Category Archives: Education

Photo Zen: Kinda Hilarious Grafitti in Berkeley, 2009

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ernie

(Flickr photo credit: snickclunk, via cbs5.com)

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Dartmouth College Appoints First Asian American President of Ivy League University

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Yan

Dartmouth College announced on Monday that Jim Yong Kim would be the school’s 17th president and the first Asian American to head an Ivy League institution. Kim’s qualifications are beyond perfect. After graduating from Brown University in 1982 with a … Continue reading →

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2009 Growing Up Asian in America Arts & Essay Contest

Posted on February 22, 2009 by John

Every year, the Asian Pacific Fund sponsors a “Growing Up Asian in American” arts & essay contest for San Francisco Bay Area’s K-12 students. This year’s theme — which is not surprising when you think about it — is change: … Continue reading →

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Our Child Only Speaks English and It’s Not Okay

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Tim

My 3 year old daughter used to yell “Stop Daddy”, whenever I talked to my mom in Chinese. She didn’t like feeling like she was left out of the conversation, and she let us know in no uncertain terms. It … Continue reading →

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New UC Admissions Policy Could Exclude More Asian Americans

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Efren

As the University of California attempts to increase the diversity of its undergraduate student body by including more Latinos and blacks without violating the terms laid out in Proposition 209 that eliminated affirmative action in California public institutions, a novel … Continue reading →

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High Grades, High Stress for Asian-American Students in Bay Area

Posted on January 6, 2009 by John

When I came across this recent headline from the Mercury News — Success gap: High grades, high stress for Asian-American students in Bay Area — my first reaction was that this was going to be a somewhat biased commentary like … Continue reading →

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Asian-Americans Kids: Moving Back and Forth Between Asia

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Jeff

My boss has been living in India (I like to joke that my management has been outsourced), but he is moving back to the United States.  One of his concerns is how his daughter will deal with the move.  She … Continue reading →

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Philippine Coral Reef Exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Jeff

My family and I recently visited the Philippine Coral Reef Exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.   I recall seeing some of the fish in the exhibit from the time many years ago … Continue reading →

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China the Hot Spot for Studying Abroad

Posted on November 21, 2008 by John

When I was growing up as a kid in Western Massachusetts, going to Chinese school on the weekends was no fun — I was missing Saturday morning cartoons or my Sunday mornings. Besides, why should I study Chinese when I … Continue reading →

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Praxis Language Releases Additional Language Podcasts

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Ben

I was talking to a friend of mine and he asked if I’ve ever heard of Chinesepod. In fact, I had a long time ago — John had previously blogged about Praxis Language and its predecessor, ChinesePod — but apparently … Continue reading →

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Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: An Asian American Plurality – 45% Of Freshmen

Posted on July 7, 2008 by John

(Yuqing Zhang will be a freshman at Thomas Jefferson in the fall. With him are his father, Ronald Zhang, and mother, Yehong Zhou. (By Michael Alison Chandler — The Washington Post) Early in June, New York University and the College … Continue reading →

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Videogames in the classroom? Only in Japan!

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Moye

Would anybody be surprised to learn that a school in Japan is using the Nintendo DS as part of their English language curriculum? Not me. But I can hear the nerds around the country sighing with jealousy over another reason … Continue reading →

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