Gothamist: Chinese New Yorkers hope their ancestors’ legacy remains after AAPI month
Chinese laborers among the mountain rocks near the opening of Summit Tunnel During the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad in California’s Sierra Nevada. Photo by Alfred A. Hart ca. 1867. By Elizabeth Shwe Members of New York City’s thriving Chinese...
Proclamation Honors May as AAPI Heritage Month
Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a proclamation celebrating May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Governor Hochul also announced 16 state landmarks will be illuminated red and gold tonight, May 30, in celebration. “New York has long served...
Documented: Ava Chin’s “Mott Street” Tells Us Why History Shouldn’t Repeat Itself
By Fisayo Okare Chin’s award-winning book provides a detailed experience of America’s Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, from her family’s perspective. It shows how iterations of exclusion through immigration laws keep coming up over and over again. As...
QNS: Council Member Sandra Ung visits PS 244 in Flushing to support AAPI curriculum
By Czarinna Andres In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Council Member Sandra Ung visited PS 244Q, The Active Learning Elementary School, on Thursday, May 22, to speak with second-grade students about her experience growing up...
City & State NY: Long Island sees growth among Asian Americans, amid reports of hate
By Phenix Kim As of May, Asian Americans make up 7.7% of the U.S. population – roughly 25.8 million people, making them the fastest growing racial group in the country, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Having nearly doubled from 2000 to 2023, the...
Queens Ledger: Elmhurst CFO Honored as One of NYC’s Asian Trailblazers
By Mohamed Farghaly NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Chief Financial Officer Roger Zhu has been named on the City & State New York’s inaugural “Asian Trailblazers” list, an honor recognizing over 50 influential Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders across the...
BookTrib: 10 AAPI Authors Navigate Identity And Relationships Through Fiction
By Kendall Farris Every May, AAPI Heritage Month invites us to honor the voices and stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities — but this celebration extends beyond history and heritage. It’s also a time to amplify contemporary narratives that explore...
ABC News: Neighborhood Eats: Elephant District cooks authentic Thai street food in Dumbo, Brooklyn
By Eyewitness News DUMBO, Brooklyn (WABC) — As we continue to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, this week’s Neighborhood Eats takes you across the Brooklyn Bridge for a taste of Southeast Asia. Located on Old Fulton Street in...
CBS News: NYC nonprofit Heart of Dinner combating rise in loneliness among older Asian-Americans with love
By Lisa Rozner It is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and CBS News New York is highlighting the growth of the nonprofit Heart of Dinner. Heart of Dinner’s mission It was started back in 2020 by partners Yin Chang and Moonlynn Tsai out of their...