Charitable Giving Among Chinese Americans Growing

posted by Randall

Philanthropic giving by Chinese Americans has increased two times more than the general population, reports KPCC.

The findings from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs, the University of California, Irvine’s Long U.S.-China Institute and Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA. found giving increased 418 … Read more

Survey: Asian American Millennials Don’t See Racism as a Top Three Issue

posted by Randall

Millennials are known to be the most diverse generations in U.S. history.

A new survey from GenForward, however, has found a sharp divide between Blacks, Latinx, Asians and Whites on issues, reported the Washington Post

The survey found on these issues, Asian Americans … Read more

Racist Graffiti at Community Center Targets Chinese

posted by Randall

Racist graffiti is bad enough, but this is especially shocking.

Someone scrawled an anti-Chinese slur at the West Vancouver Community Center.

The North Shore News reports the slur was followed by the words “Deserve to die.”

That’s not even the most shocking part.… Read more

Asian Americans Protest Law Collecting Data in Schooling Districts on Asian Americans

posted by Nicole Ki

Asian American students gathered on Thursday to protest a new law in Rhode Island that requires school  districts to collect data on Asian Americans.

Fifty protestors showed up at the State House and questioned why the bill only targets Asian American groups, the Providence Journal reports.… Read more

Graduate Trying to Turn His Life Around Killed by Sheriff Deputy

posted by Randall

By all accounts from his parents, teachers and friends, Tommy Le had turned his life around.

It’s a mystery to all close to the 20 year old what triggered Le to threaten residents in Burien near Seattle, according to the
Seattle Times.

The threats were so forceful some called 911 to … Read more

Young Asian American Student Harassed by Racists

posted by Randall

A school principal confirms an Asian American middle school student was racially harassed by several men in a neighborhood plastered with flyers from White supremacists.

It happened in Portland, Oregon near Hosford Middle School, reports Raw Story.

Oregon Live reports several students witnessed the incident.… Read more

Interest in Chinese, Korean and Hindi Growing

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The number of students enrolled in Chinese language programs in grades k-12 has doubled in six years from 2009 to 2015, reports New China, a service of the Xinhua News Agency.

A survey from the National K-12 Foreign Language Enrollment Survey found Chinese is the fourth most taught foreign language in the United States, … Read more

Students Call for Hmong American Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison

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A group of Hmong American undergraduates are organizing to lobby the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to launch a formal Hmong American Studies program, reported the Wisconsin State Journal.

Wisconsin is home to one of the largest Hmong American populations in the country, but the students face an uphill climb at a time the state … Read more

Muslim American Student Gets into Stanford after Unique Answer about #BlackLivesMatter

posted by Randall

In a school that only accepts one out of every 20 applicants, it takes a lot to stand out.

Ziad Ahmed found a way.

Ahmed, a self described activist, says he was stunned to get his admissions letter to Stanford University, especially after his seemingly … Read more

Indiana University Preps for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration

posted by Jiayi Sun

Indiana University Bloomington is preparing for the upcoming Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration. The celebration will take place at the beginning of next week.

 

The theme of this 18th annual celebration is “belonging.” The month-long celebration involves different activities and events, including a film series, a conference … Read more