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With the end of affirmative action, the 1997 freshmen class may be the last diverse group of incoming students for several years to come.
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center recently received a $100,000 grant from the California Wellness Foundation to study youth violence among Asian Americans.
Shingly Le could have gone to college in the Fresno area where she grew up. After all, her four older brothers all attended California State University, Fresno.
The Asian American Studies Center is collaborating with the UCLA Powell College library in organizing a series of public educational programs that will be held with the only Los Angles showing of a national Smithsonian Traveling Exhibits, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the United State Constitution.”
They answer the phones, type up envelopes, photocopy reports and letters, and serve as receptionists greeting visitors to the The Asian American Studies Center.
“No Passing Zone: the Artistic and Discursive Voices of Asian-Descent Multiracials” is the title of the thought provoking special issue of Amerasia Journal exploring the experiences of Asian descent multiracials.
This July, I told my parents I wanted to go to the annual Walnut Grove Buddhist Bazaar in northern California. “We’ve never gone before, why do you want to go now?” my father asked.
Two more professors who are affiliated with the Center were promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at the end of Spring quarter 1997.
The institute of American Cultures (IAC) announced the following grants and graduate fellowships for 1997-98 to support research projects in the field of Asian American Studies.
The Asian American Studies Center welcomes two new staff members: Thao Lam and Sefa Aina.
Darryl Mar, a recent graduate of the M.A. Program is Asian American Studies, has been hired as the new distribution coordinator for Center publication.
“The Asian-American Journey” is the title of a new CD_ROM developed by Primary Source Media and the Asian American Studies Center. The project is part of Primary Source’s “American Journey” series.
Professor Jerry Kang of the UCLA Law School joined with three other Asian American law professors to produce a comprehensive report analyzing the impact of affirmative action on Asian Pacific Americans.
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center has a new web page design created by new webmaster Gene Moy, a graduate student in our master’s program.