Publications
This section includes re-prints of already published works (such as articles and chapters from books), working papers, reports, and briefs that from UC AAPI Policy Initiative members and affiliates. These writings are relevant to the AAPI community and contain policy relevant research.
MRP Newsletter: "California AAPI Connections"
Volume 1. No. 1
Volume 1. No. 2
Volume 1. No. 3
Volume 1. No. 4
Volume 1. No. 5
The Asian Americans Redistricting Project
The UC AAPI Policy MRP is pleased to release a series of pamphlets entitled, "The Asian American Redistricting Project." The series includes four pamphlets: (1) Legal Background for the "Communities of Common Interest" Requirement; (2) Accessing Secondary Data; (3) Conducting Stakeholder Surveys; and (4) Accessing Registration and Voting Data. The Asian American Redistricting Project is to be used as a resource by community stakeholders, elected officials, faculty, and students who are interested in conducting research to contribute to the upcoming redistricting debate. Limited hard copies are available by request. Electronic versions can be found through the links above.
State of AA/NH/PI Health in California Report
In collaboration with the MRP, the California Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus commissioned this report to provide a more accurate picture of the context and health status of AANHPIs in relation to other
racial groups in California, as well as in relation to the many AANHPI subgroups. Also, the report hopes to help result in (1) legislation that requires disaggregated data on AANHPIs (2) increase funding for research that are marginalized (3) more effective health and mental health education for these communities and (4) debunk the "model minority" myth that covers the health needs of the AANHPI communities.
After the release of the report, the API Joint Legislative Caucus will conduct
hearings to discuss the report and develop recommendations for implementation.
Click here for the full report.
Examining H-1B Visas & High-Skilled Asian Immigration.
The Sloan West Coast Program on Science and Engineering Workers held its second seminar at UCLA to discuss the trend of high-skilled immigrant labor and the cultural and policy implications. This report includes input from industries; current researchers on H-1B visa workers; and the social, economic and policy implications of this visa program. The seminar also demonstrated that more input is needed from the various stakeholders of this program in order to design and implement policies surrounding the H-1B visa program in addition to the lack of research that has been done about the program and its effects and implications for the Asian American community. The seminar was organized by the MRP with the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and cosponsored
by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, UCLA School of Public Affairs, and the UCLA
Canadian Studies Program.
Please click here for the full PDF of the report.
LEAP's Fifth Public Policy Report
The State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement
Preface
Introduction & Appendices
"Political Participation and Civic Voluntarism"
"Political and Civic Engagement of Immigrants"
"Asian American College Students and Civic Engagement"
"Engaging Online"
"Asian American Panethnicity: Challenges and Possibilities"
"The Usual Subjects: Asian Americans as Conditional Citizens"
"Civic Engagement as a Pathway to Partisanship Acquisition for Asian Americans"
UCLA Asset Building in Asian American Communities Study
The Ford Foundation funded research about the role of community based organization in asset building for Asian Americans. Please click here for the full report.. The study finds that in addition to financial literacy, community based organizations facilitate wealth accumulation in three ways: (1) developing innovative products and programs targeting ethnically and underserved populations; (2) facilitating access to mainstream programs and products; and (3) helping preserve and build assets by providing information and technical assistance. In addition, the study shares best practices identified by Asian American community based organizations and the applicability of such practices to other ethnic-based organizations. Please click here for the research brief of the interviews.
The second part of the study examines the wealth status of Asian Americans using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and the American Community Survey to better understand home equity and the closing Asian-White wealth gap. Please click here for the full report.
AAPI Business Owners Report
As an extension of the Ford project on asset-building in the AAPI community, this report was created with the help of the Asian American Justice Center about API Businesses Owners. Click here for the PDF.
Asian American Justice Center Report
"Equal Access: Unlocking Government Doors for Asian American Businesses: Public Contracting Laws and Policies"
The Asian American Contractor Empowerment Project (AACEP), funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), seeks to support objective empirical research that can better inform Asian American stakeholders, decision makers and the general public about issues and concerns relevant to Asian Americans, equal opportunity and governmental contracting. AAJC partnered with the Asian American Institute to analyze how Asian Americans are situated within governmental contracting, specifically with respect to race-conscious strategies used to redress the under-representation of minority-owned enterprises. One such strategy is minority set-aside contracting, a type of affirmative action and broad race-based and outcome-oriented approach designed to reduce racial disparities. Minority set-aside contracting establishes a ceiling on the preferential treatment Asian American firms can receive in order to counteract past and current discrimination in the business arena.
This report explores the present status of Asian American-owned businesses, particularly their participation in government contracting. An examination of minority set-aside contracting programs makes clear the need for increased research regarding Asian American business owners in order to ensure their future inclusion in such programs.
Click here for the Full Report.
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