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Asian Americans Fault Report on WSU Players
Asian American students and community leaders are criticizing a state Human Rights Commission task force report on Washington State University's handling of a student complaint about behavior by two school basketball players.
[Posted 8/30/05]

NAPALC Stresses Need for Closer Scrutiny of John Roberts' Record on Minorities' Rights
As the Senate begins its confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts on Sept. 6, the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC) calls for the close examination of Roberts' record and rulings on civil rights and liberties.
[Posted 8/30/05]

For Pioneer Office Holder, a Campaign in a Campaign
It seems incongruous that San Jose City Council candidate Madison Nguyen, the first Vietnamese woman to hold a public office in California, would have grappled with a language barrier when she campaigned in Vietnamese neighborhoods three years ago.
[Posted 8/28/05]

Minority Businesses Growing Fast
Though they remain a sliver of the economy, businesses owned by members of Wisconsin's largest minority groups are multiplying at a much faster rate than state businesses as a whole, new federal data show.
[Posted 8/28/05]

Mormon Missionaries Learn Vietnamese in Little Saigon
Most everyone agrees that those coming to this country should learn English. When asked, many immigrants say they see the urgency, too.
[Posted 8/27/05]

Georgia's Voter ID Law Approved
The Justice Department on Friday approved a controversial Georgia law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, and opponents immediately vowed to challenge the measure in federal court.
[Posted 8/26/05]

Vietnamese Hope for Cultural Center
New facility would be first of its kind in Metro Detroit and help educate others, aid immigrants.
[Posted 8/21/05]

Project to Preserve History
It's been more than three decades since the fall of Saigon, and UC Irvine researcher Vu Pham worries that younger Vietnamese-Americans are forgetting how their parents and grandparents arrived in the United States.
[Posted 8/17/05]

ACT Scores Hold Steady for Class of 2005
Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam held steady across all subjects for the high school class of 2005 compared with last year's seniors, an indication that schools are treading water in their efforts to prepare students for college-level work.
[Posted 8/17/05]

Asian American Educational Achievement Belies Invisibility
The California Department of Education released its high school Exit Exam and STAR results this week.
[Posted 8/17/05]

Students Learn About Plight of Immigrants
Narayan Krishnan thought the question, "Who becomes president of the United States if the president and the vice president should die?" was simple.
[Posted 8/15/05]

Turning Immigrants into Virginians
Virginia is still far from the "majority minority" demographics created in California by the flood of Mexican immigrants.
[Posted 8/15/05]

Reaching Across a Double Divide
Faced in America with the prospect of twin gaps -- cultural and generational -- between parents and children, about 600 members of the Vietnamese-American community came together Saturday in Santa Clara to try to bridge those divides.
[Posted 8/14/05]

Reconciling with the Past
Vuongs typify divide over Vietnamese government.
[Posted 8/9/05]

Vietnam Buffs Brings Jungle to VA
Reenactors evoke a war many would rather forget.
[Posted 8/8/05]

Voting Rights Act: Warning Issued on Law's Anniversary
Today's barriers to voting are more subtle than in the 1960s, civil rights leaders say.
[Posted 8/6/05]

VA APAs Flex Muscle with 2005 Candidates' Forum
With the heat of summer rising, a growing alliance of Asian Pacific American (APA) groups is trying to put the finishing details on the first-ever all-APA sponsored Candidates’ Forum in Northern Virginia.
[Posted 8/5/05]

Home Ownership Still Difficult to Attain for Many AAPIs
Lack of information on the home-buying process constitutes a major obstacle to home ownership in the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, according to a recent Congressional briefing on Asian American housing and home ownership trends.
[Posted 8/5/05]

Report Highlights Problems Asian Americans Face in Voting
A new report released today, the eve of the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, underscores the importance of providing access to the ballot for Asian Americans with limited English proficiency. (Report)
[Posted 8/5/05]

To Build Vote Bias Case, US Sought Reports
In building a case against the City of Boston for alleged discrimination against Hispanic and Asian-American voters, the US Justice Department collected reports from several community groups detailing numerous voting irregularities.
[Posted 8/2/05]

Marketing Lessons from Little Saigon
I accompanied an unlikely group of "tourists" to Little Saigon last week. Didn't buy a thing, but learned more about Vietnamese retail than if I'd been left to my own observations for an entire month in Vietnam itself.
[Posted 8/2/05]

Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
Following is the text of prepared remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 2.
[Posted 8/2/05]

Vietnamese Activists Look Past Nails, Floors
Tram Vu's older sister does nails. Her friends do nails. Her cousin's in-laws do nails.
[Posted 8/1/05]

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