Building Infrastructure for Asian American/Asian Studies & AAPI Communities across CUNY

The Asian American / Asian Research Institute is delighted to receive a $40,000 grant from the CUNY Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) to support our work. Over the next year, BRESI funding will support AAARI’s work to develop and institutionalize Asian American/Asian Studies (AA/AS) infrastructure at CUNY, as well to foster Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community-building and leadership among CUNY faculty, staff, and students. 

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2016 CUNY Conference on Resurgent Realities: East Coast Asian American Studies An East Coast Symposium & Initiative

Date: Friday, May 13, 2016 Time: 9AM to 4:30PM Place: CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, Concourse Level, Manhattan Free Admission Light Breakfast & Lunch Provided Why “resurgent realities”? What exactly are the realities for Asian American communities and AA Studies today? Why East Coast Asian American Studies? And what are the new realities of … Read more