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Topic “University/Academics”

Latest media brouhaha distracts from educational barriers confronting the Asian American 99%.

 

OiYan Poon | Tue, Dec 13th- 12:45pm | college admissions, Education, ivy leagues, mixed-race, Media, University/Academics

Playing with History

Since I was very young, I have seen photographs of Jerome, AR. In one, my grandmother is standing in front of a black tar paper-covered barrack. She is holding my infant mother, who is wrapped in a wool blanket, a white cap on her head. There are...

Cathlin Goulding | Tue, Nov 8th- 5:49pm | Lazy Susan, Issue 24: Survival, History, Media, Social Issues, University/Academics

New America Media hears from both the Orange County DA office and a lead defense attorney for the Irvine 11 -- found guilty last week on misdemeanor counts -- on the outcome of the case.

New America Media | Thu, Sep 29th- 9:24am | free speech, irvine 11, Activism, News & Politics, Social Issues, University/Academics

When an event begins with something like, “Yes, it’s meant to be racist and discriminatory,” you can probably guess that some people are going to be upset. That’s exactly what UC Berkeley’s Campus Republicans did with their...

Victoria Yue | Thu, Sep 29th- 2:39pm | affirmative action bake sale, Blogger Column, campus republicans, higher education, racism, UC Berkeley, News & Politics, Politics, Race, Social Issues, University/Academics

Oiyan Poon challenges social science scholarship to use the momentum of the Tiger Mom debate, to expand the field of research on Asian Americans in education beyond contesting the model minority -- beyond arguing comparatively, or to the...

Amerasia Journal | Mon, Nov 7th- 1:48pm | amy chua, Across the Desk, Social Issues, University/Academics

Grace Wang offers one of the smartest responses to Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother that we've read (and we've read a lot).

 

Amerasia Journal | Fri, Sep 23rd- 9:31am | amy chua, Across the Desk, Music, University/Academics

What Amy Chua really thinks of Asian Americans in classical music, a call for education research that goes beyond pointing out that the model minority is a myth -- and more, direct from the desks of Asian American studies.

Amerasia Journal | Sat, Sep 24th- 2:14am | amy chua, Arnold Pan, Across the Desk, Culture, Social Issues, University/Academics

New America Media and the Freedom From Fear Awards recognizes undocumented UCLA student David Cho.

New America Media | Mon, Aug 8th- 9:56pm | david cho, DREAM Act, freedom from fear awards, Activism, Immigration, University/Academics

Superintendent John Huppenthal deemed ethnic studies courses in the Tucson Unified School District to be in violation of the HB 2281 law, but an independent audit has concluded that the program is legal.

New America Media | Mon, Aug 8th- 10:01pm | Activism, Race, University/Academics

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