Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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Newsprint: Hmong groups seek Obama's assistance
May 10, 2009 – 6:51 PM | No Comment

As Hmong refugees in Thailand face deportation back to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Hmong activists in the U.S. are seeking help from President Obama to prevent what would be involuntary deportations. President Obama has …

The battle over Carpinteria High's mascot
March 26, 2009 – 8:13 PM | No Comment

The LA Times and Santa Barbara Independent, among other newspapers, recently covered a local debate involving cultural stereotypes, school pride, and history.  Eli Cordero, a junior of Chumash descent, has pushed to remove Native American imagery at …

Right here, right now
February 14, 2009 – 12:57 AM | No Comment

Get informed about Asian Pacific Islander issues affecting UCLA and other UC campuses!
Courtesy of Malina Tran, here is an overview of what’s happening right now.
Last quarter, Shirley Chau wrote about the Higher Opportunity Program for …

Swatting the WASPY.gov
January 21, 2009 – 7:39 AM | No Comment

We featured Don Nakanisi, director of the Asian American Studies Center last quarter in our feature story: Activism Through Education.  Nakanishi has a great interview in an AP story on Salon.com titled: Asian-American Political Profile …