8 Most Popular Posts (Last Seven Days)
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In a Post-Apocalyptic Zombie World, Asian American Man Gets White Girl
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Asian Guys and that One Long Pinky Fingernail
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A Guide To A Buddhist/Chinese/American Funeral
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Do Asians Have Body Hair?
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The Attractive, Accomplished, and Fake Chinese Women who want to connect with me
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The Difference Between Internment Camps and Concentration Camps
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My Visit to San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station
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63 Chinese Cuisines: the Complete Guide – according to ‘Chinese Cooking Demystified’
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Category Archives: Education
“Apt.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé considered Dangerous Earworm by Some
The BBC reports that in South Korea, Apt. by Rose and Bruno Mars is considered such an dangerous earworm by many South Korean students studying for the Suneung university placement exams that many are taking it off their playlists. … Continue reading
China’s Education Dilemma: Balancing Exams and Creativity
By Junjie Yang China’s education system has long been driven by a singular goal: success in the Gaokao, the national college entrance examination that defines a student’s academic future. This system, known as exam-oriented education, has shaped the educational direction … Continue reading
Asian American Admissions after the end of Racial Affirmative Action
After the end of racial Affirmative Action last year, a key question of interest emerged: how would admissions to elite colleges be affected? Would Asian American admissions skyrocket? Would be Black and Hispanic numbers decline? Looking at some summaries of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, college admissions, College Admissions Game, Columbia, Harvard, MIT, OiYan Poon, Princeton, Yale
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The Molded Minority
In the discussions of racism and its impact in the United States, people often commonly refer to the racial relationships between White and Black Americans. In history textbooks, we study in depth the discriminatory practices and laws perpetrated by Whites … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education, History, Legal, Politics
Tagged Asian American discrimination, asian american history, China, Chinese Exlusion Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, dubois, hate crime, Model Minority, racism, ron desantis, SB147, sinoiphobia, sociology, StopAAPIHate, xenophobia
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CAAMFest 2024: Opening Night and Gala with ‘Admissions Granted’
This year’s opening night film was the documentary Admissions Granted: “In the run-up to the landmark Supreme Court case pitting Asian American plaintiffs against Harvard University, controversial legal strategist Edward Blum took direct aim at dismantling affirmative action, energizing activists … Continue reading
Amanda Nguyen and Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights
By Angelina Chiang Amanda Nguyen is a well-known figure in the field of sexual assault advocacy. As the CEO and founder of Rise, a non-profit organization that focuses on supporting survivors and changing laws to protect their rights, she dedicates … Continue reading
Xaivan Lee Emerges as a star on Princeton University Basketball Team
Earlier this year when Princeton University men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament “sweet 16” round for the first time in 50 years, I as an interested alum watched them play on national television and noticed an Asian player on … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Sports
Tagged basketball, Jeremy Lin, Princeton, Princeton University, Xavian Lee
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28% Asian American Admissions Disadvantage to Selective Colleges
While Harvard is being sued by for its legacy admissions policy, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that Asian applicants to a set of highly selective colleges have a 28% disadvantage compared to white … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, College Admissions Game
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Lawsuit Targets One of Harvard’s Last Bastions of Affirmative Action – Legacies
After losing its affirmative action case in the US Supreme Court, Harvard is seeing one of its last bastions of affirmative action – legacy admissions – become the target of a lawsuit. Lawyers for Civil Rights filed the civil rights … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged college admissions, Harvard, legacies
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Randall Park’s UCLA 2023 Commencement Address
This past week, actor, comedian, writer, director, and UCLA Alumnus Randall Park delivered the keynote speech at all three UCLA 2023 college commencements. In this speech, he walks through his career ups and downs and how they shaped himself to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Education, Entertainment, Local, Southern California
Tagged Randall Park, ucla
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Harvard Asian American Admissions Up in 2023 as Supreme Court Decision Looms
Harvard’s Asian American admissions, subject of a lawsuit that accuses of Harvard of suppressing Asian American admissions, rose to 29.1% for the incoming class for 2023. This is an increase from 2022’s 27.1% of the admitted class, a absolute percentage … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Education
Tagged Affirmative Action, College Admissions Game, Harvard
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NYC Theater Review: peerless at Primary Stages
Jiehae Park’s dark comedy peerless about the high pressure stakes of elite college admissions is now playing at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters in New York City. This twist on Macbeth features twin Asian American sisters, M and L, who … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Comedy, Education, Entertainment, Family, New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged college admissions, College Admissions Game, Jiehae Park, peerless, Sasha Diamond, Shannon Tyo
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