Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Last week, the New York State Senate and State Assembly passed new legislation from Assembly Member Grace Lee and Senator John Liu to study how public schools across New York are teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history and to create an advisory committee to recommend how best to incorporate this instruction … Read more
Study focuses on New York children who were in utero during Superstorm Sandy
A commission established to look into the feasibility of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture officially got underway Thursday.
Three Asian and Asian American performers won major acting honors at the 78th annual Tony Awards, held June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City — the highest number of AAPI acting wins in a single year.
The New York State Senate yesterday passed legislation, S634B, to address the alarming rates of undiagnosed diabetes in AAPI communities. The bill requires health insurance companies to cover diabetes screenings for patients at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) in accordance with nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is excited to announce that the Asian/American Center Records are now fully processed and open for research online. Dive into the history of Asian American studies, CUNY, and Queens through this important and now widely accessible collection. A comprehensive finding aid provides context on the former Queens College … Read more