Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
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
2010 Recipient Zhong Yang (Baruch College) Project – Helping Asian Students Get Into CUNY In order to help Asian students who are applying to CUNY, I made a film with my friends and instructor. The film covers most of the procedures required for applying to CUNY, as well as the preparation needed before applying. It … Read more
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 Time: 12PM to 1:30PM Place: Charles B. Wang Community Health Center 268 Canal Street, Manhattan A special ceremony was held to commemorate the co-naming of Cortlandt Alley on Canal Street to “Hon. Thomas Tam Way”, after the late Dr. Thomas Tam, the first Executive Director of the Asian American / … Read more
2009 Recipient Erick Pinedo (Borough of Manhattan Community College) Project – Visiting the Great Wall of Mott Street Photo by Corky Lee Excerpt: “There is so much history and culture in Asian communities in the United States. Unfortunately, I believe it mostly gets overlooked by visitors who feel that bargain hunting takes precedence. My plan … Read more
Chancellor Matthew Goldstein has announced plans to establish a named professorship in honor of Dr. Thomas Tam, a former CUNY trustee, CUNY alumnus and prominent Asian-American educator who passed away on Feb. 27 at age 62. During a memorial service at the University’s Asian American/Asian Research Institute on March 9, the Chancellor said the Thomas … Read more