On May 11, CIANA joined the New York Immigration Coalition’s Education Collaborative at Tweed Courthouse, headquarters of the NYC Department of Education, to push for equitable educational resources for immigrant youth in New York City. As part of the Collaborative, we called for a total of $6.1 million to be allotted towards immigrant education- $4 million to expand the NYIC’s L.I.F.E. Project, which allows immigrant families to enroll their three- and four-year-olds in pres

On May 5, the CIANA team joined members of the 18 Percent and Growing Campaign, representing over 40 different Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) nonprofits across the five boroughs of NYC on the steps of City Hall to call for this year's City budget to reflect the needs of New York's growing AAPI community. Comprising 18 percent of New York City's entire population, AAPI communities have not received sufficient funding for social and economic advancement for far too

Volunteer tutor Nazifa Nasim, just like many of her students in CIANA’s Elementary Afterschool Program, comes from a South Asian immigrant family. Her own background informs how she approaches and engages with her young students, and gives her insight into the challenges that they may face in school. While National Volunteer Month, which falls in April, has ended, the first week of May is National Teacher Appreciation Week. We’re excited to spotlight Nazifa this week in celeb