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Asian American Pacific Islander

Spreading the Word on Asian American Diversity

Kiran Ahuja, a former litigator and an alumnus of a historically Black college, leads the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Kiran Ahuja is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Learning Disabilities Researcher Brings Attention to Overlooked Asian American Students

As an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Dr. Lusa Lo contributes to an emerging body of learning disabilities research on Asian Americans despite stereotypes that imply Asians are inexplicably immune to any such disabilities.

Dr. Lusa Lo is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.

Asian American Studies at a Crossroads

Scholars fear the evolution of Asian American studies toward ethnic-specific courses means students miss broader, fuller understanding of the pan-Asian experience.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Obama Administration Seeks Increased Asian American and Pacific Islander Access to Federal Programs

For the month of May, Obama administration officials plan to hold a series of events aimed at improving the lives of underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Kiran Ahuja is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn

PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania

June Chu (left)

THE BRIDGE TO SOMEWHERE

PAACH programs connect Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania.

Asian American Pacific Islander

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Obama Restores Asian American Initiative

Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Faculty & Staff

SPECTRUM: CONFINEMENT TOO COSTLY FOR MIDDLE-CLASS BLACK WOMEN

It is time for middle-class Black women to break the mold, argues Lisa B. Thompson argues in her new book.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Obama Restores Asian American Initiative, Gives Ed. Dept. a Lead Role

Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with the U.S. Education Department in a major leadership role.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke

Leadership & Policy

Asian-Americans Hope To Build Pipelines to College Presidencies

Dr. Ding-Jo Currie has long been aware that she is one of only a handful of Asian American college presidents in the U.S. today. What she did not know until recently, however, is how few mid- and senior-level Asian administrators are groomed into becoming presidents.

Finding Their Identities

Responding to the demands and needs of Asian American students, the University of Maryland expands course offerings related to culture, identity.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Quote of Note:

“Judge Sotomayor’s hearing begins, and she graciously introduces her extended family, including her twin nephews Corey and Conner Sotomayor, who are adopted from Korea. It’s one example of how complex the modern American family is, and how outdated traditional ideas of race and culture are. When the Sotomayor twins apply to college, which box will […]

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