Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
A federal judge in New York City says Chad Wolf was not legally serving as the acting secretary of homeland security when he issued a memo in July that stopped new applicants to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The organization says Ng is now the highest-ranking woman in MLB team operations and is believed to be the first woman hired as a GM to lead a professional men’s sports team in any North American major league.
California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White has appointed Richard Yao, Ph.D., to serve as interim president of California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). Yao currently serves as CSUCI’s vice president for student affairs. Yao will assume the leadership of the university on January 11, 2021 with the departure of current CSUCI president Dr. … Read more
GoFundMe for Yixuan Xin, a LaGuardia Community College student, who passed away suddenly on 11/9. Funds will go towards funeral services and other expenses.
The panel of judges upheld a federal district court’s decision from last year, teeing up a possible case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
“We have other AAPI and women of color candidates and people who should also be advancing, and so we have to continue to build that pipeline,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the first South Asian American woman elected to the House, said.