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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 ›

Asbury Park boardwalk with Casino at night.

Greetings from Asbury Park. Now Let’s Talk About Gentrification and Racism

December 15, 2020

| Guttman Community College

A new book by Professors Molly Vollman Makris and Mary Gatta (Guttman Community College), looks at the revival of Asbury Park, New Jersey, and the ways in which its Black community has been left behind. Read more ›

Black and white photo shows Hitler at the Munich conference with Neville Chamberlain, Mussolini and other leaders.

Hitler, the Origins of WWII, and the Parallels with Today

October 23, 2020

| Hunter College, The Graduate Center

A new book details the ways current society resembles the Nazi era. Read more ›

Here’s How White Nationalism Moved from the Fringes to the Mainstream

October 5, 2020

| Hunter College, The Graduate Center

After the Obama Administration, a growing backlash against a more inclusive America led to the mainstreaming of the white nationalist movement. Read more ›

Why Asian Americans Have Trouble Climbing the Corporate Ladder

October 2, 2020

| Hunter College, The Graduate Center

A new book asks why Asian Americans have trouble climbing to the top of the corporate ladder, a phenomenon also known as the 'bamboo ceiling.' Read more ›

It’s Time to Put Energy in the Hands of Communities — Not Corporations

September 9, 2020

| College of Staten Island, The Graduate Center

Professor Ashley Dawson's new book "People's Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons" is a sharp rebuke of the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and power monopolies. 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 ›

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