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Asian Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian Immigration

10,983 words, approx. 37 pages

Asian Indian, Korean, and Southeast Asian Immigration In 2000 the census reported a population of 11.9 million people of Asian descent (either one Asian group alone or in combination with any other gr... Read more

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The Atypical Asian

604 words, approx. 3 pages

Dear Sir, In today's society of second generation Asians of the U.S., the question has arisen whether the generation still retains many of the Asian traditions that the previous generations once ha... Read more

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News & Journals (8)

Asian Americans voters face discrimination -report

499 words, approx. 2 pages

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Asian American voters fear the discrimination some faced at polling stations in 2006 could resurface as they cast ballots in November's presidential election, a civil rights gr... Read more

Family ties // Adult Asian-Americans often pay their parents' expenses in the ultimate show of family duty.

1,045 words, approx. 4 pages

In the Vietnamese culture, there is a saying: “Nuoi con de nho.” “Raise your children to rely on them.”Even in the U.S., where new generations of Vietnamese-Americans grow u... Read more

Kaavya, the New Jews, and the Serial Meritocracy

254 words, approx. 1 pages

Zhou, the kid from the Crimson who went on national TV after he broke the story is Asian-American. Viswanathan is of course an Asian-American. So, I'm guessing, is my horse, Jon Liu of the Independ... Read more

FEATURE: Japanese-American entrepreneur honored by N.Y. APA body

507 words, approx. 2 pages

New York-based entrepreneur Julie Azuma was recently honored by the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans with the first annual Lotus Award for her long-term involvement in Asian-American comm... Read more

Concern over focus on VT shooter's race

505 words, approx. 2 pages

Before his age, his hometown or his name, America learned one thing about the Virginia Tech shooter _ he was Asian. That characterization has bristled activists who say the swift focus on ethnicity... Read more

Hispanics see TV hiring progress

546 words, approx. 2 pages

The TV season that brought Emmy honors to "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera also saw a rise in employment opportunities for Hispanics at the major networks, according to a report released Tuesday.T... Read more

Asian slurs end shock jocks' show on CBS

267 words, approx. 1 pages

One month after CBS Radio fired radio host Don Imus, it has permanently pulled the plug on a pair of suspended New York shock jocks for a prank phone call rife with offensive Asian stereotypes."The... Read more

Jin reconnects with Chinese roots

866 words, approx. 3 pages

Jin may have earned his hip-hop stripes on the street, but the rapper spent a recent afternoon copping a brand new street cred.With a Barack Obama canvassing team, the buoyant emcee pounded Manhatt... Read more