Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
As the AAPI Data team noted in a previous blog post last year, Asian Americans and Pacific Islander voters saw increases in voter registration after the 2016 election. These sizable gains in voter registration could potentially make a noticeable impact this November in battleground states like Arizona, where 173,231 AAPIs comprise 4.6 percent of the … Read more
Indian-American political leaders and community advocates described the choice of Ms. Harris as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee as a powerful statement on American possibility.
The Department of Justice accused Yale University of violating federal civil rights law by illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.
A social worker turned preservationist, she directed the Museum of Chinese in America. “Sometimes it was literally dumpster-diving,” she said of rescuing artifacts.
The research, from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), sheds new light on the experience of several groups within the AAPI community that have long accused lenders of predatory practices and discrimination. Among the findings of this new report, Asian Indian and Chinese borrowers were often welcomed by banks that offered low interest rates and closing … Read more
The newly appointed presidents of four CUNY schools in Queens sat down with Schneps Media last week to discuss their backgrounds and the challenges their respective schools face in the coming months — and potentially years — as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.