Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
On the morning of Aug. 5, 2012 – 10 years ago today – a white supremacist with a long history of involvement in the neo-Nazi movement attacked a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, as worshippers were preparing a communal meal for later in the day.
Led by Asian Americans, 1,240 academics filed two briefs supporting race-conscious admission practices at Harvard and UNC.
Only 44 films out of 1,300 had an API lead or co-lead, and 14 of those were Dwayne Johnson
State Sen. John Liu, who has sponsored the legislation, said that education would help counter anti-Asian violence, which the group Stop AAPI Hate has estimated at 11,500 hate incidents nationally in the first two years of the pandemic. According to the Asian American Federation, New York City has experienced more anti-Asian hate crimes than any … Read more
In the fall of 2021, Pew Research Center undertook the largest focus group study it had ever conducted – 66 focus groups with 264 total participants – to hear Asian Americans talk about their lived experiences in America.
New York City’s U.S. House delegation currently includes four Hispanic representatives and one Asian American.