This Year Will End Eventually. Document It While You Can.
Museums are working overtime to collect artifacts and ephemera from the pandemic and the racial justice movement — and they need your help.
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Why Rich New Yorkers Are Causing Big Problems for the Census
If residents who fled the virus for second homes aren’t counted, the city could lose out on crucial federal money — and congressional seats.
Asian American members of Congress on sustaining allyship long after Floyd protests
“It takes an entire village to do the persistent discrimination against Black Americans in these police encounters, and you’ve got to reform the system. So that that doesn’t keep happening,” Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., told NBC Asian America.
Queens College President Frank Wu spotlighted in CUNY TV
Frank H. Wu was interviewed on CUNY TV about becoming the first Asian-American president of Queens College. Digital Journal has the scoop.
Reading Beyond Chinatown: Books from the Chinese Diaspora
For most New Yorkers, Chinatown is the place to get authentic “cheap” food and unfamiliar snacks; where you can gawk at busy sidewalk markets and experience a vibrant culture without really leaving the comforts of your city. But to many people of the global Chinese diaspora, however, Chinatown is something more, its liminality defined by … Read more
Some Polynesians Carry DNA of Ancient Native Americans, New Study Finds
A new genetic study suggests that Polynesians made an epic voyage to South America 800 years ago.