Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
In the process, [Ava Chin] uncovered a mysterious family history, taking in five generations of her own Chinese-American ancestors over the course of over 150 years as they tried to lay roots in the United States.
A new proposal aims to change that, merging the two questions into one and adding a new category for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent. That would alter how the government – and by extension, the research community studying Americans’ demographics, opinions, voting habits and behaviors – measures and reports on the race … Read more
Actionists are Master’s students with a serious art practice, usually from MFA programs, who are committed to developing as socially-engaged art practitioners. This selected group will be an integral part of the wider SPCUNY 2023-24 cohort, which includes CUNY faculty, Ph.D. students, and practitioners. Actionists will receive $2,000 Action Art Stipends towards the fulfillment of … Read more
The CUNY Office of Transformation recently announced three Medgar Evers College (MEC) faculty members as Career Success Fellows—Professor Jade Robertson, Dr. Rosa Zavala-Gutierrez, and Dr. Shiraz Mujtaba.
Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Professor Alvin Eng authored the memoir, “Our Laundry, Our Town: My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond,” which will be the focus of an Asian Heritage month event, a book talk on April 20.
The NYC Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) will be providing interpretation services for Limited English Proficient (LEP) voters at select poll site during early voting and on Election Day for the June 2023 Primary. The focus of the Poll Site Language Assistance Program is to provide interpretation services for languages not covered by the Board of … Read more