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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Leading While Muslim: The Experiences of American Muslim Principals After 9/11

In her new book Leading While Muslim (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018), Dr. Debbie Almontaser examines the lived experiences of American Muslim principals to determine whether global events, political discourse, and the media coverage of Islam and Muslims post-9/11 have affected their leadership and spirituality. Leading While Muslim is intended to help readers gain an understanding … Read more

Tak Furumoto: A Leadership Success Story

Date: Friday, May 30, 2014 Time: 7PM to 8:30PM Place: 25 West 43rd Street, 18th Floor between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan Come join us for a special Asian Pacific American Heritage Month talk by Mr. Tak Furumoto, President and CEO of Furumoto Realty. Born in a Japanese internment camp in Tule Lake, California during … Read more