ASIAN


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Related to ASIAN: ASEAN, SAARC
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ASIANAutomatic System for Inferring A Network
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Since our 2003 report on Asian elders, the size and composition of our senior population have changed dramatically,' says Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Federation.
Number of NY City's aging Asians growing fast
Some of the lessons included would be a challenge in classrooms with few or no Asian students, but others would be especially useful in that light and provide ideas and language for non-Asian students to address the ways in which Asian identity is constructed.
Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans
Meanwhile, experts say the boost in Asian votes over the past decade has spawned a viable constituency for such candidates as John Chiang, who is running for controller, and Betty Yee and Assemblywoman Judy Chu, D-Monterey Park, running for the State Board of Equalization.
ACTIVISTS AIMING TO ENTICE ASIANS, LATINOS TO POLLS IMMIGRANT GROUPS HOPE TO FEED OFF RECENT PROTESTS
Traditional Asian cooking is really a completely different approach to eating.
The Asian invasion: uncovering the secrets of the far east diet
Among the many cultural groups, Asian Americans are the second fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States (U.
Culturally sensitive counseling for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
The analyses, based on data from the Detail Natality Set, included more than two million singleton births to women aged 20 and older, of whom 68% were white, 15% black, 3% Asian and 14% Hispanic.
Low-birth-weight risk and mother's nativity status: associations vary by race, ethnicity and education
Today, most dance artists of Asian descent don't experience the same level of discrimination, but they do face obstacles working in this country.
Between two worlds: Asian American dancers and choreographers find themselves straddling two cultures--neither of them home
interests will be an Asian trading bloc built around China, which limits U.
How China threatens America: and what can be done
When Wong first saw that April 2004 feature he was offended but not surprised by the sarcastically captioned photograph of a young, spiky-haired Asian man dressed in metallic shoes and a V-neck T-shirt Portrayals of Asian men as sexually ambiguous or purely feminine are still quite common, he says: "This is an issue that the gay Asian community has faced time and time again.
Invisible no more: it's been a year since an offensive feature in Details inspired unprecedented activism and visibility among gay and lesbian Asians. So how much has really changed?
Doan La's Dragon of Love brought down the house with its portrait of an Asian tomcat who falls for a black woman and gets more than he bargained for.
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (11/24-28/04)
It helps that Chile was the first country in the hemisphere to sign a free trade agreement with an Asian country, South Korea, a deal it ratified in April of last year.
Pacific time: Chile wants to pull Asia--all of it--into a growing global trade orbit
However, statistics show the largest number of Asian Christians are Catholic, with about 130 million members.
Christianity's eldest son: an interview with father Peter Cho Phan
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