June 10, 2013 Asian-Americans are often very visible academically, such as the spelling bee champion whose family emigrated from India, the class valedictorian of Japanese descent or the Chinese-American champion at the science fair. But such successes mask the academic woes of others, such as Cambodians and Native Hawaiians, said Kiran Ahuja, executive director of […]
June 10, 2013 Taken together on paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. when it comes to education. Break these populations down into their many ethnic groups, however, and stark disparities emerge. Read More →
June 7, 2013 It is time to disaggregate data about Asian-American students as much as possible, says the report, issued by the Educational Testing Service and the National Commission on Asian-American and Pacific Islander Research in Education. The failure of most schools and colleges to do so has resulted in key problems facing Asian-American groups […]
June 6, 2013 When it comes to getting a college degree, the report notes that achievement varies widely depending on the ethnicity of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. While 74 percent of Taiwanese, 71 percent of Asian Indian, and 52 percent of Chinese hold bachelor’s degrees, just 12 percent of Laotian, 14 percent of Cambodian, and […]
June 6, 2013 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students are a dynamic and heterogeneous group with great promise and even greater challenges. Yet methods of collecting and reporting data on their academic attainment conceal significant disparities in educational experiences and outcomes, according to a new report released at a symposium today in Washington, D.C. […]
June 5, 2013 In 2006, the University of California, Los Angeles, student newspaper published a story stating the UC system was admitting “an unprecedented number of Asian students” that, for the first time, vaulted them ahead of Whites as the racial group comprising the largest share of admissions. Read More →
June 4, 2013 The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), and Educational Testing Service (ETS) will be releasing a new report, iCount: A Data Quality Movement for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education, that highlights the need for, and benefits of, collecting and reporting disaggregated data for […]
June 2, 2013 Though many Asian-American interest groups have lined up to support the University of Texas’ affirmative action policy amid the Fisher v. University of Texas court battle, some Asian-American groups have sided with Abigail Fisher, arguing that race-conscious decisions in university admissions hurt qualified Asian-American students. Read More →
May 20, 2013 The UCLA Asian American Studies Center is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Robert Teranishi as the inaugural holder of the Morgan and Helen Chu Endowed Chair in Asian American Studies, effective Fall 2013, along with his appointment as Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information […]
May 19, 2013 Samuel D. Museus, Dina C. Maramba, and CARE Principal Investigator, Robert T. Teranishi collaborated on a new edited volume, “The AAPI Experience: New Insights on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Implications for Higher Education.” Featuring over a dozen top AAPI scholars in the U.S., the book features empirical research on […]
