Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
“Hate and stigma against Asian-American populations have gone viral during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Anahi Viladrich, a professor of sociology at Queens College and The Graduate Center at the City University of New York, who recently published a paper in the American Journal of Public Health exploring the rise of anti-Asian language.
Gov. Cuomo’s recent remarks about the deadly rampage in Atlanta were callous and counter-productive, 50 Asian-American groups wrote in a scathing letter to the guv.
Tonight, as part of Metrofocus’ Exploring Hate initiative, Frank Wu, Queens College President, author of “Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White” and one of the voices driving this conversation both nationally and on campus joins us.
With the rise of Anti-Asian violence and pandemic-related hate crimes, the Asian and Asian American Research Institute (AAARI) at CUNY released their statement calling for the university to address their systemic neglect against Asian Americans. AAARI demands CUNY implement Asian American Studies university-wide, include Asian Americans in discussions of race-based discrimination, have more Asian American leaders, and … Read more
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development jointly announce the release of Crisis to Impact: Reflecting on a Decade of Housing Counseling Services in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities. The research examines the state of housing for low-income AAPIs since … Read more
Senators Tammy Duckworth and Mazie Hirono had said they would support only “diversity candidates” until President Biden addressed the dearth of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in his administration.