Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Queens Council Member Sandra Ung’s district can feel like a blur of New Yorkers going about their lives — some of them having spent the first part of those lives a half a world away.
The mapmaking process takes several months and must follow a set of city, state and federal rules. This includes ensuring the maps conform to a provision in the Voting Rights Act that mandates communities with common interests fall under one district. That can include cultural, racial, ethnic or religious commonalities. Those communities of interest are … Read more
The special features the nonprofit group Stop AAPI Hate, the NYPD, actor Daniel Dae Kim, writer of “Angry Asian Man” and others.
While the 1982 strike is little remembered today, organizers say it was the most significant collective action that immigrant Asian women in the U.S. have ever engaged in.
“The goal is to galvanize Asian Americans and allies across multiple issues, and educate folks about the issues that our communities face,” one organizer said.
After serving three years in the Undergraduate Student Government, President Iqura Naheed is set to graduate later this month from Brooklyn College. During her undergrad years, Naheed was no stranger to advocating for student needs, and she aims to carry that fighting spirit into her future as an aspiring doctor.