CrossCurrents: Newsmagazine of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Edition: Volume 4, Number 2, Winter Quarter, 1981
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What's News?

• Asian-Pacific Immigration Conference Draws Over 400
  Over 400 individuals from across the state and nation attended the 'Asian/pacific Immigration to the United States: Historical and Contemporary Issues' conference at USC's Davidson Converence Center on December 12 and 13.
• Amerasia Journal's 'Hawaii: Issues and Perspective'
  Hawaii's Polynesian-Asian heritage, history, adn society are highlighted in the winter issue of the Amerasia Journal, now available from the Asian American Studdies Cener.
• master's Degree in Asian American Studies
  Applications for the Master of Arts program in Asian American Studies for the Fall, 1981 quarter are available from the Asian American Studies Center.
• First Tongan American conference Held
  On October 10 and 11, the first Tongan American Unity conference was held in Lennox by the Tongan Community System.
• Association of Asian pacific American Studies Meeting
  The first meeting of the Association of Asian pacific American Studies was held at the University of Washington at Seattle on Novmber 6-8, 1980.
• Seminars on Asian/Pacfic Education
  The National Association for Asian and pacific American Education (NAAPAE) has been refunded by the National Institute of Education to continue its project, the Asian pacific American Research Senimnars.
• Asian American Studies Offered in Chinatown and Gardena
  In an effort to bring Asian American Studies courses to people who normally would not have access to a campus, two community classes will be offered in winter, 1981.
• State Legislative Bill Has Repercussions on Indochinese
  There have been a recent series of developments affecting Indochinese refugee students attending public colleges and universities in California that have received very little publicity.
• Chinese Americans and The KKK
  'More than a half-century ago, according to our files, the infamous Ku Klux Klan served up an 'event' for the West San gabriel Valley before a reported crowd of 'about 25,000' right on the corner of Valley Boulevard and Garfield Avenue.
• International women's Day Activities
  A planning committee has recently formed of third World student and staff women for International women's Day activities to be held on the UCLA campus.

More News...

• Winter Quarter Courses in Asian American Studies
• Announcements
• Letters
• Student Activities for 1981
• Reading room round up

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