Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
This photo of Shizuko is part of a larger set of photographs taken by photographers before and during the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress has digitized these photos and shared some of them in an album on Flickr. Survivors and descendants of … Read more
The CAUSE Leadership Academy (CLA), is a nine-week, paid, internship program that prepares college undergraduates to lead and advocate for the Asian Pacific American (APA) community on their campuses and beyond. As the fastest growing community in the United States, APAs should be reflected in the leadership of the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Founded … Read more
The “Unity Map” was drawn by three civil rights legal groups—the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Law and Social Justice, and Latino Justice—and features districts drawn to preserve a community’s political power, the organizers said, particularly important given the growth of the Asian population in the city according to last year’s census.
“God bless America, right? I was a refugee, now I’m mayor of a major city in Massachusetts,” said Lowell Mayor Sokhary Chau.
Reflections on growing up brown, queer, and Asian American.
Advocates say the Trump-era national security program to address Chinese economic espionage unfairly targets ethnic Chinese scientists and harms their families.