Lunar New Year Across America
The Pan-Asian landscape is rich with tradition. In Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and New York, communities blend old and new customs to make the holiday their own.
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Chronic diseases linked to higher mental health treatment use, but inequalities persist
A new citywide study reveals that New York City adults with multiple chronic diseases are significantly more likely to report mental health treatment utilization, though the strength of this relationship varies across race and ethnicity, education, sexual orientation, and household poverty levels.
USC’s first Asian American president is ready to deliver
The University of Southern California recently named Beong-Soo Kim as its 13th president, after Kim spent months serving as the interim president. According to the Daily Trojan, Kim is the first Asian American to hold the role.
Apply for 2026 Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI)
SEASSI offers high-quality, proficiency-driven courses in nine Southeast Asian languages. Courses are open to undergraduates, graduate students, adult learners, and high school juniors and seniors (online only). This accelerated eight-week program is equivalent to one year of language study, developing speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through intensive instruction and a range of engaging co-curricular … Read more
2026 Jadin Wong Fellowship in Dance
A4 will award the fellowship to one early-career Asian American dancer/choreographer who is age 30 or younger at the start of the fellowship. The selected artist must demonstrate outstanding promise and a clear potential to benefit from further professional development.
Job Op – ProdiG Plus Fellow Lecturer – South Asian And South Asian American Studies (Stony Brook University)
The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies (AAAS) at Stony Brook University, New York, invites applications for a lecturer position in South Asian and South Asian American Studies, offered through the SUNY Promoting, Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth plus (PRODiG+) Lecturer Fellowship, with the potential to be converted to a tenure-track assistant professor position in … Read more