Category Archives: Education

Winner Of The 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitis B PSA Video Contest

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jeff

The winner of the 2012 “B A Hero” Hepatitus B Public Service Ad (PSA) video contest was announced, and the above video by Isaac Mejia is the winner.  The runner-up is this one by Josh Prasad, and the other finalist … Continue reading →

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South Korea’s Adoption Day & the Transnational Network Of Families

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Mina

According to this article from the Wall Street Journal, May 11th is Adoption Day in South Korea. The article interviews Jane Jeong Trenka, who was adopted from South Korea to the US. She currently works in South Korea as the president … Continue reading →

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100 Years Of Asian American Immigration Documents To Be Publicly Available

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jeff

I have always envied white Americans who talked about researching their genealogy as what little of my family’s written records were lost in WWII, but soon, some other Asian Americans will not have that envy. Immigration records for Asian Americans, … Continue reading →

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Princeton University To Offer Asian American Studies Course For Fall 2012

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jeff

As an alumnus of Princeton University, I was happy to hear that a course on Asian Americans will be offered at Princeton in the fall of 2012. Students there hope that the course “Asian-American Law, Bodies and the Everyday” taught … Continue reading →

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Chinese Education Cornerstones

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Guest Writer

By Fredo Nan Ever heard of the Asian Dad meme? Ever pointed out that the fact your friend is smart is because he is Chinese? And for many of us out there, ever FEEL that you are smart, and being … Continue reading →

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Colleges Resist Asian American’s Success

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Tim

A new opinion piece by Jonathan Zimmerman in the Philadelphia Inquirer compares today’s discrimination against Asian Americans in college admissions and hiring for college presidential positions with that of Jews in the early 20th century. Some of the statistics are … Continue reading →

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Appeals Court Upholds California’s Ban On Affirmative Action

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Jeff

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s Proposition 209’s ban on Affirmative Action.  Proposition 209 has withstood a number of attempts to overturn it, including California bill SB 185.  The plaintiffs in this latest appeal cited a 50% drop … Continue reading →

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The Oikos University Shooting: Mental Health and Korean American Community

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Mihee

There have been a number of school shootings in the news lately, with the most recent including an elementary school in the Pacific Northwest and a middle school in in Texas in 2012. I can think of few things more … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin Tweets Response To Stuyvesant High School Video

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Mina

Why is Jeremy Lin so nice? First, he has lunch with the ex-ESPN editor, Anthony Federico, who wrote the headline, “Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin’s 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-Snapping Loss to Hornets.” And now, our Jeremy is promising … Continue reading →

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Why Ivy League Schools Are Better For Asians

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Moye

We’ve heard it all before: Asian Americans complaining about the immense pressure put on by their parents to attend Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale. We should all study harder, ace the SATs and excel in extracurricular activities to … Continue reading →

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Korean Students Rethink Getting American Education Over Rising Costs

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jeff

While many Koreans students are considering studying overseas, rising costs are making some rethink the value of an American education, according to the Korea Times. It would seem that while many universities consider international students to be cash cows, there … Continue reading →

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The Taiwanese Who Wasn’t: Discovering The Origins Of My Language

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tinabot

My life was multilingual the minute I was born. During my infant years in Taiwan, I was surrounded by Taiwanese, Japanese, Hakkanese, and Mandarin Chinese. One of my first spoken sentences was “My butt is cold” in which each word … Continue reading →

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