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Section: Demographics > Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian American Pacific Islander
Report: Asian American Electorate Marginalized
Unless political candidates and their operatives more consistently and aggressively mobilize the Asian-American electorate and steer them into voter registration, the impact of this racial group at the polls will remain limited. So says a professor in response to an eyebrow-raising new study.
May 29, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Being a Good Ally
Much has been said about the African-American graduate student at Yale who was reported by a White peer to campus police for napping in a common room. I can identify. In stating my sympathy as an Asian American, however, I appreciate that my circumstances are easier. A good ally takes care to avoid appropriating another personâs suffering.
May 16, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Billionaire Chen Yidan Uses His Resources to Focus on Education
HONG KONG â He is sometimes called the Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates of China. And like Zuckerberg and Gates, Chen Yidan â also known as Charles Chen â has used his financial empire to make education a top priority.
May 8, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Shedding Light on Asian American and Asian Studentsâ Mental Health Needs
The âLetâs Talk!â conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education convened Pan-Asian college students, supporters and other educational leaders for a day-long forum addressing the success and well-being of Asian and Asian American college students across the country.
May 7, 2018
African-American
African-Americans and Asian Americans in Dialogue?
I write to my African-American friends to suggest three reasons for including Asian Americans in the civil rights movement for the benefit of the historic struggle for Black equality.
May 6, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Group Addresses Incarceration Among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders
Contrary to the stereotype of Asians as the model minority in America, mass incarceration of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California spurred the formation of an organization devoted to addressing the issue.
May 1, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-American Scholars Honor SFSUâs Pioneering Ethnic Studies
The Association of Asian American Studies celebrated a major diversity milestone at its national conference, 50 years after a student strike at San Francisco State University birthed ethnic studies as a model for the nation.
April 2, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
New Hollins Leader Champions Women and Diversity
From the beginning, Dr. Pareena G. Lawrence set out to empower women and defy limitations set for them, especially in the gendered society of her home country, India. Decades after finding her voice and confidence at an all-girls high school, she has become the first female president of Hollins University.
March 5, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
A Cheerleader for Art Education
When Samuel â or Sammy â Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), was awarded the Ford Foundationâs Art of Change Fellowship with a cohort of poets, musicians and multimedia artists, he realized something about his work.
January 3, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
DOJ Affirmative Action Investigation Unprecedented, Experts Say
News that the Department of Justice has threatened to sue Harvard University if it fails to turn over applicant records, has raised new concerns about the future of affirmative action.
November 26, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
College Counselors Share Best Practices for Treating Mental Health of Diverse Students
More than ever, American college and university students are seeking counseling and other mental health services to deal with issues like depression and anxiety. At the same time, students of color face additional stress and are less likely to access mental care. Several hundred individuals gathered at the University of Pennsylvania this week to address the issue.
November 15, 2017
Students
Asian American Students Still Struggling With Burden of Expectations
Some Asian students see only one path forward. They must get the best grades. They need to get the highest honors. They have to do all these things to gain acceptance into the most elite colleges, where the process starts anew.
October 26, 2017
Students
Discussion of Affirmative Action Impact on Asian American Students Rolls On
In an Education Writers Association higher ed session Tuesday, key figures debated whether affirmative action policies are discriminatory of Asian American students.
October 3, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Experts: Institutionalizing Programs at AANAPISIs is Essential
One of the best ways for Asian American, Native American and Pacific Islander students to move from the margins of higher education to the mainstream is for colleges and universities to institutionalize the programs designed to serve them.
October 1, 2017
Students
Survey: Millennials Divided Over Goal of Public School Education
A GenForward survey found that millennials are split on the fundamental issue of what the main goal of a public school education should be.
September 12, 2017
Students
New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions
The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions report, backed by a campaign that utilized 52 data points for 52 weeks, highlights the contributions that MSIs make to higher education.
September 6, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
âChina Quarterlyâ Editor Says Cambridge University Press to Restore Articles
LONDON â The editor of âThe China Quarterlyâ says Cambridge University Press has agreed to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles that had been removed from the publisherâs website in China at the behest of authorities. Quarterly editor Tim Pringle told The Associated Press on Monday that the publisher agreed to repost the articles [âŚ]
August 21, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Former Obama Official Helps to Expand the Civil Rights Agenda
Vanita Gupta is the new president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, taking over the mantle from Wade Henderson, who retired this year after leading the organization for more than two decades.
August 9, 2017
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