Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
As the Asian American population has grown exponentially across the borough, Queens Public Library announced its community archiving program, Queens Memory, will kick off the third season of its award-winning podcast on Monday, April 11 with “Our Major Minor Voices,” which will document the experiences of that community in their own voices.
Members of the Queens College community will honor 123 loved ones lost to COVID-19 through a Yellow Heart Memorial event on Wednesday, April 13, from 9:30 to 10:30 am at Cooperman Plaza in front of Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. College administrators and elected officials will greet those gathered. The names of the deceased will be … Read more
There were roughly 145,723 English language learners (ELL)—representing 13.3 percent of all students, including school-age and preschool students—in New York City public schools last year. Two years after the pandemic hit the city, there are several academic areas in which ELLs have not recovered.
This summer, 2,000 CUNY students will launch their careers by interning in a job related to their major – while earning $20 per hour! CUNY Career Launch is recruiting undergrads who haven’t had substantial paid internship experience but who are ambitious, bright, and ready to apply the skills they’ve learned in the classroom to work.
THE Filipino community of New York and its allies are up in arms against hate as numerous community members continue to be viciously attacked. Different organizations and individuals gathered in a united front with one agenda, to keep the community safe.
The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is pleased to launch the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Cultural Development Fund (CDF) application for New York City not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations. In FY23, DCLA will institute reforms to the CDF process, largely unchanged since 2008. DCLA’s research and review have been conducted through an equity lens, specifically … Read more