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"Tom Gun - The Chinese Aviator, and His Trophies." Half-length view of Chinese American pilot Tom D. Gunn posed standing, wearing flight helmet with goggles pushed up, and holding large trophy cup and crossed United States of America and Republic of China flags. Grandstands visible in background; San Diego, California, circa May 1912.

Why Did Chinese Americans Leave the U.S. in the Early 20th Century?

February 12, 2021

Nearly half of all U.S.-born Chinese Americans moved to China in the first few decades of the 20th century. Professor Charlotte Brooks (Baruch College) tells their story. Read more ›

Poster shows people of color wearing masks

Why Race and Ethnicity Matter in Medicine

February 8, 2021

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, The Graduate Center

Researchers led by a CUNY professor explain in the New England Journal of Medicine why race and ethnicity matter in health care. Read more ›

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Study: Opioid Misuse Raises Teen Suicide Risk, Especially for Asians

January 19, 2021

| Hunter College

A new study looks at the connection between opioid misuse, race, and the risk of teen suicide. Read more ›

Is Banning Menthol Cigarettes a Social Justice Issue?

November 13, 2020

| Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy

A new study looks at menthol cigarettes through a social justice lens, finding that young Black people are most vulnerable to the flavored cigarettes. Read more ›

The ‘Great Demographic Illusion’ of the White Minority

September 8, 2020

| The Graduate Center

Perhaps you’ve heard it said that whites will be a minority in America by the middle of the 21st century. A new book explores this "demographic illusion. Read more ›

New Documentary Shines Light on the Life and Death of Breonna Taylor

September 3, 2020

| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Yoruba Richen, of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, directed a documentary about the life and untimely death of Breonna Taylor. Read more ›

To Quell Health Disparities, We Have to Do More Than Hire Black Doctors

August 28, 2020

| The Graduate Center

A new study found that Black and Latinx/hispanic people are less likely to complete medical studies for illness when they're recruited by Black and Latinx/Hispanic researchers. Read more ›

A Black Professor Pulls Back the Curtain on Racism in Music Theory

August 18, 2020

| Hunter College, The Graduate Center

Philip Ewell, a Black music theorist, is challenging racism in his field, including the ardent white supremacism of music theorist Heinrich Schenker. Read more ›

image of an African mask beside a Picasso painting it inspired

How African Masks Changed the World of Modern Art

August 3, 2020

| The City College of New York

A new book shows how African masks changed the world of modern art, influencing Picasso and other modernists, and paving the way for the Black art renaissance. Read more ›

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