Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
To celebrate and shed light on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, CNBC Make It spoke to 12 AAPI leaders about how the model minority myth impacts them, the advice they have for the next generation of AAPI professionals and how the rising number of anti-Asian attacks over the past year has influenced them … Read more
In order to understand and combat AAPI hate, we must understand the many unique histories our communities bring to this movement today. We must untangle the policies and decisions through which we have been attacked, colonized, policed, banned, killed, displaced, and persecuted. This non-comprehensive timeline stretches from the Civil War through both World Wars. It … Read more
Asian American and Pacific Islanders in New York City have the highest rate of vaccination among adult residents with at least one Covid-19 shot, according to New York City’s Citywide Immunization Registry. However, community advocates say the achievement hides disparities that remain between groups that happen to fall under the same demographic umbrella.
Tough conversations about racism with people you care about can start with a simple line like, “Have you experienced something like this?”
If you are Asian in America, you probably grew up with the idea that you had to keep your head down, get perfect grades, and work hard to achieve wealth and success.
About 20 percent of Americans speak more than one language. Sofia Latif, a third-year Lehman student, speaks seven. Now, thanks to a pair of prestigious study-abroad scholarships, she’s being recognized for her linguistic skills—and is receiving some highly coveted opportunities to sharpen them.