The Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) was established on November 19, 2001, by The City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees, in a resolution introduced by Chancellor Matthew Goldstein. The Institute is a university-wide scholarly research and resource center that focuses on policies and issues that affect Asians and Asian Americans. It covers four areas: Asian American Studies; East Asian Studies; South Asian Studies; and Trade & Technology Studies.
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Chinese Family History in Personal Documents and Non-Traditional Sources
Amy unearthed and documented her familys over 100-year immigration story for the New-York Historical Societys popular Chinese American: Exclusion / Inclusion exhibit which was also shown at the Oregon Historical Society and is now in the permanent core exhibit at the Chinese Historical Society of America in San Francisco. Learn, through Amys work, how to interpret your own family holdings and mine lesser known public sources for leads in searching for your own family history.