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Americans In China On This American Life

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Moye

This American Life headed back towards China this week but don’t worry, they’re not talking about the Foxconn factory and iPads–nor are they retracting their retraction. This past week’s episode, “Americans in China,” cover what life is like for ex-pats … Continue reading →

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Asians are the Fastest Growing Racial Group in U.S.

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Lexington

From the New York Times: “Asians have surpassed Hispanics as the largest wave of new immigrants to the United States, pushing the population of Asian descent to a record 18.2 million and helping to make Asians the fastest-growing racial group … Continue reading →

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Jade Falls: Zynga’s Racist App For Farmville

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lexington

From TechCrunch: “Zynga is drumming up stereotypes that simply don’t apply in this day and age. As Asian Americans who grew up in or near white suburbia, this is the exact type of mass media that made us feel like … Continue reading →

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Hey Heejun Han, Superstar K Holding Auditions In US This June

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ernie

Here is something eliminated American Idol contestant HeeJun Han might want to put in his back pocket: before he goes on his American Idols Live tour to such exciting places like Broomfield, Colorado and Jackson, Mississippi, he now has a … Continue reading →

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Why Indian Americans Dominate Spelling Bees

Posted on June 1, 2012 by jasmine

With the 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee having taken place this week, this recent NPR story about how and why Indian-American students appear to dominate the annual bee is a fascinating read: “Indian-American spelling successes have also been fueled in recent years … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Hit Hardest By Long-Term Unemployment

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Tim

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute, showed for the second year in a row that Asian Americans have the highest rate of long-term joblessness (6 months or more) of any ethnicity in the United States. In 2011, 50.1 … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin’s New Role In Olympic Basketball

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jeff

Although he did not play in the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin now has a role with USA Olympic Basketball, as a member of the USA Men’s Select Team.  TheSselect Team plays and trains against the US National Team that will … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets A New Asian Wife!

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Moye

Congratulations are in order for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife, Priscilla Chan! Yes, the latter may have been Zuckerberg’s longtime girlfriend but she has now officially joined the ranks of other Asian trophy wives like Wendi Deng, … Continue reading →

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Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Mihee

From USA Today: “For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S,” The Associated Press writes. News from the Census Bureau is “a sign of how swiftly the USA is becoming … 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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China And South Korea Discussing Free-Trade Agreement

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Mihee

From the Korea Herald: “South Korea and China are starting discussions toward reaching a free-trade agreement and want to establish the accord as early as possible, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said. The first round of talks will take place this … Continue reading →

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Foundations Pledge an Initial $1 million to support AAPI communities

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Jeff

At a briefing held by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, it was reported that the Ford, W.K. Kellogg, and Kresge foundations have pledged an initial $1 million to support Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI)  communities. … Continue reading →

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