CUNY Expands Scholarship Program for Immigrant Students – CUNY Newswire – CUNY
News from The City University of New York Source: CUNY Expands Scholarship Program for Immigrant Students – CUNY Newswire – CUNY
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Queens immigrant population keeps booming – NY Daily News
More than 75,000 new immigrants streamed into Queens over the past three years — the biggest influx of newcomers in the entire city, Department of City Planning data shows. Source: Queens immigrant population keeps booming – NY Daily News
Undocumented and Unafraid: Voices from the Immigrant Youth Movement
This talk focuses on the intersection of community engagement and policy, exploring how legal frameworks impact Asian American populations and their access to rights and resources. It provides insight into strategies for advocacy and navigating legal systems to address issues of equity and justice.
Chinese Immigrant Religious Institutions’ Response to HIV/AIDS in New York City
In API immigrant communities, where language and cultural barriers are persistent, religious institutions play an essential role in providing emotional and social support, social services, information, and connections to employment. Their multi-faceted role of being providers of services and arbiters of values places them in a unique position to challenge misinformation about HIV/AIDS, or alternatively … Read more
Ethnic Banks and Community Development in New York City’s Immigrant Neighborhoods
Dr. Tarry Hum’s research examines the increasing presence of ethnic banks in New York City’s immigrant neighborhoods. In particular, Dr. Hum focus on the growing number of Chinese-owned ethnic banks in working-class Sunset Park, Brooklyn, their lending practices and community investment activities. Based on an analysis of 1998-2005 HMDA data, interviews with bank CEOs and … Read more
Diary of an Immigrant from India and Impressions Dating Back to the Late Fifties
A look at the changing scenes and values of New York city, in the last fifty years, as seen thru the eyes and imagination of an Immigrant to USA from India. The perceptions of Americans about the rest of the world, changing life styles of the immigrants and the local people and their social impacts … Read more