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2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival winners
May 19 at 10:06pm

The 2012 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) produced by Visual Communications celebrated the closing night of their 28th Anniversary edition on Thursday night with the US premiere screening of the Taiwanese film “Joyful Reunion” and the announcement of this year’s jury prizes.

Princeton unveils new Asian American studies class
Apr 27 at 3:49am

Against the backdrop of rising student interest in an Asian-American studies program, students interested in the field will have a chance to pursue their interests in a new course next fall.

Taught by English professor Anne Cheng, ENG 224: Asian-American Law, Bodies and the Everyday will examine the role of Asian-Americans in American constitutional history, focusing on both specific court cases and how the law affects everyday life. Second Circuit Court of Appeals judge Denny Chin ’75 will attend many of the course’s meetings and help Cheng teach the course.

Campus diversity suffers under race-blind policies
Apr 21 at 10:43pm

Fifteen years ago, California voters were asked: Should colleges consider a student's race when they decide who gets in and who doesn't?

With an emphatic "no," they made California the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in public university admissions, as well as hiring and contracting.

Since then, California's most selective public colleges and graduate schools have struggled to assemble student bodies that reflect the state's demographic mix.

Student petitions for Asian cultural center
Apr 20 at 2:14pm

Student groups are looking to bring something to Purdue that every other school in the Big Ten already has – an Asian Cultural Center.

Although Purdue has one of the most diverse campuses in the country, it’s one of the few schools to not have a cultural oasis for Asian students.

College of Health and Human Sciences sophomore Victoria Loong, vice president of the Asian-American Association, said the University not having a center is baffling.

Loyola University to Host AAJA's J Camp in New Orleans
Apr 17 at 4:52pm

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) today announced Loyola University's sponsorship of J Camp, a multicultural high school journalism workshop. Forty-two high school students from across the country will be selected to participate in the five-day program hosted by the university located in New Orleans, Louisiana from June 19-24, 2012.

Asian Immigrant Women Workers v. Corporation
Apr 17 at 10:26am

On Monday night, the Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies program (LACAS) hosted an event titled “Latina and Asian Immigrant Women Workers v. Corporations.”

The event, which took place at 6 p.m. in Lecture Hall 9, was sponsored by the Latin American Student Union, Asian Student Union and Asian Outlook, a campus magazine, with additional support from the Binghamton University sociology and Asian and Asian American studies departments.

Match.com Reveals Ethnicity Affects Dating Preference and Attitude
Apr 11 at 3:23am

Match.com pulled from its Singles in America survey. The study, which surveyed a representative sample of over 5,000 single women and men from across the US, revealed the following top-line findings about how a person’s ethnic background is a variable in singles’ dating preferences and attitudes:

  • More African American men than any other group emphasize the importance of women having their own life and a sense of independence.
Asian Ams protest death of soldier
Apr 11 at 3:01am

The Oklahoma State University National Asian American Movement is taking place from midnight on Wednesday to 11:45 p.m. Monday in protest of the death of Pvt. Danny Chen.

Chen died Oct. 3, 2011 in Afghanistan at age 19. He was harassed and beaten by his fellow soldiers before he was found shot in a guard tower in Kandahar Province.

The event, hosted on Library Lawn, will feature a banner reading, “What does it mean to be an Asian American?”

U.S. Colleges Embrace Asian American Studies
Apr 10 at 1:53am

Asian American Studies, an academic curriculum that looks at the experiences and contributions of the United States’ fastest-growing racial group, is expanding to more and more U.S. campuses. The field is also evolving as the nation’s Asian-American and Pacific Islander population becomes increasingly diverse.

“It’s important to study the Asian-American population if you really want to understand what the United States is,” said David Yoo, director of the nation’s largest program, the Asian American Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

American football sets foot in cricket-crazy India
Apr 1 at 1:05am

Bollywood beware. American football is bringing a hint of Hollywood and some star-spangled celebrities and former players to India to battle for a share of attention in this cricket-crazy country of 1.2 billion.

