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Asian American Pacific Islander

‘Anchorman 2’ and the Normalization of an Ethnic Slur

Filipino dog-eater joke no different from tired, old jokes about Blacks eating watermelon and fried chicken.

December 29, 2013

African-American

What Not to Wear on Halloween — Blackface

Julianne Hough’s star burns less brightly after ill-advised get-up.

October 28, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Obama, Asian Americans Bring Controversy over Washington Football Team to its Peak

President Obama’s recent statement and an impending decision from the U.S. Trademark Appeals Court may force Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to dump the team name.

October 8, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary!

Online Editor G.E. Branch III is celebrating his first anniversary as a member of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education team. G.E. is responsible for managing content for diverseeducation.com, which posts fresh diversity-related news each weekday.

October 3, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Government Shutdown or Not, Exchanges Open Today for Affordable Care Act

In other words, Oct. 1 is still an important date, especially if you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans who are uninsured.

September 30, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Education Attainment Seen as Key to Minority Buying Power Surge

Ethnic and racial minorities have attained buying power at a faster rate than their White counterparts, according to the 2013 Multicultural Economy report released last week by the University of Georgia.

September 17, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

50 Years Later: Renewing the All-Inclusive Dream and March — and Thinking About Oprah’s Purse

If there’s a march for jobs and economic justice, you bet Asian-Americans should be there.

August 19, 2013

Students

On Slate, the Washington Football Team and ‘N’ Wording the ‘R’ Word

Slate strips Washington, D.C.’s resident football team of its controversial name.

August 11, 2013

African-American

Report: Asian-American Subgroups Among Nation’s Poorest

Multiple economic indicators show Southeast Asians, for instance, consistently among the so-called have-nots, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

June 6, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Higher Ed and the Dreamers: The Big Winners in Immigration Bill By Far

Compromise is imperfect, but colleges and universities have to be happy with the immigration bill as it stands.

May 6, 2013

Students

No April Fools: A Tycoon to the Rescue of Post-Grad Studies in China

Just as the fictional Gong was rejected by Harvard, Schwarzman was a Yale senior in 1969 and rejected for a prestigious Rhodes scholarship.

April 22, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Family Says Chinese Grad Student’s Dreams Led to Boston

The family of a Chinese graduate student killed in the Boston Marathon bombings said in an open letter that it was her dream to study in the United States.

April 21, 2013