Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
CUNY Cultural Corps provides opportunities for CUNY students to work in the City’s arts and cultural sector. Modeled after the CUNY Service Corps, Cultural Corps provides students with paid work experience in arts and cultural institutions, creating a pipeline for students to have successful careers, while diversifying NYC’s cultural institutions. Partnering institutions include non-profit cultural … Read more
Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) is CYI’s flagship program that personifies exploration. SLI is a six to eight week leadership program led by late-high school and college-aged coordinators and facilitators who design and lead weekly workshops to engage, educate and empower high school youth using exploratory activities and discussions. Leaders set the tone of SLI by … Read more
As we mark one year since the tragic Atlanta spa shootings and two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Asian American Journalists Association has updated their guidance on coverage of violence against Asian Americans based on input from AAJA’s Media Watch, Broadcast Advisory Council, and AAJJ membership at-large.
The long-awaited findings came from a follow-up survey the bureau conducted to measure the accuracy of the latest head count of people living in the U.S., which is used to redistribute political representation and federal funding across the country for the next 10 years.
Most incidents reportedly occurred in places such as streets, businesses, parks and subways.
In this release, advance findings from needs assessment which examined the impact of the pandemic on the NYC Asian American community. Three key areas are highlighted: COVID–19 vaccination, food hardships and access to food, and language access.