The ‘topsy-turvy quota system” (as CIR calls it) began with a 1974 desegregation lawsuit, Hart v. Community School of Brooklyn. However, with demographic changes in the borough, the measure put in place to increase minority enrollment has ironically become one that limits their entry. more>

Bangladeshis represent 18 percent of the 12,000 street vendors in New York City, according to a study from Urban Justice Center. Those surveyed reported a median net income of approximately $7,500 a year, placing them in the bottom nine percent of wage earners in the United States. more>

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A recently released study by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund says that Asian American voters were discriminated against during the 2001 mayoral and city council elections. The report ennumarates that the problems, including barriers to language assistance, that prevented many Asian Americans from voting. more>

South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA), paraded the streets of Jackson Heights in Queens on June 2 to kick of the Gay Pride Month. more>

A New York Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training conference focused on cancer prevention and research.“Asian Pacific Islander (API) health data that is collected on a national level often masks the problems that South Asians in New York City face,” Nadia Islam told Desi Talk. more>

As Long Island’s demographics change, so do the problems, challenges and concerns of its residents. more>

Taxi drivers confronted representatives of government agencies and charities, charging that drivers have been left out of September 11th relief efforts. more>