Category Archives: Education

Florida Board of Education To Hold Asian American Students To Higher Standard

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jeff

The Florida Board of Education joined Virginia in setting race based achievement goals that hold Asian American students to a higher standard.  The rightmost column in the above excerpt from Florida’s educational strategic plan shows the differing expectations.  As you … Continue reading →

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College Administrator Resigns Over Too Many Chinese Students

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Jeff

I usually regard alarmist stories about Chinese college students in the U.S.with suspicion, but this particular story about a University of San Francisco (USF) administrator resigning over aggressive recruitment of Chinese students seems to have some substance. Dayle Smith, dean … Continue reading →

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Tiger Moms Are Still Making Headlines

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Guest Writer

By John Kim Even as the Tiger Mom debate has started to fizzle out, she’s still making some press. It seems that Singapore’s prime minister has caught some flak for denouncing tiger mother-style parenting. I couldn’t help but wonder if … Continue reading →

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Former Ivy League Admissions Officer Says Asian Americans At A Disadvantage

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jeff

You do find that some Asians can be disadvantaged in the process, and not only because admissions committees think about Asians in a specific way, but because recommenders do too. These are the words of a former Ivy League Admissions … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Couple Sues Admissions Consultant For $2 Million After Sons Rejected From Harvard

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Jeff

A Hong Kong couple is suing an “Education Consultant” for the $2 million that they paid to get their sons into Harvard. The suit alleges that Mark Zimny of IvyAdmit Consulting Associates asked Gerald and Lily Chow to entrust money … Continue reading →

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A Response To Roger Lotchins’ “There Were No Concentration Camps In America” Article

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

The first lesson I want to teach my son is that there are idiots in the world. Lots of them. And just because you teach a class in college or you have a degree does not mean you are not … Continue reading →

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Will Chinese Soon Be The Primary Language In America?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Mary

As I spend my time in the metropolitan areas of United States such as New York, Los Angeles, and Boston, I often hear people speaking other languages other than English. More often, I would hear people speaking Chinese. According to … Continue reading →

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The Real Bodies Manifesto: Finding Each Other

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Guest Writer

A note from Thick Dumpling Skin’s co-founder, Lisa Lee: Almost a year ago, Retrofit Republic’s Community Heroes Lookbook landed on my radar. I drooled over this lookbook at my desk, and almost died of happiness that they used real people … Continue reading →

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Asian American Studies Gains Traction at Tufts University and Ithaca College

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jeff

Asian American studies seems to be gaining some traction as Tufts University recently approved the creation of an Asian American studies minor.  Ithaca College also recently approved an Asian American studies minor.  These colleges are way ahead of Princeton University, … Continue reading →

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The “Asianization” Of Southern California’s San Marino

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

I was a weird kid. When I was deciding whether or not I wanted to transfer schools from a private prep to San Marino High School, one of the best public high schools in the state of California, the biggest … Continue reading →

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“Hold My Hand” PSA Against Domestic Violence

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jasmine

The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) has just released “Hold My Hand,” a PSA from their Youth Empowerment Project. The purpose of this PSA is to highlight the particular challenges that Asian immigrants and refugees face when confronting … Continue reading →

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Do Asians Have Peripheral Vision?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Koji Steven Sakai

Apparently, Asians are like dogs. We lack peripheral vision.  I guess that means we can only see what is directly in front of us. I kid you not, people actually believe this. I found people wanting to know if Asians … Continue reading →

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