On Friday, the Louisiana Workforce Commission found in favor of Filipino teachers who, together with the American Federation of Teachers, challenged the policies of the recruiting agency that arranged for them to come...
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress teams with blogger Angry Asian Man to issue a fresh report on the top ten colleges and universities for API students-- by progressive activists' criteria. With Oiyan Poon of...
Founded in Chinatown in the early 1970s, Basement Workshop was the first multidisciplinary, non-profit Asian American cultural institution in New York, with a profound impact on Asian American arts and community...
Last June a Sikh student at Richmond Hill High School in Queens was attacked by another student who attempted to remove his turban before hitting him in the face. Sikh students are not the only group to face this kind...
On May 12th, 2008, China's Sichuan province was devastated by an earthquake that left 88,000 people dead and more than 5 million homeless or displaced. A year later, rebuilding continues while many children...
This past Saturday the 3rd annual New York City Asian American Student Conference brought together students from Hunter, Columbia, Fordham and Brooklyn College on NYU’s campus. The all-day free affair drew in about 400...
In March 2008, a student and a youth member of Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), a Queens-based organization that serves the South Asian immigrant community, reported being brutally beaten by school safety officers at...
This January, the Campaign to Stop Funding Hate released a report entitled: Unmistakably Sangh: The National Hindu Students Council and its Hindutva Agenda. The report exposes connections between the Hindu...
Last August, Debbie Almontaser, the incoming principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy – a new middle and high school that focuses on Arabic language and culture – was forced to step down after a...
In August, Debbie Almontaser stepped down as principal of the nascent Khalil Gibran International Academy – the first Arab language and culture inspired public school – amidst controversy surrounding "Intifada NYC"...
