Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
…racial and ethnic groups, according to recently released census numbers. But in addition to the uptick, the Asian population has become geographically diverse with wide variations in income, citizenship status…
“There’s a huge split between those who literally want to have a Native governing entity with limited autonomy … and those who want the U.S. out of Hawaii,” one scholar…
First the World Trade Center, then the pandemic – a neighborhood beset by high unemployment, shuttered businesses, xenophobia and delayed relief
“The only thing I look at is if you can educate people enough to be understanding and respect other people, that’s the key point,” Rana Singh Sodhi said….
“People will call it an anniversary, a memorial, a tribute,” said Harry Ong, Betty’s brother. “To us, it’s just a continuation of 20 years of anguish.”
In the aftermath, language and cultural barriers hid the community’s emotional trauma.