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Lum, Lydia – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2010
When Dr. Chia Youyee Vang arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee five years ago, numerous Hmong students along with community residents called for more courses specifically examining their life experiences. Now, her university offers a certificate in Hmong diaspora studies. It's part of a growing tide within Asian American studies--more…
Descriptors: American Studies, Asian Culture, Hmong People, Asian Americans
Lum, Lydia – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2006
During his career as the publisher of a Vietnamese newspaper, Yen Do would frequently buy articles from writers even if he never intended to use them--just because he knew how badly they needed the income. For that reason, Yen would sometimes pay a triple fee to freelance writers. And for the same reason, he typically wouldn't fire the occasional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Americans, Vietnamese People, Newspapers
Lum, Lydia – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2005
The entire world saw the images of Black New Orleans residents left homeless, jobless and helpless by the arrival and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The pictures and stories dominated mainstream news outlets for weeks. What hasn't been widely publicized, however, are the Katrina-related ordeals of Vietnamese Americans, another socio-economically…
Descriptors: African American Community, Social Services, American Studies, Asian Americans