Asian-American Village Index

Special Features and Top Stories

This Edition's Focus: The Bamboo Ceiling

Arts, Culture & Media

WHM: Houston's Impressive Women
Lan Samantha Chang Will Direct the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Book Review: The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
ALL-NEW SECRET ASIAN MAN by TAK TOYOSHIMA!
Looking for "Nude"? A Roundup of Asian American Women’s Magazines
Oscars: Not to Be Forgotten...
Roundtable: Asian Americans in Drama and Film
Remembering Chris Iijima
Houston’s AA Festival Fights for Visibility Amidst Controversial Cancellation Decision
Not my Reality: From Reality TV to the Election, where are the Asian Pacific Americans? by F Wang
SECRET ASIAN MAN Secret 100 Randomizer
HOT 97’s Miss Info’s Future Still Unknown
New Radio & Print PSAs Launched to Combat Housing Discrimination Against Asian Americans
Free Do-It-Yourself 3D Anime/Manga Product Unveiled
Report: Lack of Diversity in Primetime Television
The Mystique of a Geisha Packaged, Available for Sale
Exploring the 'Nitty Gritty' Side of Paradise in...Fishbowl
"Why There are 'No' Asians on Television"
Sale of Viet Mercury Troubles Bay Area Vietnamese
Q&A: Margaret Cho
Q&A: Katie Leung - Harry Potter’s Cho Chang
Review -  SIDES: The Fear is Real
Summer Film Round-up
Seeing the Light: The Art of Paul Chan
APA Community Denounces Hiring of ‘Tsunami Song’ Creator to SF Radio Station
Musical Prodigy Hits All the Right Notes
Q&A: Jake Shimabukuro - Hawaiian Ukelele Virtuoso
Boston Korean Community Gets New Newspaper
Bringing It Home: Indian Film Tackles HIV, Gay Life With Family Tale
Activists Blast SF Museum's Exhibit of Tibetan Art
At Face Value: Q&A with Filmmaker Alice Wu
N.J. Radio Station Hosts Accused of Hate, Anti-Asian Sentiment
Putting the Hustle Back In Kung Fu
Mystery Author Naomi Hirahara Looks to Her Community for Inspiration
Q&A with Eugenia Yuan: Not Your Typical Mail Order Bride
Pervs, Politicos and Prey: Ethnic Media and the Problem of "Hack Marketing" by S Ikeda
Introduction: WHM 2005 - The Year of the APA Woman of Letters
Resistance Revisited: Review of Tule Lake by Edward Miyakawa
In Trendy Asian Tattoos, Culture is Skin Deep by L Lin

Business, Finance & Economics

Boston Asian American Bank Founder Reflects on Past, Future
Making Int'l Recruiting Work for Both Workers and Employers by K Supriya
Work, Identity, Culture and Generational Change by Andrew Lam
Halloween-themed Web site Brings Back Memories of ‘Kung Fool’
Asian Pacific Americans and Corporate Leadership: What’s the Score?
Buying a Slice of Americana
Businesswoman Uses Experience to Help Those with Autistic Children
Pervs, Politicos and Prey: Ethnic Media and the Problem of "Hack Marketing" by S Ikeda
Sikh Approach to Modern Security Needs Means Big Business in Small New Mexican Town
Entrepreneur Puts Fun Spin on Asian-themed Clothing at Lychees Gone Wild
Meet Virtual Girlfriend … A New Era in Dating? by C Aoyagi
Big Business Selling Out -- to Asians
Census Reference: Statistics on A/PI-Owned Businesses

