Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The Asian Media Initiative at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism’s Center for Community Media is launching a groundbreaking report on the evolution of the news media ecosystem for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the U.S.
At the state Capitol on Wednesday, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, State Senator Michael Gianaris, and leaders from groups such as the New York Immigration Coalition and Malikah rallied support for a bill that seeks to overhaul demographic data collection for Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) residents in New York.
The UCLA analysis indicates the number of people in the U.S. who identify as “AAPI Latinos” rose from 350,000 in 2000 to 886,000 in 2022.
Professor Okihiro was a distinguished, pioneering, and much beloved senior scholar in the field of Asian American Studies.
The town of Grenada in Colorado boasts a population of just over 400 people, but during World War II, it became the prison for 8,000 Japanese Americans forcibly removed from the West Coast.
Queens Councilmember Julie Won discussed why Asian representation in politics is so important in recognizing what the AAPI community needs.