St. Paul, Minn. (Jan. 26, 2012) St. Paul-area students, parents, teachers and community activists called for increased access to effective schools for children and support for charter schools and other programs at a special rally Thursday.

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Dr. Chia Youyee Vang

The Center for Hmong Studies is pleased to announce its 4th International Conference on Hmong Studies. The conference will take place at Concordia University, St. Paul and the banquet at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront hotel from March 30 – 31, 2012.

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This year’s training’s will take place at the following college and universities:
• University of Michigan –  Feb. 18
• Hendrix College – Feb. 25
• Columbia University – March 3
• University of Minnesota – March 17
• University of Arizona – March 24
• American University – March 31
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – April 21
• University of California, Irvine – May 19

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 26, 2012) — The Organization of Chinese Americans has received a  $157,500 grant from State Farm for support of its 2012 APA Youth Leadership Summit, APIA U: Leadership 101 Training, and the upcoming JACL/OCA Leadership Summit.

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Robert A. Nakamura (UCLA photo)

With respect and admiration for his stellar record of achievement and with gratitude for service to campus and community, we announce, effective July 2012, the retirement of Professor Robert A. Nakamura after a thirty-three year career teaching Asian American Studies and Motion Picture/Television at UCLA.

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MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 11, 2012) — Change the world one puppet show at a time by scheduling a Pacer’s Kids Against Bullying Puppet Show at a school or community event.

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Yale Prof. Amy Chua

The eleventh annual Bob and Kim Griffin Building U.S.-China Bridges Lecture presents Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother: Increasing Mutual Understanding Between U.S. and China from author Amy Chua, a Professor at Yale Law School and author of best seller

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” on Friday, February 10, 2012, 4:30 p.m. Lecture and Q&A, Book signing to follow with all three of Amy Chua’s books available to purchase on-site.

McNamara Alumni Center is located at 200 Oak St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets may be reserved online at http://chinacenter.umn.edu with a limited number of tickets available at the door. For assistance please contact the China Center at (612) 624-1002.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 19, 2012) — Following a series of high-profile hazing incidents endured by members of the United States Armed Services, CAPAC Chair Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-32) along with 12 other Members of Congress sent a letter Friday to the House Armed Services Committee and House Oversight and Government Reform Committees requesting a hearing on the military’s hazing and harassment prevention polities.

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Media project students at orientation.

By MAI HOANG
AAP contributing writer

ST. PAUL (Jan. 7, 2011) — A class of Minority Media Training is official opening on Saturday at  Asian Community Technology Center in St. Paul.

Asian Community Media Institute is organizing this 10 day training project with the financial support by the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area Self Development of People Committee. The goal of the project is to help low income and minority adult students to obtain some basic information about operations of four media areas of: Newspaper, Radio, Television and Web.

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Ms. Be Vang

Kim Hwang, PsyD
AAP staff columnist

ST. PAUL (Dec. 29, 2011) — I recently had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down and interviewing Ms. Be Vang, Principal and Assistant Superintendent Intern in the St. Paul Public School District.

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Hindus have applauded Bernards Township School District (BTSD) in New Jersey for considering Diwali as a school holiday, calling it “a step in the right direction.”

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