Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
AAARI co-founder, Betty Lee Sung, will read from her recently published memoir, Defiant Second Daughter: My First 90 Years. This is Prof. Sung’s ninth book. What started as a request by Dr. Sung’s granddaughter to learn more about her grandmother, turned into a memoir that discusses her life as the daughter of a Paper Son, teaching Asian American Studies at CUNY, and other triumphs and struggles.
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
Poised to become the city’s first female judge of South Asian descent, Staten Island assistant district attorney Raja Rajeswari is also an accomplished dancer of Bharatnatyam and Kucchipudi, reports Desi Talk. Source: Accomplished Dancer to be City’s First Female Indian-American JudgeVoices of NY
A UCLA professor of law and Asian American studies, who is an expert on bias and hate crimes, has been named as the Westwood campus’ first vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion, officials announced Tuesday. Source: UCLA appoints first vice chancellor for diversity issues – LA Times
Source: Northridge Woman Recounts Challenges of Being First Asian-American Woman to Serve in U.S. Navy | KTLA
News from The City University of New York Source: LaGuardia Community College Student Takes First Prize in a National Competition for Her Research on the Ground Spider – CUNY Newswire – CUNY