Category Archives: Education

Not Enough Foreigners Learning Chinese, say Officials

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Yan

Reuters came out with an article about how China’s officials are worried too few foreigners are learning Chinese. There has been a big rise in the number of foreigners learning Chinese, but still too few are studying the language, officials … Continue reading →

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Finding Religion

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Tim

My parents each had their own religion. My mom was a practicing Buddhist and my dad would profess to anyone who would listen that he was Catholic. As for attending church or temple, as a family we rarely did either. … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Language: Technology As Friend Of Tradition

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tim

My father was a child of two worlds, he was born in China and moved to Taiwan when he was 8 years old. He left relatives behind in mainland China, yet still had much of his family in Taiwan. With … Continue reading →

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Hands of My Father

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Tim

I happened to catch the tail end of “Talk of the Nation” on NPR while I was in my car this week. The segment was titled “Hands of My Father“, and was an interview with Myron Uhlberg, the author of … Continue reading →

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East Meets West: How the Brain Unites Us All

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Tim

When I was growing up, my dad liked to talk about how Americans and Asians thought differently. He always referred to it as right brain versus left brain thinking. As an immigrant he of course had Asian thinking, while his … Continue reading →

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Going to a Hoedown!

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Jeff

On this blog we often talk about diversity and state our expectations that white Americans try to get to know us beyond stereotypes and preconceived notions.  The Daughter’s high school, which is about half Asian and a third white, sent … Continue reading →

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Racist E-Mail Circulates About Dartmouth’s President-Elect

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Yan

All good things don’t last long; there will always be someone to ruin it. As the Dartmouth community was in the midst of celebrating the appointment of Jim Yong Kim, an e-mail was sent out to the entire school in … Continue reading →

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College, Bananas, and the Chinese Student Association

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Tim

The recent discussion about Dartmouth’s new president, Jim Yong Kim, sparked quite a bit of discussion on the 8asians internal mailing list, and brought back memories of my college days at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). After reading that Penn … Continue reading →

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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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