recipient – Asian American / Asian Research Institute

2024 Betty Lee Sung Research Endowment Fund

February 7, 2025September 25, 2024 By AAARI

Betty Lee Sung, co-founder of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI), Professor Emerita, City College of New York, and recipient of the 2017 Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement Award, has established an endowment of $100,000 at the City University of New York to create a research fund under the auspices of AAARI, on Asian American topics. The fund is intended to support the research by providing funds for a research assistant, copywriter, research travel, acquisition or access to research material and similar costs so that the researcher can complete the project.

2023 Betty Lee Sung Research Endowment Fund

August 15, 2024August 11, 2023 By AAARI

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2016 Recipient

August 9, 2018June 30, 2016 By AAARI

The Thomas Tam Scholarship is funded by an endowment established by the City University of New York in recognition of Dr. Thomas Tam’s contributions as a former member of the CUNY Board of Trustees, founding Executive Director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute, and leadership in the Asian American community. The Scholarship awards … Read more

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2015 Recipient

August 7, 2018June 23, 2015 By AAARI

Lauren Chai (Baruch College) Project: Domestic Violence in the Asian Community Ms. Lauren Chai is an undergraduate student majoring in Marketing at Baruch College/CUNY. The goal of Ms. Chai’s project, Domestic Violence in the Asian Community, is to spread awareness about the problem of domestic violence against Asian women. Ms. Chai plans to create a … Read more

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2014 Recipient

August 7, 2018December 19, 2014 By AAARI

2014 Recipient Baozhen Xie (Brooklyn College) Project: Health and Nutrition Tracing Project (HNTP) An undergraduate student majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College/CUNY, the goal of Ms. Xie’s project, Health and Nutrition Tracing Project (HNTP), is to deliver basic health education and nutrition information to seniors to improve their ability to self-monitor their … Read more

CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 2013 Recipient

August 7, 2018December 5, 2013 By AAARI

2013 Recipient ($1,000) Kamelia Kilawan (Baruch College) Project: Does Kali Devotion Empower Urban Women in Hindu Diaspora? A student of Journalism and Religious Studies at Baruch College, Kamelia Kilawan’s project uses writing, video, and photography to compile the stories of healing and empowerment of Indo-Caribbean women in Kali temples. Kali is the Hindu goddess associated … Read more