On a trip to India, the president of Portland State University reassured prospective students they’d be safe on his campus. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two […]
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More Colleges Are Offering Scholarships For Pro Gamers
When you were young, your parents, tired of seeing you with your video games, would question your future and say games were a waste of time. We’ve all been […]
San Francisco Becomes First In Nation To Offer Free Community College
San Francisco has become the first city in the country to offer its residents a free community college education. On Monday, Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim announced […]
Timeline: Asian American Groups On Affirmative Action
Below is a timeline of events, including a case against Harvard with accusations that the school limits the number of Asian American students it enrolls, of affirmative action, a […]
Three States Receive Grant For AAPI Data Disaggregation
An initiative to help identify and bridge gaps among diverse communities in the Asian Pacific American community through data disaggregation, especially in educational opportunities, will grant $836,000 to Minnesota, […]
San Francisco State announces $1.5 million AAPI grant
San Francisco State University recently announced a five-year, $1.5 million program designed to assist low-income AAPI students funded by federal government. The goals of the Asian American and Pacific […]
Asian American studies program at Hunter College receives $1.7 mil grant
In a victory for students at Hunter College in New York City, the U.S. Department of Education granted $1.7 million toward its Asian American Studies Program (AASP) Thursday. The […]
American university to open small campus in Cambodia for the first time
The University of Arizona and the American University of Phnom Penh recently signed a deal that will see the former open up a small campus overseas in Cambodia, the […]
Harvard ordered to release admissions data in anti-affirmative action suit
The anti-affirmative action movement continues – Harvard University must release records showing six cycles worth of admission data as evidence in a lawsuit that accuses them of discriminating against […]
Students lead fight for Asian American studies major at Hunter College
Ten years ago, a group of students at Hunter College in New York City rallied to save a dying Asian American Studies program. Today, the fight continues, with CRAASH […]
The vote is in: ’Comfort women’ history to be included in California textbooks
A vote Thursday by the California State Board of Education will bring the history of the so-called “comfort women,” sexual slaves from Asian countries taken by the Japanese army during World […]
10 facts about Asian Americans in 2016
Everything you wanted to know about Asian Americans this year. AAs… 1. …are still the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. Between 2009 and 2014, the Asian American population […]
Inspiring Photos of Young Boy Studying by Streetlight Goes Viral, Changes His Life Forever
When Joyce Gilos Torrefranca posted two photos on Facebook of a young boy doing his homework in the dim streetlight of a McDonalds in the Philippines, she had no […]
#SelfieWithDaughter Campaign Goes Viral in India
Story by Se Yeon Kim Indian fathers are posting selfies with their daughters online to address the alarmingly skewed gender ratio caused by sex-selective abortions in India. #SelfieWithDaughter, […]
Program in India Aims to End Child Marriages and Empower Women
Child marriages are more common in India than anywhere else in the world. Often, these young girls feel like their future is simply out of their control. This is […]
