Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by 2060, 57 percent of the United States will be made up of people of color, but how prepared is the country to deal with a majority-minority United States? That’s the question Indian-American racial-justice activist Deepa Iyer sought to answer in her new book, “We Too Sing America: South … Read more
In the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and long detentions aimed at upholding the exclusion laws that kept Chinese out of the country. Many detainees recorded their anger and frustrations, … Read more
Advocates and legal experts welcome President Obama’s action for temporary deportation relief, but say comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. Source: Asian American Advocates Say Immigration Action Falls Short – NBC News
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
Professor Linda T. Chin will present an overview of the present U.S. immigration laws. Professor Chin will specifically discuss the laws governing immigration for immediate family members, relatives, and for immigrant employees. In addition, topics such as student and visitors visas will also be discussed. Online Notes
Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies – CUNY Presents Forum on Immigration Reform Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan PROGRAM Welcome: Dr. Gregory Mantsios, Director, Murphy Institute, School of Professional Studies, CUNY Moderator: Dr. Doug Muzzio, Professor, … Read more