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Gap Closed: The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Asian Americans’ Health Coverage
The Asian American progress has been driven by gains across both public and private insurance plans, with nearly identical coverage improvements in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states (although uninsured rates are much higher in nonexpansion states among all groups, including Asian Americans). Even though the coverage gap between white and Asian American adults has been … Read more
Anti-Asian Harassment Is Surging. Can Ads and Hashtags Help?
With more than 2,000 incidents and little action from the federal government, efforts to curtail pandemic-related racism have fallen to P.S.A.s and social media campaigns.
Q&A with Professor Michael Sharpe on racism and immigration in Japan
Prof. Sharpe an associate professor of Political Science at York College of the City University of New York as well as an adjunct research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University.
CCNY electrical engineer Bruce Kim receives $600K grant for maritime security study
Bruce Kim, associate professor of electrical engineering at The City College of New York, is the principal investigator of a project to develop a nanosensor that can automatically detect explosive and narcotic vapors from maritime containers. The project, “Development of Automatic Detection System for Maritime Containers with Dangerous Cargo,” is financed by a five-year, $600,000 … Read more
Trump administration backs down on restrictions for international students
A judge announced Tuesday the administration is rescinding its directive blocking international students from staying in the United States while taking online-only classes.