Careers, Workplace, Employment

Boston Chinese, Hispanic Workers Facing Layoffs
Making Int'l Recruiting Work for Both Workers and Employers by K Supriya
Asian American Employment & Occupational Patterns
'Be a Doctor': Learning to Say No to My Immigrant Parents
Glass Ceiling: Roadblock to Promotions
Asian Pacific Americans and Corporate Leadership: What’s the Score?
>Equipping APAs with Tools to Break the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’
A Career in Languages Translates Into Success
> EEOCorner with Paul Igasaki at IMDiversity.com Career Center
Asian Sisters in Boston "ASPIRE" to Excellence with Mentors' Help
In the Workplace: Difference as Advantage by C Prasad
Religious & National Origins Discrimination After 9/11 by P Igasaki
Defeating Discrimination in the Workplace by C Prasad
Exploring Culturally Specific Styles in the Workplace by C Prasad

Civil, Human and Equal Rights

New Radio & Print PSAs Launched to Combat Housing Discrimination Against Asian Americans
Stereotype-chic: NYC’s Saigoniste Mocks Asians, Packages Orientalism by L Song
U-M Students May Face Charges for Racially Motivated Felony
JA Activist Yuri Kochiyama Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Glass Ceiling: Roadblock to Promotions
Fred Korematsu, a Civil Rights Pioneer
Fighting for Immigrants: Law Students Tackle 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Time'
> EEOCorner with Paul Igasaki at IMDiversity.com Career Center
Gov't Effort to Stem Human Trafficking Helps Very Few by P Vongs
What to Do About Discrimination: Pocket Guide by Sikh Media Watch
Religious & National Origins Discrimination After 9/11 by P Igasaki
Asian Americans Don’t Know What to Do About Racial Discrimination by Frank Wu
Workers Awaaz: Fighting for South Asian Women by C Amoruso
The Importance of Gay Pride...For Us All by P Nash
Is It Better to be Gay in the Philippines? by N Toriano

Dialogue, Opinion, and Letters

New Nominations to the APA Women's Wall of Fame
Commentary: Time for Vietnamese to Be Heard on Vietnam War
Will Bush's War on Terror Bring Back Detention Camps?
30 Years after Vietnam War, Vietnamese Diaspora is Thriving by Changing
An Open Letter to U-M Administration by APIA Faculty
Everything the NSA Needs to Know About My Indian Mother (But Was Afraid to Ask)
Leers and Loathing in Las Vegas: Why am I mistaken for an Asian sex import?
America: Welcome to the Third World
Opinion: Hurricane Katrina and "Anger Management"
Chai Vang and Relationships in the Wisconsin Northwoods
Why I'm Still 'Thuy' and Not 'Jane' or 'Susie'
'Be a Doctor': Learning to Say No to My Immigrant Parents
'Do Your Own Homework': Asian Students Should Learn to Think for Themselves
Q&A: Rep. Mike Honda on Equal Pay and Family Security
Commentary: Kashmir on My Mind
'FOBs' vs. 'Twinkies': The New Discrimination is Interracial
Opinion: To Stop Avian Flu, Treat Animals Better
Gil Asakawa's NikkeiView: Thanks, Michelle!
Tsunami Babies: What Kind of Future for Adoptees Taken Abroad?
Beyond the Tsunami, Aid Money From Rich Nations Falls Short
After the Tsunami, Childhood Dreams of the Sea Hold Wisdom
Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'
In Wake of Hunting Tragedy, a Young Hmong Writer Anguishes Over Mediator Role
When the JPNZ say "JAP" by G Asakawa

