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Wei Chen, Asian American Leadership & South Philly High School

Fri, 03/26/2010 - 12:44

It's been a while since I've written anything on the case of violence and neglect by institutional leadership at South Philly High.


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Why the Philadelphia School Violence is More than "Stupid Kids"

Sat, 01/02/2010 - 11:32

Going to public school in urban areas in America is not pretty.  I would know, I had to deal with the New York City public school system.  To say I was miserable there was an understatement.  My junior high school was Middle School 226 in South Ozone Park, Queens, New York.  At the time I was there, the school was dangerously overcrowded with 2,800 students jammed into a building built to house half that many students.  Those students were a collection of different ethnicities from various neighborhoods in South Queens.  African-Americans from Jama


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South Philadelphia HS Students Walk Out Over Racial Assaults

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 23:42

By Christina Chen

Last Thursday, 26 Asian high school students, many of whom are recent immigrants from China and Vietnam, were targeted in a series of racial attacks in the hallways of South Philadelphia High School.


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Anti-Asian Violence in South Philadelphia Schools

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 21:53

The Philadelphia Weekly just published an interesting story about Asian American students, mostly immigrants, who attend schools in South Philly, being racially targeted by both White and African American peers.  By fighting back, Asian American students are finding themselves in disciplinary difficulties.  Despite the fact that both Black and White students


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