Postdoc Sejin Oh Exploring the Layers of Language
For linguist Sejin Oh, the opportunity to pursue postdoctoral research in Paris represents “a dream-come-true moment.”
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Healing and Mental Health in Asian Pacific American Communities
How is it that it took the confluence of a global pandemic and the rapid escalation of anti-Asian hate to finally bring community conversations about the mental health of Asian Americans into the open?
Flushing playwright, Alvin Eng, writes memoir
Alvin Eng’s latest work, “Our Laundry, Our Town” is a prose-style memoir of his life, from his childhood in Flushing to his productions on the Downtown Stage and beyond.
High-ranking NYPD officer from China looks to promote diversity within department
In celebration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage month, Eyewitness News profiles a high-ranking New York officer from China and CUNY alum, who is making an effort to enrich the department with more diversity and representation.
Queens College President Frank Wu discusses the importance of AAPI Heritage Month
To discuss the importance of AAPI Heritage Month, CBS2’s Dana Tyler was joined by Frank Wu, president of Queens College, City University of New York. He’s an author, legal scholar and the first person of Asian descent to lead the college.
Augmented Reality App Lets Users ‘Witness’ WWII Removal Of Japanese Americans
Eighty years later, Berk is part of an art installation at the Japanese American National Museum that uses augmented reality to open a window into the eviction of 120,000 Japanese Americans and immigrants from their homes.