Education, Academia, Study

Lan Samantha Chang Will Direct the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Touring UCLA Asian American Studies Center by Y. Winfrey
Building Asian American and Ethnic Studies in the Midwest
Northeastern University Launches New Asian American Center
U. MO Student Selected Winner in AAV/Blacklava MAASU Promotion
Why Do Asian American Students Excel in School?
OCA Launches 7th Annual Series of APIA College Leadership Trainings Nationwide
Boston Public Library Beefs Up Chinese and Vietnamese Language Resources
U-M Students May Face Charges for Racially Motivated Felony
Keeping the ‘Old’ in School, Sports
'Do Your Own Homework': Asian Students Should Learn to Think for Themselves
National Organizations Serving Asian-Pacific American Students
Life and School in a Foreign Country
An Historic First: Philadelphia’s Chinatown Gets Charter School
Asian American Studies at the U Illinois-UC Hiring
Asian Sisters in Boston "ASPIRE" to Excellence with Mentors' Help
'Living' History Lesson Revives Emotions, Debate in WA School
New Software Tool Helps Students Read Chinese
50 Years After Brown, What Is the Future of Schools?
Education Culture Gap by F. Wang
Techies Out, Teachers In: U.S. Schools Recruit Indian Instructors by S Srivastava
Young Hmong Professionals Giving Back by FutureHmong
"Objective Reality" and the Hawai'i of the Mind by F. Wang

Family, Lifestyles, Traditions

Korean Latchkey Kids Under Scrutiny in U.S.
Book Review: The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
So Your Family Wants to Set You Up
Boston Temple Gets Facelift in Time for Vietnamese Mother’s Day
Inside the Asian Pressure Cooker
Toy Hackers: The Art of Making Ethnic Heroes by Romeo Esparrago
Karaoke: Laying Bare the Vulnerable (Asian) Heart
Surviving Your Next Family Reunion
Ono Poke or Fractured by Language
Lost in Translation? No Translation Necessary!
Sandwich Generation: Pulling Double Duty
"You Know You're an Asian American Parent When…"
Adoption, Hapas, and Asian-American Heritage by S Ikeda
Weak in the Knees: Revisiting the "Nice Chinese Boy"
Love Vibe-R-Asian: APAs and the Perils of Dating Online
Living Single (and Eurasian)
By the Numbers: Dating, Marriage, and Race in Asian America by CN Le
LGBT APA Family Portraits by L Lin
Books for Asian Adoptees and Transracial Adoption Families Pt. 1 by L Song
On Raising Bilingual and Multilingual Children - 1 of 3 by F Wang
Harry Potter, Asian-American Living, and Raising Our Children with Culture(s) by F Wang
APA Girl Power! by F Wang
Beyond "Spot the Asian" by F Wang
Commentary: I Have Seen the Future, and It's San Francisco by A Lam
Serving up a Plate of Community
Immigrant Communities Got Game by P Vongs

History & Heritage

Women's History Month - APA Women's Wall of Fame
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month for Kids by F. Wang
Internment Redress and the Art of Apology by SD Ikeda
Learning Other APA Cultures: Trials and Tribulations by F Wang
WHM: Houston's Impressive Women
New Nominations to the APA Women's Wall of Fame
Dr. Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards:  The Life of a Wartime Celebrity
Groups Hope to Tell Little Known Little Tokyo Story
Feb. 19 Japanese-American Internment Day of Remembrance
Pilipino Americans in Los Angeles by Susie Ling
Cool Find for APA Month: Great Asian Americans Poster Series
Teaching History, and Responsibility, in Japan
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
America's Chinese Restaurants Have Recipe for Cross-Cultural Understanding
Buying a Slice of Americana
Fred Korematsu, a Civil Rights Pioneer
> Women's History Month @ Asian American Village @ IMDiversity.com
30 Years After the Vietnam War: China Remains a Threat
A Forgotten My Lai: Philippine Massacre Showed Horrors of War
Tet Trung Thu and Mooncake Madness by L Song
Women's History Month - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Asian-American Women's History
Remarks on Women in History
Asian American Women: Why We Are Everywhere
Gil Asakawa's NikkeiView: Thanks, Michelle!
Memorial Day: Honoring an Asian American hero by D Leung
Women's History Month - My Asian-American Heroines by F Wang
Born in the U.S.A.: About Kim Wong Ark & Asian American Citizenship by Frank Wu
What’s in a(n Asian) Name? by Lynda Lin
Holding Onto Heritage by Gil Asakawa

