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Section: Demographics > Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian American Pacific Islander
UC Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Withdraws Appellate Court Judgeship Bid
Amid unflinching Republican opposition, embattled judicial nominee Goodwin Liu has officially withdrawn his name for a federal post that many political and legal insiders have viewed as his stepping stone to the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 26, 2011
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.
May 23, 2011
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.
May 8, 2011
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.
March 16, 2011
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.
March 10, 2011
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.
February 28, 2011
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.
December 2, 2010
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.
November 22, 2010
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.
September 6, 2010
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.
August 18, 2010
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.
August 4, 2010
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.
June 27, 2010
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.
June 23, 2010
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.
June 22, 2010
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.
May 27, 2010
Students
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.
May 24, 2010
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.
April 27, 2010
Students
Mentorship Program Empowers Asian-American Students at Penn
PAACH connects Asian-American studies to student life at the University of Pennsylvania
December 10, 2009
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