Brazil apologizes for post-World War II persecution of Japanese immigrants
A report by the Amnesty Commission acknowledged that 172 immigrants were sent to a concentration camp, where they were tortured from 1946 to 1948.
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Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries, according to a new research paper that comes as Republicans in Congress are pushing to add such a question to the census form.
Phillips Collection Announces CUNY Grad Ph.D. Candidate Tie Jojima as New Curator of Global Contemporary Art
Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Jojima is a respected Asian-Latin American curator, art historian, and educator, specializing in modern and contemporary Latin American art, with additional training in the history of photography.
What the data says about immigrants in the U.S.
Immigrants today account for 13.8% of the U.S. population. This is a roughly threefold increase from 4.7% in 1970. However, the immigrant share of the population today remains below the record 14.8% in 1890.
Governor Hochul Announces $15 Million to Fund Suicide Prevention Services for At-Risk Youth
Prevention Effort Focused on Unique Cultural Factors Putting Historically Underserved, Racial and Ethnic Groups at Heightened Risk
NY Post issues retraction, apology for falsely saying Trump shooter was Chinese
The New York Post has issued a retraction and apology after incorrectly reporting that the gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump was Chinese.