Fresh Ideas: Islamic World Studies – Daily Northwestern

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Fresh Ideas: Islamic World Studies
Daily Northwestern, IL
African Americans stormed the Bursar’s Office in 1968, and Asian Americans held themselves hostage in a 1995 hunger strike. The problem with the reference to African- and Asian-Americans is that it is completely erroneous. These students are a minority

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Asian culture and community events – Dallas Morning News

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Asian culture and community events
Dallas Morning News, TX
The Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber held a reception one evening to honor the pianists. "It was a great success," said Katherine Dress, chair of the chamber's cultural committee. Of the 26 artists auditioning at TCU, 10 were Asian, she said.

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Daily Dose & Announcements: 03/04/09 – AsianWeek

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | Random | No Comments
Daily Dose & Announcements: 03/04/09
AsianWeek, CA
A group of Penn State students made their voices heard on the steps of Old Main Tuesday in an attempt to fight to keep one of the university’s Asian American studies classes open for fall 2009. The rally, set up by members of the Asian Pacific American

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Asian American Leadership and Educational Conference hosts 11th … – smudailycampus.com

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Asian American Leadership and Educational Conference hosts 11th
smudailycampus.com, TX
"The new generation of Asian American students, due to all the stereotypes out there, they're ashamed of being Asian," Luong said. "The conference is here to help them embrace their culture and not to be so ashamed of their heritage,

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Dear Margo: A New, Creative Kind of Midlife Crisis – Women on the Web

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | Random | No Comments
Dear Margo: A New, Creative Kind of Midlife Crisis
Women on the Web, NY
MARGO, PRAGMATICALLY DEAR MARGO: I am an Asian-American teenager living in a predominately white area. Most of my non-Asian friends have bought into the stereotype of the controlling Asian parent and therefore feel bad for me.

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Ilryong Moon Vies for Braddock Supervisor’s Seat – Fairfax Connection

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Ilryong Moon Vies for Braddock Supervisor’s Seat
Fairfax Connection, VA
He also became the first Asian American to hold elected office in Northern Virginia. Now, Moon hopes to succeed Sharon Bulova as the Braddock District representative on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Bulova vacated the seat when she won a

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Ypulse Guest Post: The New Urban – Ypulse

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Ypulse Guest Post: The New Urban
Ypulse
It historically seemed to be a way of easily pin-pointing certain ethnic groups – primarily African-Americans but also Latinos and Asian Americans. It was an easy box seemingly created by companies and their marketing departments to target these

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A chef in Bali creates a mosaic of flavors – International Herald Tribune

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A chef in Bali creates a mosaic of flavors
International Herald Tribune, France
Since being accepted as a member of the French association Les Grandes Tables du Monde in 2004, Mozaic has also received recognition from Wine Spectator magazine and The Miele Guide, an Asian restaurant guide published in Singapore.

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Petition aims to save cultural studies class – The Daily Collegian Online

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Petition aims to save cultural studies class
The Daily Collegian Online, PA
Students protest the removal of SOC 197 (Introduction to Asian American Studies) outside of Old Main on Tuesdsay afternoon. By Edgar Ramirez A group of Penn State students made their voices heard on the steps of Old Main Tuesday in an attempt to fight

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Poet writes, raps about life and culture – Central Florida Future

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Poet writes, raps about life and culture
Central Florida Future, FL
“The spoken-word experience is a new way to show the nontraditional side of Asian culture,” Liu said. “It’s definitely something that people will like to see.” Chris Chen, the chair of Asian-American Heritage Month, co-hosted the event with Nguyen,

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