There’s a new profile out on immigrants in NYC. Here’s what to know.
Nearly 4-in-10 New York City residents are immigrants, according to the latest profile of immigration in the five boroughs.
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CUNY Disaster Relief Resources – 2025 Myanmar Earthquake
On Friday, March 28, 2025 a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar destroying homes, multi-story buildings and infrastructure. As of Tuesday, April 1, the death toll has surpassed 2,700 and a confirmed 4,500 are reported as injured according to the Associated Press.
Study highlights barriers to including non-English speakers in research
Health researchers omit including speakers of languages other than English (LOE) in their studies due to lack of training, challenges securing interpreter services, budget constraints and other barriers, according to a new JAMA Network Open study.
Abel Prize Awarded to Japanese Mathematician Who Abstracted Abstractions
Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems.
As birthright citizenship heads to Supreme Court, S.F. celebrates man who won right 127 years ago
Organized by the Chinatown-based civil rights nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action, the week of celebrations, called “Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark & the Fight for Citizenship,” culminated Friday in the memorial dedication at Wong’s birthplace on the 127th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are still targets of hatred 5 years after pandemic surge
Five years later, Stop AAPI Hate is receiving fewer incident reports yearly but they’re still happening by the hundreds and are likely an undercount. Now, those still fighting anti-Asian hate are worried it will only intensify in a political climate of immigration crackdowns, English-only mandates and bans on DEI initiatives.