Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY will observe Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with a series of events running from April 28 through May 21. The program includes documentary screenings examining the history of South Asian and Muslim American communities in New York City and the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing; conversations with atomic bomb survivors; … Read more
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Integrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders history and culture into every day instruction helps students feel seen.