The Elite Football League of India, with supporters including actor Mark Wahlberg and former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner, is planning a launch in November with 12 teams — and has grander plans for a 52-team league by 2022.

DJ Erny from Indonesia
Mar 31 at 4:45am

DJ Erny was born and raised in Kupang, Indonesia. Though the daughter of a pastor and teacher, music and dance had always been a part of her life. She could often be found break-dancing with school friends in Kupang, or listening to music during her days at university in Bali. Her apartment at college was often a gathering point for other students who wanted to hear the latest music trends.

Asia Week NY 2012 sales exceed $170 Million
Mar 30 at 12:59pm

Asia Week New York concluded its nine-day run on March 24 and was met with great enthusiasm from the multitude of international collectors, curators, scholars and Asian art aficionados who descended upon New York to see an extraordinary array of treasures from every corner of Asia. The thirty-three Asian art specialists from England, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, and the United States reported strong sales to known and new buyers, from here and abroad, with many works on reserve by museums. To date, the combined sales realized by these galleries together wi

IU kicks off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Mar 25 at 1:16am

A presentation by an award-winning journalist, a festival of Asian-American films, an exhibit of Kabuki Japanese woodblock prints and a Chinese artist's first U.S. show are among the highlights for Indiana University's annual observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Six strategies to break through the Bamboo Ceiling
Mar 21 at 1:07pm

Philip Lee, an Asian-American President and CEO of a leading Boston technology corporation, says, “Asian-Americans have to be substantially better than the ‘safe’ stereotypical senior executive profile to get the job.” He defines 6 strategies to break through based on his own experience earning the President/CEO title 3 times.

Korean Art Show hits NYC
Mar 15 at 6:41pm

Korean Art Show wrapped up its third New York edition on Sunday, March 11 with over 10,000 visitors during the 5-day event.

DJ Yummy from Japan
Mar 13 at 12:34pm

DJ Yummy (Tokyo,Ibiza) started teaching herself to DJ when she was 16 and that’s how her career as a DJ began. Her DJ style is epic and deep-progressive house sound (All kinds of even kick music).She found fame through the world famous DJ auditions. There she shared the same big stage with top DJ’s such as Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler, David Guetta, NERVO, KASKADE and many more . Now she is known as one of the most famous DJs in Japan. In 2009, she was ranked as the No.1 female DJ in Japan on the DJ ranking list of LOUD magazine which is the most prestigious club culture magazine in Japan.

The Female Jeremy Lin in “No Look Pass”
Mar 11 at 12:38am

“No Look Pass” is the coming-of-age American Dream story of Emily "Etay" Tay, a first generation Burmese immigrant from Chinatown, Los Angeles, who breaks all of the rules of tradition. After living a double life at Harvard University, she strives to play professional basketball in Germany while coming out as a lesbian. Emily's dreams are no slam dunk — family, race, and Don't Ask Don't Tell conspire against her, firing her passions on and off the court.

Asian American week begins at OSU
Mar 5 at 11:40am

To celebrate Asian American week there will be a variety of activities displaying what being an Asian American means here at Oklahoma State University.

OSU's Asian American Student Association has 64 members and the Vietnamese American Student Association has about 30 members, said the president of AASA and the treasurer of VASA.

These two groups will spread awareness of some of the racial issues they face and cultural aspects to our university. Today, there will be a hate crime panel discussion with four panelists to voice their opinions per case.

Brandeis to celebrate APA month through March
Mar 3 at 2:47am

The Brandeis Asian American Students Association (BAASA), one of the university’s largest cultural organizations, is holding Asian Pacific American Heritage Month throughout March in celebration of campus diversity.

BAASA will host three major events:

Geologic of Blue Scholars
Mar 1 at 5:54am

Blue Scholars is a hip hop duo based in Seattle, Washington, created in 2002 while the members, DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, were students at the University of Washington.

The name "Blue Scholars" is a play on the term "blue collar," which is an idiom for workers who often earn hourly wages for manual labor. Their music and lyrics frequently focus on struggles between socioeconomic classes, challenging authority and youth empowerment.

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