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Private Chen died by suicide at 19 after being hazed by fellow soldiers in Afghanistan. Ten years later, his family sought to uplift the community that raised him.

A majority of Asian American/Pacific Islander voters found the former president largely responsible for anti-AAPI discrimination during last year’s spike in violence amid the Covid pandemic. But that animus didn’t translate down the ballot, with a far lower percentage of AAPI voters saying the same about Republican lawmakers, according to the survey by POLITICO and … Read more

For many who made it to the United States, watching the chaotic exit from Afghanistan evoked memories of their own harrowing experiences.

Macaulay Honors College has appointed four Distinguished Lecturers, three Teaching and Learning Collaboratory postdoctoral professionals, and nine Teaching and Learning Collaboratory Fellows. “I am thrilled to welcome this accomplished group of scholars, writers, and researchers to the Macaulay community,” said Chief Academic Officer Joseph Ugoretz. “They share our commitment to transforming the futures of honors … Read more

Activists in Brooklyn and Queens –– where the Asian population has grown by nearly 43% and 29%, respectively, since 2010 –– have been lobbying the new state commission to redraw district lines to unite neighborhoods with high numbers of Asian residents into single districts.

Up to 20 percent of public school students are served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, but only 7 percent of Asian Americans are, the lowest of any group.