Asian Issues

Any issues, political, etc, having to do with Asian-Americans can be posted here!

Smart vs. cool: Culture, race and ethnicity in Silicon Valley schools

The Harvard study didn't break out the attitudes ofAsian-American students, but interviews with local students indicate that manyAsians think classmates must be smart - but not act smart - to bepopular.

Teaching Baseball as Second Language in China

China's olympic baseball team was once the worst ranked team in the international circuit. After many years of training, the prospects of having a rewarding olympic experience are growing higher and higher.

Recognition for a People Who Faded as Japan Grew

After more than a century of cultural obliteration, the Ainu, a tribe living mostly on Japan's northern island, have finally been given official recognition by the Japanese government as an indigenous minority.

In Brooklyn, A Prom for All Nations

Students at Brooklyn's International High School have discovered the all-American rite of the high school prom.  There is a lot of emphasis on one girl in the video, Chime Dolma, a Tibetan girl with cultural resignations about attending the prom.

Olympic Torch's Tibet Visit Is Short and Political

In light of the recent riots in Tibet, the Olympic torch finally entered the Tibetan of Lhasa earlier today to a less-than-jovial response. What do you all think of the Olympics so far?