Salesgenie.com advertisements rub APA community in the wrong way

[caption id=”attachment_227" align=”alignleft” width=”300" caption=”One of Salesgenie.com’s Super Bowl ads, featuring a panda with a Chinese accent as an owner of a bamboo furniture business, ignited controversy among…

Project Michelle: an effort by family, friends to find a bone marrow match

Ide Viriya, was shocked to learn that his friend, 26-year-old Michelle Maykin, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2007. They had met in 1996 when performing at a Buddhist temple in Thailand…

Campus remembers tragedy, its effect on APA community

One year later, everyone remembers.

Everyone remembers the 32 victims of the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history. Everyone remembers the media coverage. Everyone remembers where they were when they heard…

New Asian-interest fraternity emerges

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New APA Counselor hopes to start support group, connect with students

[caption id=”attachment_119" align=”alignleft” width=”300" caption=”Newly hired Asian Pacific American counselor Dr. Yi-Jiun Lin at the Counseling Center in the Shoemaker building. Photo by Jasmine Rao.”]

New student organization aims to unite Japanese American community

When you think of Japan, you may think of delicious sushi, brightly colored kimonos or even anime cartoons. However, a new student organization aims to broaden your horizons and show you what else Japan has to offer.

Spam for dinner? Not so yucky to some

Typically, the worst insult that can be hurled at someone’s cooking is comparing it to that unappetizing gelatinous blob known as Spam. But ask some Asian Pacific American students and you might get a different response all together.

Comcast turns off AZN channel

Comcast will pull the plug on the AZN Channel, the self-professed “network for Asian America” on April 9.

The network, targeted to a young, English-speaking Asian American community, had failed to reach far past Comcast’s goal of 13.9 million homes, a…

Study: Asian Americans hurt most by affirmative action in education

Over the same span, Asian American enrollment as a percentage of overall student population decreased at five other universities, including the University of Maryland, between 1995 and 2000, according to a study…

New book on Asian businesses examines reasons for success

Charles Wang, co-founder of the $4.8 billion-a-year software company, “Computer Associates,” ranks number one on Goldsea’s “America’s Most Successful List of Asian Entrepreneurs.