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APA Women in Universities

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 10:27

To celebrate Women’s History Month 2010, I am writing this essay to share my experiences as an Asian Pacific American (APA) woman and as a faculty member in a Midwestern university. Hopefully, this short narrative can help other young APA female faculty in universities and colleges nationwide to transition from being a Ph.D. student to becoming a tenure-track assistant professor. Before I discuss this topic further, let me first briefly introduce myself. 


Asian American women and the reality of online dating

Mon, 03/15/2010 - 20:36

During the past few months, several friends have started dating someone they met online. Sure, they’ve experienced some excruciating false-starts with people they weren’t that into, but they eventually found someone with similar interests (you’re a vegetarian, dog-loving Democrat addicted to Law and Order? Me, too!).


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Last night at the Planning Commission ....

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 17:21

Last night I was at the Planning Commission. I got to play the role of egghead. The other neighborhood residents who spoke really spoke to my heart. Some of them:


Racist and Sexist "Geisha" Bar Gets Permit to Operate in Oakland Chinatown

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 23:54

Outrageous news out of Oakland from my good friends and community organzers and the work they're doing up there: Diana Pei Wu, Jenn Pae, Angelica Jongco, Xiaojing Wang, and Jen Mei Wu. [Please note: This is NOT an APA for Progress campaign, like some have mis-portrayed it.]


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Questions about the Murder of Annie Le at Yale

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 00:07

By now everyone has heard about the horrifying and tragic murder of Annie Le, a graduate student at Yale who was found murdered in a basement wall of her office building on what would have been her wedding day.


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