Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016 Time: 9:30AM to 5PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan Free Admission Light Breakfast & Lunch Provided There is a remarkable absence of Asian Americans in the upper ranks of leadership at CUNY, and in higher education nationwide. AAARI will release the findings of its CUNY … Read more
During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. Considered potentially sympathetic to communism, their communities attracted substantial public and government scrutiny, particularly in San Francisco and New York. Between Mao and McCarthy looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international … Read more
Source: Asian American entrepreneurs: Most likely to hire other workers – Fortune
Steve Inskeep talks to historian Erika Lee about her new book, The Making of Asian America: A History. Source: How Asian-Americans Have Redefined What It Means To Be American : NPR
Filipino-American Victoria Manalo Draves, two-time gold medalist at the 1948 Olympics, will be honored in San Francisco for her achievements. Source: First Asian-American Woman to Win Olympic Gold Medal Gets New Recognition – NBC News