Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The CUNY AAFF helps to promote the artistic visual talents and stimulate communication among CUNY students who are separated by the different campuses, and serve as a central location to display their creative works.
2017 Winners & Runner-ups Fiction Film Winner: Day at Textile Factory Nicky Zou (Hunter College) Runner-Up: Powder Room Kevin Oliver Arota (Brooklyn College) Documentary Film Winner: Decoding Darkmatter Crystal Waterton (Hunter College) Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center – Martin E. Segal Theatre 365 Fifth Avenue (Corner of 34th Street), Manhattan Since 2004, … Read more
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the nation’s fastest-growing racial group. But despite their soaring numbers, they still face barriers to reaching the voting booth. Source: Asian American and Pacific Islander Voters | Center for American Progress
Asians are the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States today. For Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, here’s a look at the Asian immigrant population in the United States today. Source: Asian Immigrants in the United States Today | Center for American Progress
Asian Community Block New York Asian Women’s Center How We Began The New York Asian Women’s Center was founded in 1982 by a small group of volunteers from the Asian community, who recognized that Asian immigrant women had nowhere to turn when faced with domestic violence. What began as a community awareness project, soon grew … Read more
Asian Community Block Center for the Study of Asian American Health The New York University School of Medicine’s Centers for Health Disparities Research received funding in 2003 from the National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities to establish the nation’s first Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH). … Read more