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Oriental: Rugs, not People
Back in February of this year, the House passed bill H.R. 4238, which replaces all references to "Oriental" with "Asian American, Native...
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May 13, 20161 min read
A Conversation with Asian Americans
On April 5, the New York Times posted the above video entitled "A Conversation with Asian Americans." This is the latest in their "A...
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Apr 8, 20161 min read
#OscarsSoWhite Because of Asians?!
HBO Real Time with Bill Maher and guest Seth MacFarlane The Oscars are still a month away, but the notable lack of black nominees in any...
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Jan 26, 20162 min read
On a Lighter Note
From the Miss Universe Facebook Page The Miss Universe pageant, like most beauty pageants, has its share of both fans and foes. However,...
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Dec 22, 20151 min read
November Newsletter Clarification
Did you receive ML-SAAF's latest newsletter? If not, you can find it here. The data presented in the newsletter may also be found in our...
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Nov 13, 20151 min read
Revisiting the Model Minority Myth. Again.
Image from My Africa Now Question: What group of immigrants has the highest rates of academic attainment? Answer: African immigrants....
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Oct 15, 20152 min read
What Language Do You Speak?
Our most recent newsletter highlighted several preliminary findings from the ML-SAAF study. Namely, ML-SAAF's researchers found that the...
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Oct 9, 20151 min read
Disaffirmative Action
In 2004, Princeton researchers published a controversial study demonstrating that Asian American college applicants scoring above 1500 on...
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Oct 2, 20152 min read
"10 Reasons Why Latinos and Filipinos Are Primos"
Filipino fashion from the Spanish colonial period, via Northern Illinois University Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th...
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Sep 20, 20152 min read
A Poet By Another (Asian) Name
Source: Best American Poetry/The Poetry Foundation via Salon.com It began when the poem "The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers,...
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Sep 12, 20152 min read
Anchors, Away
From cnn.com Election season is upon us and presidential hopefuls are tripping over themselves as they articulate just what -- and who --...
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Aug 31, 20152 min read
Dads Are More Than a Paycheck
From PRI Men in Korea do not do housework or care for children. It's a stereotype, but one many Koreans would say is accurate. In fact,...
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Aug 22, 20152 min read
Asians Doing Everything
Sometimes it feels like the only time Asian Americans are featured in the media is when they are either being held up (or critically...
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Aug 10, 20151 min read
The Asian American Achievement Paradox
Last week, we talked about how the pressure of perfection was not limited to Asian Americans. This week, we look at a Q&A with the...
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Aug 10, 20152 min read
The Pressure of Perfection
A traveling exhibition by Active Minds, an advocacy group, consists of 1,100 backpacks representing the approximate number of...
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Jul 29, 20153 min read
The "Rise" of Asian Americans
Image from the Pew Research Center This study by the Pew Research Center is two years old, but it's striking in its comprehensiveness and...
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Jul 23, 20151 min read
White House Recommends Granting Immigration "Parole" for Families of Filipino American Vet
Yesterday, the White House released "Modernizing Our System for Efficiency And Accessibility," a report outlining President Obama's...
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Jul 17, 20152 min read
The Chinese Mother's American Dream
From The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07/06/15 The Chronicle of Higher Education has a recent article detailing the increase in the...
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Jul 13, 20152 min read
Awake and Sing!
An overbearing mother. An avoidant father. A troubled daughter. They are among the characters that populate Clifford Odets' acclaimed...
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Jul 7, 20151 min read
Happy 100th Birthday, Grace Lee Boggs!
Source: American Revolutionary via NPR Codeswitch Though perhaps not quite as recognized outside the world of activism, Grace Lee Boggs...
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Jun 27, 20152 min read
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