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Virtual Election Day K-8 Educator Workshop: Mirrors, Windows, and Doors: Affirming Asian American Experiences through Children’s Literature

Join MOCA and Make Us Visible (NY Chapter) for a virtual half-day dedicated to strengthening literacy instruction in your Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Humanities classrooms in culturally affirming ways. Throughout the day, educators will: Analyze a range of fiction and non-fiction texts that give voice to the manifold experiences of Chinese Americans, as well as old classics that … Read more

Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation: Dr. Tania Israel in conversation with Deanna Lee

Join us for a conversation with Tania Israel, author of Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation, and media expert Deanna Lee. Dr. Israel’s research and guidance will leave you feeling informed, empowered, and optimistic.  Note: This program will take place  ONLINE via Zoom. Participants will receive a Zoom link 24 hours … Read more

Graduate Center doctoral students and faculty from 14 CUNY campuses receive support for research that deepens understanding of issues of race and social justice.

The CUNY Graduate Center is pleased to announce the selection of 46 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Fellows for 2024-2025. The 11 Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 35 faculty fellows from 14 campuses across The City University of New York won support for innovative research projects that address topics in Black, race, and … Read more

MinKwon Center Dreamers Scholarship

This scholarship is open to all undocumented people/DACA recipients between the ages of 16 and 28. Six people will be selected and each awarded $2,000. Applications are due Monday, September 23rd, at 10AM. Please contact the Youth Organizer, Gwen Phagnasay Le, at gwen.phagnasay@minkwon.org with any questions, concerns, or accommodations. Recipients will be contacted about their awards … Read more

2024 AAIFF: CUNY Shorts Showcase

Films in this year’s CUNY Shorts Showcase, part of the 47th Asian American International Film Festival deal with topics/genres including: the Bengali dessert chomchom; a husband’s selfishness and regret; the work of textile artist and art historian Dr. Nazanin Hedeyat Munroe; isolation during Covid-19; and the Bangladesh Liberation War.

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