Bill signed to form New York State AAPI Commission
Indian American assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar amassed support of 49 Asian organizations and 40 lawmakers for historic bill
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Job Op – AANHPI Curriculum Undergraduate Research Assistants (AAARI-CUNY)
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) is looking to hire four undergraduate research assistants who will conduct a review of New York State history curriculum on the basis of its inclusion of Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) stories, narratives, and histories. Assistants will help with the production of a needs assessment … Read more
Job Op – Asian and Asian American Studies Department Coordinator (California State University, Long Beach)
Manages an office of approximately 9 Tenured/Tenure-Track, and 12 Lecturers; serves as the primary resource for information regarding department policies, procedures, and practice for faculty, students, and staff; maintains department files and records; assists students with enrollment-related matters; and processes fiscal, personnel, curricular and other university forms.
Legislators urge Hochul to form N.Y. Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission
State lawmakers want to establish a commission charged with improving the quality of life for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in New York. The issue was highlighted Wednesday by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.
Apply for 2024 Women & the American Story (WAMS) Teacher Ambassadors Program
We are excited to launch the fourth cohort of New York Historical Society’s WAMS Ambassadors program! This dynamic program provides instruction on how to use resources from the Women & the American Story (WAMS) curriculum website to promote women’s history. WAMS Ambassadors are educators committed to not only incorporating more women’s voices into their own instruction, … Read more
Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program
Sixty-three groups across the country representing and allied with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have signed a letter of “strong opposition” to any “short-term extension” of the 702 program—surveillance, the groups say, that is almost certainly impacting Asian Americans at a disproportionate rate.