The Persistent ‘Bamboo Ceiling’: AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents
Only 3.6% of U.S. college presidents are AAPI or Desi, according to the 2022 American College President Study, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
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Brooklyn’s AAPI Communities Rally For More City Funds
The Coalition for Asian American Children and Families organized a rally Tuesday for equitable funding for Brooklyn’s diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The city provided less than 6% of its fiscal year 2025 budget to AAPI groups and programs.
A Record Nine CUNY Community College Students Earn Prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
Awardees From Five CUNY Colleges Are Among 90 Recipients Nationwide Who Will Receive Up to $55,000 Annually Toward Bachelor Studies
Filipino American wins Pulitzer Prize for music
Filipino American composer and percussionist Susie Ibarra has won a Pulitzer Prize.
How unfair representation in film led to the creation of a Chinese film studio in Brooklyn
The history of the 1920s movie studio, the Great Wall Film Company
Hirono, Chu introduce bills to address mental health in AANHPI communities
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and US Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) reintroduced a package of bills focused on mental health awareness for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities in observance of May as National Mental Health Awareness Month and AANHPI Heritage Month.