Category Archives: Education

Racism On The Playground

Posted on March 6, 2012 by tinabot

With April being National Poetry Month, spring is poetry season, and this spring, while reading through Childhood’s Favorites and Fairy Stories, an anthology collected back 1927 in New York, I found this little poem, “Foreign Children” by Scottish novelist Robert … Continue reading →

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More Korean Students Want To Go Overseas

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mihee

From Korea Times: “About 50 percent of middle and high school students think Korea is not a good country to live in. The survey was conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) on some 9,400 elementary and secondary school … Continue reading →

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NYC Public Schools, The Lunar New Year Bill And 2011 CACF/Pumphouse Project Report

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Mina

If I lived in New York City’s Chinatown, I wouldn’t go to school on Lunar New Year (LNY). No way would I miss out on the firecracker festivities. According to the Principal at Public School 130, many school children there … Continue reading →

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Census Reveals More Bachelor Degrees, Asian Americans Remain “Best Educated Racial Group”

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ernie

From the New York Times: “As of last March, 30.4 percent of people over age 25 in the United States held at least a bachelor’s degree, and 10.9 percent held a graduate degree, up from 26.2 percent and 8.7 percent … Continue reading →

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Asian American Whiz Kid About to Graduate from UCLA at Age 14

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Mary

“People need to know you don’t really need to be a genius. You just have to work hard and you can accomplish anything,” says the fourteen year old college graduate, Moshe Kai Cavalin. Words of inspiration from a little guy? It … Continue reading →

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Vote For The White House “What’s Your Story” Video Challenge

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mina

Remember the “What’s your story?” video challenge launched by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders last fall? Well now, its time to vote for “a group of these exceptional AAPI leaders to share their stories at … Continue reading →

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Admissions Discrimination Investigation Against Harvard and Princeton Closed After Complaint Withdrawn

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jeff

An investigation into whether Harvard and Princeton’s admissions discriminate against Asian Americans has been dropped after the complaint by an Indian American student in California was withdrawn. The student and his family have not said why the complaints were withdrawn. … Continue reading →

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How To Overcome Jeremy Lin Fatigue

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Moye

We know how you feel and frankly, we agree with you. We’re sick of all the conversations, Facebook posts, Tweets, emails and articles about Jeremy Lin. The blogosphere, at least for Asian Americans, has been oversaturated with the latest observations … Continue reading →

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Is Classical Music Alive For Long?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Mary

It has been said that playing an instrument as a child is the greatest predictor of concert attendance as an adult. I can relate because I started taking piano lessons when I was eight and I continued learning for 10 … Continue reading →

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U.S. Education Department Investigating Harvard and Princeton for Discrimination against APAs

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jeff

An Indian American student has triggered an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights into discrimination by Harvard and Princeton University against Asian Americans. Studies from Princeton itself conclude that Asian Americans need higher test scores … Continue reading →

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8Questions With Kevin Bobo, Associate Professor of Music (Percussion) of Indiana University Bloomington

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mihee

In the seeming cultural wasteland of the Midwest there are pockets around the University centers that have some surprisingly compelling and active communities. In Bloomington, IN, which is where we live right now, we’ve discovered a huge community of musicians … Continue reading →

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Trend Reveals Asian Americans Leaving Chinatowns For The Suburbs

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lexington

Nineteen years ago, my parents decided to move our entire family to the suburbs. As it turns out, we weren’t the only ones. A recent Washington Post article highlights the national trend of APAs moving away from urban Chinatowns and into … Continue reading →

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