Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
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
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
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
2012 Recipient Sun Mei Liu (Brooklyn College) Project: Filling The Gaps of Knowledge: Assessing the Health Status of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population Asian Americans are the most rapidly growing minority population in the United States. While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders only make up about 5% of the U.S. population, that … Read more
2011 Recipient Sahar Khan (City College of New York) Project – Islamic Studies Program The idea to start an Islamic Studies Program began in 2010 with student petitions, the creation of a proposal, and meetings with faculty, students and administration at City College of New York. Due to the growth of City College’s student population … Read more