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Category Archives: Education
The Learning: A Documentary on Four Filipina Teachers in Baltimore
This is amazing: One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. Even more amazing: these Filipino teachers are leaving their families to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Movies
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Professor Continues to Advocate for Korean Studies Program
From Korea Times: “Professor Kim Yung-hee was an academic warrior who helped the Korean arts and literature department of Ohio State University in Columbus survive academic restructuring in the early 1990s…Nearly two decades later, Kim, currently director of the Center … Continue reading
South Korea Plans To Cut Saturday School
This summer, Sangim Han and Rose Kim reported on Bloomberg Businessweek that South Korea plans to cut Saturday school, something that’s common practice in most Asian countries. Han and Kim pointed out that although President Lee Myung Bak’s intent is … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
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Awareness of Ethnicity Based Stigma Starts Young
Researchers from UCLA have determined that children as young as second graders recognize stigma based on their ethnicity, and feel more anxious based on the stigma they receive. I could have told you the same thing based on my experiences … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Education, Family
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Korean Parents Seek Special Treatment For Their Kids
From New American Media: “A report in the Korea Daily Los Angeles highlights a growing trend among Korean parents of gift giving and other practices seeking to gain special treatment for their children in public schools. According to the paper, it is becoming … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Education
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Cupertino Union School District Fails NCLB Rating
Cupertino public schools have a reputation for academic excellence and a large Asian American population. Two schools in the Cupertino Union School District, Faria and Murdock-Portal, scored 998 out of 1000 on the Academic Performance Index (API), a tie for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged Cupertino Union School District, No Child Left Behind
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When Strict Parenting Becomes An Educational Hindrance
Every summer, I coach volleyball at a sports clinic at my children’s school. Over the years, I noticed a Vietnamese boy in Number One Son’s class who would attend the sports clinic but never played on any of the school … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged college admissions, Vietnamese, volleyball
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Top Seoul Educator Accused of Bribery
From Korea Times: “Embattled top Seoul educator Kwak No-hyun said Thursday he will continue to work with a ‘sense of grave responsibility,’ rebuffing calls for his early resignation over ever-growing bribery allegations…His remarks came as the prosecution plans to summon … Continue reading
Gawker: Integrated School Cafeterias Eradicate Racism, Not Talking About Racism
Kinda obvious news when you think about it, via Gawker: “You probably remember being in school and looking across the cafeteria at all the mysterious, differently-hued people huddled at their own table on the other side of the room and … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Discrimination, Education
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Non-Korean U.S. Teen Wins Korean Speech Contest
I came across this sweet story last week describing how 14-year-old Alyssa Donovan of Maine became the first student of non-Korean heritage to win an award in a Korean speech contest hosted by the U.S. National Association for Korean Schools … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education
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U.S. News’ Gold Medal High School List & Asian American Students
U.S. News and World Report put out their “Gold Medal” list of the top 100 public high schools in the United States. As expected some of the real estate forums in the San Francisco Bay Area picked this up and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family
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Why You Should Not Teach Your Child Chinese
With the start of the new school year, the usual topics around which school to send your child, and the extra-curricular activities your child is attending become the common topics of conversation around the water cooler at work. For Asian … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Family
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