Category Archives: Education

Asians Behaving Badly: Teacher Ruins Christmas For Second Grade Students

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Moye

If you’re hoping to keep the Christmas spirit alive in your children for as long as possible, don’t send them to Leatrice Ann Eng’s class. The teacher is making headlines for ruining the holidays for her 6 and 7 year … Continue reading →

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San Francisco’s Chinese Historical Society of America Offers Free Admissions In December

Posted on December 2, 2011 by John

I’ve visited the Chinese Historical Society of America museum once in San Francisco a year or so ago in Chinatown and was surprised that I had not visited it before in my 10+ years of living in the Bay Area … Continue reading →

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Asians in America: A Focus on Filipino Americans

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Jeff

Because some call Filipinos Americans “the invisible minority,” you might think that there are not many of us in the US. We are, in fact, the second largest Asian American ethnic group.  That statistic and others are reported in A … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Game, Part 3: An Admissions Officer Speaks

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Jeff

College admissions officers have been criticized about things like caps on Asians Americans and decisions about who gets in and who does not. But what do they really think?  The Daughter’s high school held a session where a college admissions … Continue reading →

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The Cornell Daily Sun Op-Ed: No Asians Need Apply

Posted on November 18, 2011 by John

While surfing the web the other night, I came across a recent opinion/editorial piece by a senior columnist named Judah Bellin in my alma mater’s school newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, discussing Asian American admissions quotas and perceptions: We can’t really … Continue reading →

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Preventing Violence Against Young Asian American Bullying Victims In Schools

Posted on November 17, 2011 by tinabot

On December 3, 2009 at South Philadelphia High School, 26 Asian immigrant students were assaulted by classmates, the majority of them African American. Thirteen of those attacked ended up in the emergency room. The Hyphen Magazine article “Are You Picking … Continue reading →

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Half of China’s Millionaires Want To Leave

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mike

…and most want to come to the US. Look, up in the air. There go our real estate valuations. (I kid, I kid.) (Sort of.) I’m sure the Chinese government is trying to keep their millionaires there, but it’s interesting … Continue reading →

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AAP Student at UCLA Gives Tips to Fellow College Students

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Mary

UCLA students seem to all want to stand out and make a difference–from Alexandra Wallace to Chris Jeon, etc. Recently, we stumbled across a tumblr page that provided all the useful information a fellow Bruin would want to know. Christine … Continue reading →

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The College Admissions Game, Part 2: Race and School Selection

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jeff

“I don’t want to go there – it’s too Asian!” That is the last thing I wanted to hear from the Daughter. Doesn’t she know I write for a blog on Asian American issues, and now she is going all … Continue reading →

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Asians and Asian Americans Named 2012 TED Fellows

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Mihee

From Yahoo News: “TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, announces 25 new members of 2012’s TED Fellows class. Founded in 2009, the TED Fellows program handpicks world-changing innovators from around the globe and brings them to the TED … Continue reading →

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Asian American Students Are Most Bullied In School

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Moye

We’re seen as overachievers and geeks but you can add a new name for Asian Americans to that list: bully victims. A recent study has revealed that Asian American students suffer the most bullying from their classmates and teachers in … Continue reading →

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Asians In America: The Under-Represented Asian Americans

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Tim

Recently, I covered the some of the overview of the numbers and statistics as they relate to Asian Americans in a new report from the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice). As I mentioned in the previous article, … Continue reading →

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