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Her research focuses on immigration and refugee studies, Southeast Asian Studies, transnationalism, Asian American Studies, and US Militarism. Originally from Vietnam, Espiritu is the Distinguished Professor of Ethnic Studies at University of California, San Diego. [1] She is also a founding faculty of the Critical Refugee Studies Collective. [2]
The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL) are a set of literary awards presented annually by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). The APALA was formed in 1980 "to create an organization that would address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve Asian/Pacific American communities."
University of California, San Diego: Asian Americans: Independent 4 Active [43] Rho Psi: ΡΨ: 1916 Cornell University: Chinese: Independent 2 Active Sigma Beta Rho: ΣΒΡ: August 16, 1996: University of Pennsylvania: Multicultural NAPA, NIC: 23 Active [1] [d] Tau Kappa Omega ΤΚΩ: March 9, 2002: University of Oklahoma: Asian Americans ...
Eleanor Mariano, BS (Biology), 1977, former director, White House Medical Unit; first Filipino American to reach the rank of rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Naomi Miyake , Ph.D. (Psychology), 1982, cognitive psychologist recognized for her contributions to the science of learning [ 127 ]
Lee, Jonathan H. X. History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots (2015) Ng, Franklin. The Asian American Encyclopedia (6 vol., 1995) Oh, Seiwoong, ed.. Encyclopedia of Asian-American Literature (2007) Okihiro, Gary Y. American History Unbound: Asians and Pacific Islanders (University of California Press, 2015). xiv, 499 pp. Jeffrey D ...
Asian American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of Asian descent. Since the 1970s, Asian American literature has grown from an emerging category to an established tradition [1] with numerous works becoming bestsellers [2] and winning mainstream awards, including the Pulitzer Prize [3] and the ...
Representative Patsy Mink declares the formation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus in 1994. Asian/Pacific American (APA) or Asian/Pacific Islander (API) or Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) or Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) is a term sometimes used in the United States when including both Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Brainard has worked with Asian American youths for which she received a Special Recognition Award from the Los Angeles Board of Education. She has also received awards from the California State Senate , 21st District , several USIS Grants, a California Arts Council Fellowship, an Outstanding Individual Award from the City of Cebu, Philippines ...