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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.

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.

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.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Latinos, Asians Fuel Calif.’s Population Growth

In the period from 2000 to 2010, the state’s Latino population grew by 28 percent, to 14 million in the nation’s most populous state, while Asian numbers grew by 31 percent, to 4.8 million.

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.

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.

Students

Young Scholars Reflect on Family Ties in the Academy

Having grown up in the academy, second-generation scholars chart their own course to become their professor parents’ academic peer.

Leadership & Policy

Opinion: Assessing the Broad Picture of Asian-American Achievement

Although Asian-Americans boast the highest college graduation rates among ethnic groups in the U.S., large sectors of their population suffer from low educational attainment.

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Names First Asian American To Assume School’s Presidency

Dr. Wallace D. Loh, the provost of the University of Iowa, has been named president of the University of Maryland’s flagship campus in College Park, officials announced this week.

Students

Veteran Journalist Pinkston Sees Bright Prospects for the News Profession

Encouraged by educators to become a reporter, CBS newsman Randall Pinkston says he’s optimistic about the news profession because of the promising student journalists he meets while guest lecturing at journalism schools.

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Higher Education Summit on Asian and Pacific Americans Convened

More than 400 students, scholars and community leaders attended the daylong Washington summit, whose speakers included Kiran Ahuja, the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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Advocates Work To Develop Asian Pacific American-serving Higher Education Sector

Eight institutions have obtained the federal designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, a new category that recognizes schools where 10 percent or more of the student body are Asian American or Pacific Islander.

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