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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.

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.

Dr. Imani Perry

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.

U.S. Rep. Michael Honda

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.

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.

CBS newsman Randall Pinkston

Asian American Pacific Islander

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.

Robert Teranishi

Asian American Pacific Islander

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.

Asian American Pacific Islander

Spreading the Word on Asian American Diversity

Kiran Ahuja, a former litigator and an alumnus of a historically Black college, leads the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Kiran Ahuja is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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.

Dr. Lusa Lo is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.

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.

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.

Kiran Ahuja is the executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn

PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania

June Chu (left)

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