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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets A New Asian Wife!
Congratulations are in order for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife, Priscilla Chan! Yes, the latter may have been Zuckerberg’s longtime girlfriend but she has now officially joined the ranks of other Asian trophy wives like Wendi Deng, Julie Chen and Soon-yi! She may be accomplished in her own right, after finishing Harvard, med school and enduring an Oscar-award winning film about her anti-social boyfriend (where the only role remotely close to hers [...] Continue »
Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says
From USA Today: ”For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S,” The Associated Press writes. News from the Census Bureau is “a sign of how swiftly the USA is becoming a nation of younger minorities and older whites.” Census estimates, USA Today says, that: “Hispanics, blacks, Asians and other minorities in 2011 accounted for 50.4% of births, 49.7% of all children under 5 and slightly more [...] Continue »
Princeton University To Offer Asian American Studies Course For Fall 2012
As an alumnus of Princeton University, I was happy to hear that a course on Asian Americans will be offered at Princeton in the fall of 2012. Students there hope that the course “Asian-American Law, Bodies and the Everyday” taught by Anne Cheng will eventually lead to a broader Asian American Studies program. Princeton’s first courses in Asian American studies were said to have been student initiated courses taught by visiting scholars in the 1980s. [...] Continue »
China And South Korea Discussing Free-Trade Agreement
From the Korea Herald: “South Korea and China are starting discussions toward reaching a free-trade agreement and want to establish the accord as early as possible, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said. The first round of talks will take place this month, Chen said at a briefing in Beijing today with South Korean Trade Minister Bark Tae-ho. The two countries’ goal is to lift trade to $300 billion in 2016, Chen said.” Clearly, the relationship between [...] Continue »
Foundations Pledge an Initial $1 million to support AAPI communities
At a briefing held by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, it was reported that the Ford, W.K. Kellogg, and Kresge foundations have pledged an initial $1 million to support Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The money will support initiatives to combat problems such as significant income and educational disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asian Americans and the harassment of South Asian and Muslim communities.
The Accountant Who Become a Miami Dolphins Tight End (And His Asian Trainer)
If you read Yahoo! regularly – which you probably do, if you’re over 35 or previously worked at Yahoo! – you’ve probably seen the article of the mild mannered accountant whose grueling 13 week workout was so intense he became a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins. The person credited for helping him is Brad Ikei, a trainer at BYU and proprietor of Ikei Performance. Because you know the saying: Behind every Miami account who [...] Continue »
Report Suggests Asian Americans Outmarrying Less To “Preserve Their Culture”
Via Jeff Yang at the Wall Street Journal: “Apparently, more and more Asian Americans are defying convention by… marrying Asian Americans. [...] That’s interesting in and of itself. But it’s the reason given for this fall in Asian American outmarriage rates that really caught both of our eyes. According to Times reporter Rachel Swarns, the reason why younger Asians are choosing to marry other Asians is that they’re experiencing a “resurgence of interest in language [...] Continue »
Free Eye Exams for Asian Americans And Others
Particular minority groups are at greater risk for certain eye diseases than whites. For example, Asian Americans are much more likely to get glaucoma than other ethnic groups. Given that April is National Minority Health Month, Eye Care America, a foundation of American Academy of Ophthalmology, is offering free eye exams for those who qualify. For more information on how the program works, go to www.eyecareamerica.org.
Appeals Court Upholds California’s Ban On Affirmative Action
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s Proposition 209′s ban on Affirmative Action. Proposition 209 has withstood a number of attempts to overturn it, including California bill SB 185. The plaintiffs in this latest appeal cited a 50% drop in Black, Latino, and Native American enrollment at UC Berkeley and UCLA the year after the law was passed by California voters in 1996. A previous attempt to overturn the law was rejected by the [...] Continue »
President Obama Doubles Number of APA Federal Judges In Just Three Years
From the White House: “With yesterday’s Senate confirmation of Miranda Du to be a U.S. District Court Judge in the District of Nevada, President Obama has doubled the number of Asian American and Pacific Islander federal judges – in just over three years.” This is an especially important development, given the historical paucity of APA federal judges, and given the research that shows that the demographic background of a judge affects decision-making.
Asians Behaving Badly: Vietnamese Man Kills Five in San Francisco, Gambling Debts May be to Blame
From New American Media: “What drove Binh Thai Luc, 35, to be charged this week with slaying five people in a San Francisco home last week? The grisly murders have rocked the city and left investigators and the public searching for a motive. [...] News media reports have suggested that the killer may have been trying to collect on gambling debts. Although gambling addiction affects every group, researchers have found unusually high levels among Asians.”
Korean Students Rethink Getting American Education Over Rising Costs
While many Koreans students are considering studying overseas, rising costs are making some rethink the value of an American education, according to the Korea Times. It would seem that while many universities consider international students to be cash cows, there is a limit to how much their families are willing to pay. “Who would’ve expected tuition to increase this much, this fast?’’ said Kim Jee-Hee, a mother who lives in Seoul and has a daughter [...] Continue »
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