Politics & Law

Alito Record Shows Hard Line on Immigrant Rights
APIAs Vote in Record Numbers November 2
As Supreme Court Justice Replacement Talks Take Place, Where Are the AAs?
Boston Elects Sam Yoon as 1st Asian American Councilor
Chinatown’s Stake in Election
Fighting for Immigrants: Law Students Tackle 'Civil Rights Issue of Our Time'
Gov't Effort to Stem Human Trafficking Helps Very Few by P Vongs
In Ann Arbor, an Unlikely Candidate, but Passionate for Change
Indian Husbands From U.S. Fall Victim To Dowry-Immigration Fraud In India
Jun Choi Elected Mayor of Edison N.J.
Mass. APA Group Crosses Party Lines for City Council Candidate
New Report Highlights Problems Faced by Asian Americans As they Vote
Not my Reality: From Reality TV to the Election, where are the Asian Pacific Americans? by F Wang
Over 200 APA Film Stars, Authors, Artists Nationwide Endorse John Kerry
Q&A: Boston City Council Candidate Sam Yoon
Q&A: Rep. Mike Honda on Equal Pay and Family Security
Sam Yoon: Boston City Councilman?
Texas' "Jap" Roads May Become a Relic of the Past
The Legacy of Bob Matsui by Paul Igasaki
Translation Trouble -- Children May Be Barred from Interpreting for Parents
What Immigrants Need to Know About Roberts
What Is the Future for San Francisco's Chinese Matriarchs?
Will Bush's War on Terror Bring Back Detention Camps?
Zheng Fights Deportation with Love

World Affairs

Q&A: Avian Flu Crisis - A Question of When
California Poll of Asian Americans on the Tsunami
The Perpetual Stranger -- A Chinese American's Letter from Paris
Teaching History, and Responsibility, in Japan
CA Scientist Pursues Afghanistan’s Soybean Solution
Notes from a Brown Man in London
Commentary: Kashmir on My Mind
30 Years After the Vietnam War: China Remains a Threat
Shanghai Surprise: China's Rudeness Is Its Strength by P Vongs
Ghosts Keep Tourists Away from Phuket
A Forgotten My Lai: Philippine Massacre Showed Horrors of War
Opinion: To Stop Avian Flu, Treat Animals Better
Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'
Letter from Phnom Penh: Gay Marriage Accepted Here by C Chin-Kidess
An Innovative Concept or Just a Weird Idea? by C Aoyagi
Visiting the Hmong, America's Forgotten Refugees by Pha Lo
An India Where the Fishmonger Still Knows Your Name by Sandip Roy
Is America Finally Recognizing China as a New Global Power?

Reference & Statistics

U.S. Census Statistics for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 2005
Census Factoids for Valentine’s Day: February 14
Census: Characteristics of APA Couples and Families
Hispanic and Asian Americans Increasing Faster than Overall Population
Census: More Diversity, Slower Growth in U.S.A. 2050
Census Bureau Profiles Asians and Pacific Islanders as Heritage Month Concludes
More Than Half Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders Reside in HI, CA
Census Reference: Statistics on A/PI-Owned Businesses
Census 2000: Chinese Largest Asian Ethnic Group in U.S.
Census 2000 Final Pacific Island
What’s a "Hapa" ("Happa")...?
What is an APA (Asian-Pacific Islander American)?

APA Community Announcements

Lan Samantha Chang Will Direct the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
Americanese World Premiere at SXSW, Austin, TX 3/11/06
Reaching into the Community to Rebuild Dreams
Koreans React to Katrina
U. MO Student Selected Winner in AAV/Blacklava MAASU Promotion
OCA Launches 7th Annual Series of APIA College Leadership Trainings Nationwide
Katrina Action: We Can Help Those who Help APIA Victims
Katrina Action: Help Sought by Fellowship Sheltering Korean Presbyterian Church of NOLA
OCA Chapter in Houston to Collect Donations for APIAs Displaced by Katrina

Village News Features

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