ASIAN AMERICAN SPECIAL ISSUE 2025
KIVA BANK
“It’s an uprooting and a reclaiming of our roots”: South Asian Youth Initiative opens exhibition at Af-Am House

SAYI opened its first-ever art exhibition at the Afro-American Cultural Center, featuring work from middle school students, graduate students and professional artists.

April 11, 2025

NICOLAS CIMINIELLO
Hanmi Oriental Food & Gift Shop brings Korea to New Haven

For decades, the East Rock staple has supplied locals with Korean food and snacks.

April 11, 2025

BAALA SHAKYA
“A new day at Yale”: Nowruz celebration unites Central Asian, Iranian and Middle Eastern Communities

In a burst of spring color and song, nearly 200 members of the Yale and New Haven communities gathered to celebrate the Persian New Year.

April 8, 2025

SOFIA GAVIRIA PARTOW
This year’s PAAHM Keynote explores imagining just futures amidst uncertainty and fear

Panelists at the Pan Asian American Heritage Month panel described their visions of justice and resistance in the talk at the AACC.

April 3, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Pan-Asian Cultural Showcase celebrates artistic excellence and cultural diversity

The showcase comes near the end of Yale’s Pan-Asian Heritage Month, which takes place in March each year. The performance took place in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall and featured eight different performances.

April 1, 2025

KAMINI PURUSHOTHAMAN
Dhamaal unites students across the Northeast to celebrate South Asian dance, music

Hosted by Yale’s South Asian Society, the annual intercollegiate showcase took place on Sunday, March 2.

March 4, 2025