George Lee, Trailblazing Chinese Ballet Dancer, Dies at 90
He is believed to have been the first Asian to dance with New York City Ballet when he was cast in George Balanchine’s production of “The Nutcracker.”
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What does the term ‘AAPI’ mean? Experts explain the history
May marks the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
How a little-known Japanese American battalion freed Jews from a Nazi death march
They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf Hitler’s armies in Europe.
Six CUNY Graduate Center Professors Win CUNY Awards for Junior Faculty
Six CUNY Graduate Center scholars are among the 10 winners of CUNY awards that recognize early-career faculty members for outstanding research.
Alvi Khan Becomes Baruch’s First Goldwater Scholar
Khan was among the 441 applicants selected from a pool of more than 5,000 college students across the U.S. for the scholarship, which is awarded by the Excellence in Education Foundation in honor of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater’s legacy.
Asian American judges have increased, but remain underrepresented in NY courts
According to data from Unified Court System’s Judicial Demographics Report, an annual survey conducted since 2020 categorizing the demographics of New York judges, around 5 percent of respondents self-identified as Asian in 2024. In New York City, just under 11 percent of judges self-identified as Asian.