Sonia Rai is a 24-year-old South Asian-American and a UC Irvine graduate who has been recently diagnosed with AML (acute myelogenous leukemia), which is cancer of the blood. A bone marrow transplant is her only hope for survival, yet the odds of finding a match are 1 in a million for South Asian-Americans. According to…
DetailsUnfortunately, we made a few mistakes in our Winter 2011 issue. We are deeply sorry about this. Page 3: Michelle Bacani is a third-year student, not a fourth-year. Page 19: Credit was not appropriately given for listed scholarships. UCLA Asian American Studies Center issued the following scholarships. Contact Meg Thornton for more details: Angie Kwon Memorial Scholarship 21st Century Undergraduate…
DetailsChinese American Manolo and his parents are pushed in line for deportation soon while his brother stays in the United States. What a way to break up a family. Community members have built a facebook page and a petition in order to protest these deportations. So far, only 236 people have “liked” the page and…
DetailsHyphen Magazine and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop are hosting the fourth annual Asian American Short Story Contest. This contest, with a grand prize of $1000, publication in Hyphen magazine, and the honor of short story of the year, is open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States or Canada. This…
DetailsThe creative force behind Secret Identities–the comic book anthology of Asian American superheroes–have started SIUniverse for Japan, an online auction to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts in Japan. Items up for bid include comics, books, action figures, CDs, DVDs, etc.–all donated by the creative talent behind Secret Identities. These people include: * Keiko…
DetailsThere is much to be admired about Amy Chua, a Chinese-American woman who successfully became an accomplished economic theorist, Yale professor of law, and author of several New York Times bestsellers. However, these accomplishments are not the reason she has become a recent household name. Her recently released book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”,…
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