Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Asians are the fastest growing immigrant group in the United States today. For Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, here’s a look at the Asian immigrant population in the United States today. Source: Asian Immigrants in the United States Today | Center for American Progress
Dr. Prema Kurien will discuss differences in the civic and political activism patterns of Sikhs in Canada and the United States. Dr. Kurien’s talk draws on an ongoing research project examining how differences in the social, political, and religious opportunity structures of Canada and the United States, as well as the characteristics of groups, shape the political incorporation of religious minorities. South Asians comprise the largest “visible minority group” in Canada.
This talk examines the first wave of Korean immigration to the United States and its impact on American and Japanese policies toward Korea during the late Choson dynasty. It highlights the connections between Asian history and Asian American history, exploring the broader implications of migration and diplomacy.
According to the latest data, there are two million three hundred thousand Chinese Americans in the United States. They reside in all over the 50 states, ranging from 1549 in Alaska to 914,033 in California, and Chinatowns have been here with formed in many states.