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APAP Unsung Hero 2010 - Jeff Sheng

Tue, 01/18/2011 - 15:31

Nomination written by: APAP Advisory Board Member - Ramey Ko


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Asian Activism Banned By Major Corporations

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 00:11

On March 14th, 2010, YouTube/Google banned my spoken poetry piece "To Seung-Hui Cho" because it violated their guidelines for inciting violence and hate speech. I will not be quiet, I will stand up and fight. But today, another major corporation shuts down another Asian American voice.

 


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The Root of Passionate Activism

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:46

Finding direction and passion about something in this world is a dilemma that troubles many people around the world and more often than not, people wander aimlessly in frustration and resignation. For me, I found my passion in activism and what it took to get me on this path has made me recently wonder if this applies to others who are passionate activists as well.

 


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Jennifer Lai (Super Asian American Lawyer) on the Employee Free Choice Act

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 23:22

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On Monday, I met up with Super Asian American Lawyer Jennifer Lai, a former Union organizer, to ask her about the Employee Free Choice Act. Her responses are below:

[FTW: She was super nice! and is an amazing person, so please check this out!]

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UC Admissions "Scandal" of 2009!... Yo, let's not freak out... just yet (Part 5 of 6)

Tue, 02/17/2009 - 22:29
The Joint API Legislative Caucus has concerns that the proposed UC eligibility and admissions policy, which has wide ranging ramifications and unknown consequences, has not received the proper public vetting it deserves. The current proposal has only been available for public review for a few months before being presented to the UC Regents for a decision. Outreach regarding the eligibility proposal to the Joint API Legislative Caucus, API civil rights organizations, or API higher education associations has been non-existent. - Letter from Joint API Legislative Caucus to UC Regents, 02.03.09
Hello again, fair readers! Sorry that this post is going up a little later than the last ones have. After the long weekend, I had to go back to school/work.  Today, we're gonna review the last point in the Caucus' letter. I hate to be a stickler and be kinda repetitive, but in the first sentence of the paragraph, I need to correct that the new policy is not regarding admissions. It defines who is Entitled to Review in the UC admissions process. So it's an admissions eligibility policy. But I digress back to earlier posts. And really, what the Caucus is saying hits on a broader issue of how the UC conducts its business (public shared governance? PFFFFT! Whatever!) and how AAPI's engage with the UC... and really how AAPI's aren't very organized in articulating AAPI interests in education policy making overall. Yup! We're gonna critique the UC governance structure, but then take a self-reflexive turn. After all, self-reflexivity and dialogue are the keys to community progress! Corny? Yet so true... so Freirean!

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UC Admissions "Scandal" of 2009! ... Yo, let's not freak out... just yet (Part 4 of 6)

Mon, 02/16/2009 - 13:16
The Joint API Legislative Caucus would like to see more detailed projections on what specific API groups would decrease under the new proposal. The Caucus would like to reiterate the importance of disaggregating data on API students at the University of California. It is important to recognize the discrepancies among API ethnic subgroups in their educational attainment and to address the challenges that especially low-income or first-generation API Students face in higher education. - From CA API Legislative Caucus to UC Regents, 02.03.09

Hello... Day 4! More than halfway done. Now that we've reviewed the current policy and the new policy on how students can become entitled to review (ETR) in the UC admissions process, and we've discussed the UC analysts' numbers predicting admit numbers (and how these are mostly irrelevant), we turn to the issue of ethnic disaggregation. Finally, something that I think the Caucus' letter hit on the head... almost.


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UC Admissions "Scandal" of 2009! ... Yo, let's not freak out... just yet (Part 3 of 6)

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 12:05
Day 3... if you're still with me, kudos to you!  So, as a review...part 1 was about the current policy and part 2 was about the new policy and predicted racial demographics of students who will be Entitled to Review (ETR) in the UC admissions process. Today, we're going to address this SCARY line in the email sent to community folks by the API Caucus chair. Regarding the policy changes, he states:
These changes negatively affect API applicants and will likely result in lower percentages of API students being admitted to UC campuses.
Alright folks, time to clarify some points in this statement and discuss the difference between ETR (formerly known as "UC eligible") and admissions.

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Taking a Gamble on Obama in Vegas

Thu, 01/24/2008 - 14:08
(This blog posting is by Tazzy Star http://tazzystar.blogspot.com/2008/01/taking-gamble-on-obama-in-vegas.html) Six am and the streets of Vegas are empty and dark, except for a spattering of cop cars pulling over drunk drivers. It’s desert cold and we are bundled up trying to get warm up with weak drive-thru coffee. Common’s song “A Dream” comes on the ipod. “I have a dream…” the Dr. says with Common beats over, wafting through the radio speakers. How appropriate, I thought to myself. We were had just crossed MLK Ave. on our way to our satellite office, and it was MLK weekend. And we? We were campaigning for Barack Obama, the first viable black candidate for president. It was Saturday morning of the Nevada primary caucus, and we were fighting to have our dream of Obama as our next president to become a reality. Little did I know how classically ironic the day was about to get. ****

APAP Gets out the Nevada Caucus

Tue, 01/22/2008 - 16:54

Las Vegas, NV - Over 40 Asian American students, activists and community leaders from around the country, including actress Kelly Hu (X-Men 2), Yul Kwon (winner of Survivor: Cook Islands) and Eric Byler (director of Charlotte Sometimes) traveled to Las Vegas to support the caucus process, volunteer for presidential candidates, and promote Asian Pacific American participation in last Saturday's