CUNY Kicks Off Women’s Conference Week; Celebrates Influential Leaders During Women’s History Month
Women Comprise Half of CUNY’s 25 College Leaders, More Than Half of Chancellor’s Cabinet, Majority of Student and Faculty Bodies
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Call for Submissions – 47th Asian American International Film Festival
Whether you have a feature, short film, or web series, send in your project for programming consideration. We would love to amplify your creativity and share your excellence with the API community. The deadline for extended submissions is Monday, April 1st. Use code newsletter47 for 25% off your submission.
Attempt to relaunch China initiative from Trump era stopped
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus leaders on Wednesday stopped a Republican effort to bring back the China initiative from the Trump era.
Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite never smoking. It’s baffling scientists and leading to more research.
Over 50% of Asian American women who have lung cancer have never smoked. For Chinese and Indian American women who have lung cancer, that number shoots to 80% to 90%.
Job Op – Assistant Director for Development & Communications (Chhaya CDC)
Chhaya seeks a passionate, bold and ambitious fundraising professional to help grow the organization’s portfolio of funders and supporters, while sustaining and strengthening existing funding relationships. The Assistant Director for Development & Communications works closely with the development and leadership teams to manage and support comprehensive fundraising projects, events and other aspects of development operations.
More than half of Asian New Yorkers experienced hateful acts in 2023, report says
Fifty-four percent of respondents to the survey by The Asian American Foundation said they “experienced either insults, harassments, threats, or physical attacks in the past 12 months,” while 62% said they had witnessed another Asian New Yorker experiencing the same.