Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Last week, the New York State Senate and State Assembly passed new legislation from Assembly Member Grace Lee and Senator John Liu to study how public schools across New York are teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history and to create an advisory committee to recommend how best to incorporate this instruction … Read more
Study focuses on New York children who were in utero during Superstorm Sandy
A commission established to look into the feasibility of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture officially got underway Thursday.
Three Asian and Asian American performers won major acting honors at the 78th annual Tony Awards, held June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City — the highest number of AAPI acting wins in a single year.
The Thriving AANHPI Leadership Accelerator (TALA) is a groundbreaking initiative that supports leadership development and holistic thriving for under-resourced Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) college students in the NYC and SF Bay Areas. TALA is facilitated in partnership with The Asian American Foundation and Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute.
The New York State Senate yesterday passed legislation, S634B, to address the alarming rates of undiagnosed diabetes in AAPI communities. The bill requires health insurance companies to cover diabetes screenings for patients at a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) in accordance with nationally recognized evidence-based guidelines.