Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The CUNY Asian American Leadership Initiative (“The Initiative”) was established ad hoc in 2015 to address the remarkable lack of Asian Pacific American (APA) representation in leadership roles at The City University of New York (CUNY). The City University consists of 24 campuses across the five boroughs of New York City: 11 senior colleges, one … Read more
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
Diverse Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices explores issues in early childhood education and teacher preparation in five Asian countries: India, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Some observed classrooms in these countries reflect influences that are simultaneously indigenous and colonial, local and global. By highlighting the diverse and often hybrid classroom pedagogies at … Read more
Over the last 25 years hundreds of thousands of new immigrants have been arriving in New York City from rural areas near Fuzhou, southeast China. Fuzhounese immigrants, many undocumented, work primarily in restaurant, construction and garment industries. In the last few years, their children have begun to attend Baruch College—a senior college in the City University … Read more
Whether the United States can adequately respond to the demands of the global economy and maintain its standing as a global leader is inextricably tied to its ability to increase educational opportunities for all Americans. Professor Teranishi will discuss his work with the National Commission on AAPI Research in Education (CARE), including a recently released … Read more
Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies – CUNY Presents Underground Undergrads: A Conversation About the DREAM Act Date: Monday, June 15, 2009 Time: 6PM to 8PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan This student publication, Underground Undergrads: UCLA Undocumented Immigrant Students Speak Out, features the … Read more