2025 CUNY Faculty Research Support Program

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute’s CUNY Faculty Research Support Program is designed to support CUNY faculty to conduct research that seeks to answer critical questions about Asian American and Asian diasporic communities.

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Art Omi: Music 2025 Residency

Art Omi: Music invites ten to twelve musicians and composers from around the globe to come together for two and a half weeks each summer for a uniquely collaborative music making residency.

Filipino Labor Leaders of the Delano Grape Strike Hall of Honor Induction

On September 8, 1965, over 800 Filipino farmworkers affiliated with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) went on strike at 10 grape vineyards around Delano, California. Led by Larry Dulay Itliong, Philip Vera Cruz, and Peter Gines Velasco, these workers had the courage to organize and take a stand against powerful growers in the grape … Read more

Call for Applications – “Stories of NYC: Asian American & Asian Diasporic Memoir Writing” for Hunter & BMCC Students (Winter 2025)

Join writer Bushra Rehman for a series of creative writing workshops in which we will explore our relationship to this vibrant, resilient metropolis we may call home. Together, we will generate new writing, practice techniques for revision, overcome writing blocks, and celebrate our creativity. Each workshop will include a series of short readings and generative … Read more