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Students
Commentary: The Asian Pacific American Paradox
While Asian Pacific Americans are no rarity on campus, they remain on the margins.
June 6, 2011
Emil Guillermo
Students
NCORE Conference: Scholar Offers Perspectives on Inter-Minority Racism
During the 24th annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, educators examined not only race, gender, religion and sexual orientation, but intersections among them.
June 5, 2011
Nitasha Sharma
Asian American Pacific Islander
More Than a Tiger Mom
Celebrated but controversial author and Yale University law professor Amy Chua’s takes on world geopolitics have long been a hot topic in the academy.
May 23, 2011
Amy Chua
Students
Asian American Publications Seeing Growth on U.S. Campuses
The general public’s consumption of U.S. media has declined steadily in recent years, but segments of ethnic media have seen “significant growth” nationally, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
May 8, 2011
student publication distribution
Students
Two UCLA Professors Seek Campus Diversity Requirement
In the aftermath of a racially offensive Internet video, two University of Ca lifornia, Los Angeles professors are urging the administration to require diversity training for students in hopes of discouraging such incidents.
March 16, 2011
Gene Block
Asian American Pacific Islander
Purdue Seeks to Foster Chinese Investment in Indiana
Purdue University is offering help to Indiana communities and businesses to tap into the global economy, beginning with China.
February 28, 2011
Michael Brzezinski
Asian American Pacific Islander
Report: Asian American Academic Achievement in California Lags Heavily Within Certain Subgroups
Despite the pervasive nature of the “model minority” myth, members of certain Asian ethnicities in California have disproportionate rates of never finishing high school, especially if they’re poor or speak limited English, University of California researchers say.
December 2, 2010
Mike Eng
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.
May 27, 2010
Dr. Lusa Lo is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
Students
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.
May 24, 2010
Gary Okihiro
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.
April 27, 2010
Kiran Ahuja is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Students
Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn
PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania
December 10, 2009
June Chu (left)
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.
October 28, 2009
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