Introducing NYC AAPI Studies
Introduction of AAARI’s Localized History Project and its work so far during the 2025-2026 school year.
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Chinese-Caribbean Narratives: Migration, Identity and Belonging at Home and Diaspora
Prof. Aleah Ranjitingh will present her research on Chinese-Caribbean immigrants in the United States, and the ways in which they understand self in terms of race and ethnicity.
Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo
Please join Thirdworld Newsreel and the Documentary Forum at CCNY for a screening and discussion of the documentary film Because of You: A History of Kilawin Koletibo, co-directed by Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran. The co-directors will be joined by past participants of Kilawin Kolektibo.
Localized Histories and Disrupting Colonial Logics: AANHPI Youth-Driven Curriculum in NY State
This panel discusses the “Localized History Project,” which addresses the lack of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in New York State’s Eurocentric, test-driven curriculum.
Localized History Project
The Localized History Project is a youth participatory history collective working to bring local Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into K-12 classrooms through archival research, oral history methodologies, and mixed method surveys.
From Chinatown to Every Town: How Chinese Immigrants Have Expanded the Restaurant Business in the United States
Based on his new book, this presentation explores the recent history of Chinese immigration within the United States and the fundamental changes in spatial settlement that have relocated many low-skilled Chinese immigrants from New York City’s Chinatown to new immigrant destinations.