Census Bureau says count will continue through end of October
The Commerce Department had said earlier this week it would end enumeration next week, in defiance of a federal judge’s ruling.
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SAALT Releases Report Mapping Impact of COVID-19 on South Asian American Communities
The report examines areas of the U.S. with among the largest South Asians populations including New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, and the Bay Area and Central Valley in California and draws primarily on interviews with community leaders who are members of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations (NCSO), a national community survey, and media … Read more
Grove School’s Hao Su leads $3m NSF ‘perceptive and adaptive soft’ wearable robot project
Hao Su, a robotics specialist in The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, heads an interdisciplinary team of experts from three universities in a $2.78 million National Science Foundation (NSF) project to develop a perceptive and adaptive soft (PECASO) wearable robot. Dubbed “The Future of Work Program,” it could lead to improved employment opportunities … Read more
Appeals Court Rejects Push To End Census Early By Trump Administration
A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to temporarily block a lower court order that extends the 2020 census schedule.
‘Overlooked’: Asian American Jobless Rate Surges But Few Take Notice
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy economic toll on Asian Americans.
Report finds New York writers, stages remain extremely white
The annual study, “The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on NYC Stages,” from the Asian American Performers Action Coalition in partnership with the American Theatre Wing , analyzed the 18 largest nonprofit theaters as well as Broadway companies in New York City during the 2017-18 season.