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According to Pew Research Center, the median household income for Asian American households was $85,800 in 2019, slightly higher than the total U.S. median household income. Burmese Americans, however, bring in a household income of $44,400, about half of the median income for Asians in the United States. It’s an example of the widening income … Read more

Learn about Asian and Pacific Islander American scientists who have helped change the world, and the call for greater inclusion of their work in curriculum and textbooks.

In 2001, activists responded to hate against the South Asian community after 9/11. Now, they’re tackling a spike in attacks against the AAPI community.

“Smart.” “Hard-working.” “Nice.” Those were among the adjectives respondents offered up in a recent poll when asked to describe Asian Americans. The poll, conducted by the nonprofit Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH), was another all-too-familiar reminder that Asian Americans are still perceived as the “model minority.”

Asian American solidarity is more important now than ever. The power of the Asian American political identity lies in its potential as an organizing tool, especially in moments of intensified discrimination, as researcher, educator, and consultant Bianca Mabute-Louie explained on Instagram. Yet she also noted that it’s not without limitations. While the U.S. Census definition … Read more

When John Jay College of Criminal Justice graduating senior and salutatorian Mia Anderton ’21 found out that she wouldn’t be able to study abroad due to the pandemic, she buckled down and set the ultimate challenge for herself: graduate a year early, earn a perfect 4.0, and double major in Forensic Psychology and Criminology.