Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The vote will follow a month-long effort by community groups urging lawmakers to allow New Yorkers to weigh in on the map proposals. But the groups have been met with silence, and it’s unclear if they’ll get a hearing before the vote, despite support from one member behind the task force drafting the maps.
A white-led organization is using Asian American plaintiffs to beat back affirmative action polices in colleges. But Asian Americans broadly back affirmative action.
Jeffery Paul Chan, a noted author and scholar, passed away on Jan. 11 at his home in Marin County after battling cancer for years.
State lawmakers are hoping to bring Asian American history to schools across Wisconsin, a move they say would also raise “visibility.” Senate Bill 379 and Assembly Bill 381, if passed, would require school boards around the state to provide curriculum on Asian Americans, or as the bills specify, “Hmong Americans and Asian Pacific Islander Desi … Read more
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