Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
In June, a committee of eight Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) experts met publicly on Zoom to discuss issues surrounding AAPI trauma and health. That’s when they were “Zoom bombed.”
Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian communities, could become a new federal holiday under a bill proposed by Rep. Grace Meng, a New York Democrat.
Ms. Incha Kim, the former associate director of RCKC, passed away on January 29, 2022 at the age of 78. She was an important member of the Queens Korean community and played a key role in successfully persuading a Korean business owner to fund the establishment of The Research Center for Korean Community (RCKS) at … Read more
The report also points out that Black Americans remained the most targeted group in terms of hate crimes.
Christina Huang lobbied for Asian American history to be taught in public schools, and her hard work has paid off. It’s now law in the state of New Jersey.
Hundreds of people in five other U.S. cities joined in the national event, all of them seeking justice for Asian Americans who have been harassed, assaulted, and even killed in alarming numbers since the start of the pandemic.