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Students

University of California Tries to Better Understand Asian Students

The University of California is expanding the categories undergraduate applicants use to self-report their ethnicity as part of an effort to collect and better report the “complexities” of its Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

November 17, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

Poll by Yale Climate Group Reveals Americans Consider Global Warming a Threat

An increasing number of Americans believe global warming represents a serious threat that demands drastic intervention, according to a national poll conducted by Yale University, the Gallup Organization and the ClearVision Institute.

October 31, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

Investing in Asian American Women Through Education

For promoting education among Asian American women and other accomplishments, Wendy Cai recently became the youngest recipient of the United Nations Population Fund Award for the Health and Dignity of Women.

October 25, 2007

Students

Study Notes College-access Barriers Faced By Asian American Students

Despite the pervasive “model-minority” myth of overachieving Asian Americans easily getting into U.S. colleges and universities, a study at the University of California, Los Angeles has found that more Asian American students are facing problems in accessing higher education opportunities than ever before.

October 10, 2007

Students

Asian Americans Urge Not to Stereotype Community

Asian-American community members are fearful of a backlash given the recent events at Virginia Tech and are urging Americans not to reduce the tragedy into stereotypical assumptions about Asian Americans or Korean Americans in particular.

April 19, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

Overshadowed

Ask the average person what comes to mind at the mention of the Black Panther Party…

February 7, 2007

Asian American Pacific Islander

Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Affirmative action has almost always been framed as a Black and White issue…

October 4, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Perspectives: Asian Americans Aren’t White Folks’ ‘Racial Mascots’

Although usually excluded from discussions about civil rights, Asian Americans are increasingly introduced as an argument against racial diversity. Yet like all Americans, Asian immigrants and their native-born children benefit from the modest efforts to include everyone in the American Dream.

October 3, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Blog Nation Prefers Personal Writing Over Political

A national survey of Internet bloggers reveals that most of the blogging population concentrates on sharing…

August 9, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Professor Named To Fill Endowed UCLA Chair On Japanese Internment

After a year-long search, the Asian American Studies Center and Department at the University of California, Los Angeles has appointed Dr. Lane Ryo Hirabayashi as the first George and Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Community. The endowed chair is the first and only of its kind in U.S. higher education to address the historical legacy of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

July 4, 2006

Asian American Pacific Islander

Columbia University Honors Outstanding Coverage of Race and Ethnicity

Seventeen news organizations were recognized as “best practice” award winners on the coverage of race and ethnicity in the eighth annual Columbia Graduate…

March 16, 2006

Students

Asian American Leaders Criticize Handling of Student Complaint by Washington Human Rights Commission

Asian American students and community leaders are criticizing a state Human Rights Commission task force report

October 5, 2005