Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Emily Feng Zhang ’25, was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to Chinese immigrant parents and relocated to Brooklyn when she was four. A first-generation college student, she was accepted into Hunter’s Nursing Scholars Program, which gave her a full-tuition scholarship and invaluable academic and professional guidance.
A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall Islands highlights the lack of studies into important health concerns voiced by Marshallese for decades that make it impossible to have a clear understanding of the impacts of the 67 nuclear weapons tests.
Nepal’s National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), started in 2016, set out to improve access to healthcare and protect citizens from high medical costs. However, the program has struggled with low enrollment and high dropout rates. A recent study by CUNY SPH doctoral graduate Rajani Bharati explored why this is happening and what effects the program … Read more
A new study conducted in Los Angeles and Denver by Dr. Thinh Toan Vu from the Center for Innovation in Mental Health at CUNY SPH has uncovered a significant disparity in access to psychiatric medication treatment for people who inject drugs (PWID) who also have diagnosed mental health disorders.
This new data deepens the conversation around Asian and Pacific Islander (API) representation in mainstream films between 2010-2024, and Hollywood’s progress in diversity, inclusion and authentic storytelling.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders faced chilling levels of hate in 2024, a new survey has found, reflecting the impact of a divisive presidential election year that included historic representation and rampant anti-immigrant rhetoric.