queens lawmakers joined several community leaders outside of the Shri Tulsi Mandir in South Richmond Hill on Tuesday, Aug. 9, to denounce a suspected hate crime incident that recently occurred at the beloved Hindu temple.
Last month, the New York City Districting Commission released a preliminary map of new City Council district lines, redrawing boundaries across the city based on population changes enumerated in the 2020 Census. Uproar quickly ensued over several of the major changes in the draft maps for the 51 City Council districts across the five boroughs.