Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group of eligible voters, now making up 6% of the electorate. Yet, 37% remain unaffiliated with any party, giving them potential influence in swing states including Pennsylvania. NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen reports on the issues driving this community.
For many in the local Indian American community, including around 400,000 eligible voters in New York and New Jersey, it has been an uncommon election cycle from the very start.
Jackelyn Mariano will discuss her research and community activism among diasporic Filipino social movements, particularly the Malaya Movement’s broad anti-fascist coalition building during the Philippine elections, and the Justice for Jollibee Workers campaign that has challenged the fast-food corporation’s systemic abuse of workers’ rights.
Prof. Arjun Singh Sethi will discuss his new book, American Hate: Survivors Speak Out (The New Press, August 2018), a moving and timely collection from people impacted by hate speech and crimes before and after the 2016 presidential election.
Election (Hong Kong, 2005) Running Time: 100 Minutes With the Wo Shing Society, Hong Kong’s oldest triad, on the verge of electing a new chairman, the stage is set for an all-out battle between the two leading contenders, the highly respected Lok (Simon Yam) and the hotheaded loose cannon known as Big D (Tony Leung … Read more
Hunter College, CUNY Asian American Studies Program Presents Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008 Time: 3PM to 5PM Place: Hunter College, CUNY 695 Park Avenue, Manhattan Lang Recital Hall, Hunter North 424 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. Asian Americans are a growing segment of the electorate. Although more Asian Americans are … Read more