Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Both Biju and Khalil are immigrant members of a CCNY student body ranked among the most diverse in the nation by the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education. The Valedictorian and her Indian family emigrated to the U.S. when she was eight, while the Salutatorian arrived in New York from Egypt in 2016, barely speaking English.
The grants are specifically intended to support “buildings owned or operated by nonprofit organizations at risk of hate crimes or attacks because of their ideology, beliefs, or missions,” according to Hochul’s office.
The prestigious fellowship offers support to immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing full-time graduate degrees. The CUNY-connected fellows are studying music, law and science. Their interests include the culture of classical music, disability advocacy and the clinical diagnosis of cancer.
The authors of the UC-Hastings law school report explain how diversity initiatives too often exclude Asian women.
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), along with community partners and pro-bono counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, today announced the filing of a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging a recently-approved municipal voting rights law in New York City. The case filing will be the first time CAIR-NY … Read more
CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez yesterday co-hosted a roundtable dialogue with members of the University’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities alongside Joyce O. Moy, the longtime executive director of the Asian American and Asian Research Institute (AAARI) and other members of University’s leadership at the CUNY Central Office.