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Asian American Pacific Islander

Obama Maintains Strong Lead in Presidential Race Among Young People

A new national poll finds 18- to 24-year-old likely voters continue to strongly prefer U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (56 percent) over U.S. Sen. John McCain (30 percent) as their pick for president.

October 22, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Groundbreaking Study Shows Asian American Vote Still Up for Grabs

Many Asian Americans favor presidential candidate Barack Obama, but a significant portion remain largely undecided on their pick for president less than one month before Election Day, according to a new national survey released Tuesday.

October 6, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian American Voters: An Untapped Political Demographic, Scholars Say

Although their political power is largely untapped, the fast-growing Asian American population could emerge as a major political force, a group of Asian American academics told Congressional staffers this week during a briefing.

October 2, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

States Mandate ‘Culturally Competent’ Health Care

When a doctor doesn’t look an Asian-American patient in the eye, that might be seen as a sign of respect.

August 10, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Maynard Institute Celebrates Three Decades of Training Minority Journalists

Dori Maynard, president and CEO of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, will receive the Asian American Journalists Association’s Leadership in Diversity Award, which will be presented to her at the UNITY: Journalists of Color convention July 23-27 in Chicago. The institute, which has trained and placed more minority journalists than any other […]

July 23, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

College Board Debunks “Model Minority” Myth

There is no model minority group, and access to higher education remains as much of a challenge for many Asian Americans as it is for other underrepresented groups, researchers said Monday at a press briefing to release a groundbreaking report.

June 9, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential

Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion pollsters and mainstream news media, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.

May 28, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Report: Ethnic Pride Has Mixed Impact on Asian Americans’ Ability To Deal With Discrimination

Strong ties to their ethnicity can reduce the negative effects of racism for some Asian Americans and intensify the negative effects of racism for others, according to a new report published by the American Psychological Association.

May 18, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Americans Largely Ignored by Presidential Candidates, Political Scientists Say

Despite feverish efforts by presidential candidates to grab voters’ attention, they, along with public opinion polls and mainstream news coverage, have largely ignored Asian Americans so far, several political scientists say.

April 22, 2008

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Scholars Receive Research Award for Study of Asian Students

The authors of the largest compilation and analysis of data on Asian American college students recently received the 2008 Asian Pacific American Network Outstanding Contribution to APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans) Research Award from the American College Personnel Association-College Student Educators International.

April 16, 2008

Students

Affirmative Action Bans Hurt Male Student Enrollment

According to a new study, released by the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), college admission rates of Asian American students at select public universities have thrived in the absence of affirmative action, whereas the admission rates of Black, Hispanic and White students have declined.

February 17, 2008

Students

Asian American Studies: A Harvard Aspiration

During the 1980s, Asian American students at Harvard University staged a noisy protest petitioning the university to hire an Asian American studies professor. Hundreds of student signatures were collected. No professors were hired.

December 19, 2007